Emotional Rescue (song)
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| "Emotional Rescue" | ||
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| Single by Rolling Stones | ||
| from the album Emotional Rescue | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1979 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 5 min 39 s | |
| Label | Rolling Stones/Virgin | |
| Producer(s) | The Glimmer Twins | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||
| "Shattered" (1978) |
"Emotional Rescue" (1980) |
"She's So Cold" (1980) |
Emotional Rescue is a song by the English rock 'n roll band The Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is featured on their 1980 album Emotional Rescue.
Recorded between June and October of 1979, "Emotional Rescue" is a disco-influenced number, somewhat similar to the band's 1978 hit "Miss You". The song is notable as one of the earliest songs by the Stones to show the growing rift between main songwriters Jagger and Richards. Richards only lent backing vocals towards the end of this track and is said to not have liked the direction Jagger was trying to take the band with his more dance-influenced compositions. Also notable is Jagger's singing of the song in a high falsetto, popular on many disco-era songs. Bassist Bill Wyman plays synthesizer while Jagger and Ian Stewart play electric piano.
Released as the album's lead single on June 20, 1980, "Emotional Rescue" was well-received by some fans. Other fans of the Stones' work took note of the change in direction and were left turned off by it. Reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 3 in the US, "Emotional Rescue" became popular enough to feature on all of the band's later compilation albums.
