She's So Cold
| "She's So Cold" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Emotional Rescue | ||||
| B-side | "Send It to Me" | |||
| Released | September 1980 | |||
| Recorded | October 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Rolling Stones | |||
| Songwriter | Jagger/Richards | |||
| Producer | The Glimmer Twins | |||
| Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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| Emotional Rescue track listing | ||||
10 tracks
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"She's So Cold" is a song recorded by the Rolling Stones, released in September 1980 on the Emotional Rescue album. It was also issued as the second single from the album, with "Send It to Me" as the B-side. Due to the song's lyric "she's so goddamned cold", the promotional copy sent to radio stations had a "cleaned up version" on one side,[4] with the "God damn version" on the other.[5]
Reception
[edit]Billboard called it a "torchy rock attack".[6] Record World said that "Keith [Richards] and Mick [Jagger] have typical woman problems here, but they're hot as ever."[7]
Personnel
[edit]According to the authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon.[8]
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals
- Keith Richards – rhythm guitar
- Ronnie Wood – rhythm and slide guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar
- Charlie Watts – drums
Additional musician
- Bobby Keys – saxophone
Technical
- The Glimmer Twins – producers
- Chris Kimsey – associate producer, engineer
- Sean Fullan – assistant engineer
- Brad Samuelsohn – assistant engineer
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – assistant engineer
- Jon Smith – assistant engineer
Note: Margotin and Guesdon are unsure if Jagger played guitar.[8]
Charts
[edit]The single peaked at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart and number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1980.[9] Along with the tracks "Dance" and "Emotional Rescue", "She's So Cold" went to number 9 on the Disco Top 100 chart.[10]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 49 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] | 11 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 24 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 23 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] | 26 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[16] | 33 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 26 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1980". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 383–384. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ↑ Mason, Stewart. "She's So Cold by The Rolling Stones - Track Info | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Peroni, James E (2018). Listen to New Wave Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. Santa Barbara, California: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 9798216111962. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ↑
She's So Cold (cleaned up version) (Single label). The Rolling Stones. New York City: Rolling Stones Records. 1980. RS 21001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑
She's So Cold (God damn version) (Single label). The Rolling Stones. New York City: Rolling Stones Records. 1980. RS 21001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. September 27, 1980. p. 68. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 27, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- 1 2 Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2022). The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track (Expanded ed.). New York City: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-7624-7908-5.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 539.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 221.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 4701a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2016. [dead link]
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Rolling Stones". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Rolling Stones – She's So Cold" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Rolling Stones – She's So Cold". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "Search results for "Rolling Stones" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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