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| "Shattered" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single bythe Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the albumSome Girls | ||||
| B-side | "Everything Is Turning to Gold" | |||
| Released | 29 November 1978 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 10 October – 21 December 1977 | |||
| Studio | Pathé Marconi, Paris | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Rolling Stones | |||
| Songwriter | Jagger–Richards | |||
| Producer | The Glimmer Twins | |||
| The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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| Some Girls track listing | ||||
10 tracks | ||||
"Shattered" is a song by the English rock bandthe Rolling Stones from their 1978 albumSome Girls. The song is a reflection of American lifestyles and life in 1970s-era New York City, but also influences from the Englishpunk rock movement can be heard. The B-side, "Everything Is Turning to Gold", was co-written with Ronnie Wood, who contributed lyrics inspired by the birth of his son.[6][7]
During a 2013 fundraiser,Eddie Vedder played the guitar whileJeanne Tripplehorn sang "Shattered" doing aJulie Andrews impression.[8] The title of the June 2019 bookCan't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City comes from a lyric in the song.[9]
Recorded from October to December 1977, "Shattered" features lyrics sung insprechgesang by Jagger on a guitar riff byKeith Richards. Jagger commented in aRolling Stone interview that he wrote the lyrics in the back of a New York cab. Most of Richards' guitar work is a basic rhythmic pattern strumming out the alternating tonic and dominant chords with each bar, utilising a relatively modest phaser sound effect for some added depth. Due to the absence of bassistBill Wyman, the bass track is played byRonnie Wood.[citation needed]
Billboard stated that the "heavy bottom and...frenetic vocals translate New York's neurotic energy to music."[10]Cash Box said that "the unique rhythmic undercurrents and Mick Jagger's harrowing chant-like vocals of life inthe big Apple make this a top pop winner."[11]Record World called it "rock 'n'roll funk with a flourish."[12]
In the United States, "Shattered" climbed to number 31 on theBillboard Hot 100.[13]
Personnel perSome Girls CD credits.[14]
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard Hot 100[13] | 31 |
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