Under My Thumb
| "Under My Thumb" | |
|---|---|
Japanese single picture sleeve | |
| Song by the Rolling Stones | |
| from the album Aftermath | |
| Released | 15 April 1966 |
| Recorded | 6–9 March 1966 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:41 |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham |
| Aftermath track listing | |
14 tracks
| |
"Under My Thumb" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Under My Thumb" features a marimba played by Brian Jones. Although it was never released as a single in English-speaking countries, it is one of the band's more popular songs from the mid-1960s and appears on several best-of compilations, such as Hot Rocks 1964–1971. It was included as the fourth track on both the American and United Kingdom versions of the band's 1966 studio album Aftermath.
The group frequently performed "Under My Thumb" on their American Tour 1981 and European Tour 1982 as the opening number at each concert. It was the song being performed by the group at the Altamont Free Concert in December 1969 during which the killing of Meredith Hunter took place.