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Who sang As Tears Go By?

The Rolling Stones released the song As Tears Go By. Date of release: 4/12/1965.

Release date: 4/12/1965

Duration: 02:45

Writer(s): Jagger/Richards

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The song is about how the singer is sad because he is alone and watches others have fun.

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The Rolling Stones - Short Biography

- The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962.
- They pioneered the gritty, rhythmic sound that defined hard rock.
- The first stable lineup consisted of singer Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts.
- Andrew Loog Oldham became the band's manager in 1963 and encouraged them to write their own songs.
- Jagger and Richards became the main creative force of the band, splitting with Jones due to his drug addiction.

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- The song is one of the first original compositions of Jagger and Richards.
- It was written at the request of the Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham.
- The song was originally titled "As Time Goes By" but Oldham changed it to "As Tears Go By".
Marianne Faithfull recorded it and released it as a single in the UK in 1964.
- The Rolling Stones recorded their own version, which was included in the American album December's Children (And Everybody's).
- London Records released it as a single, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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