Jumpin' Jack Flash
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as a non-album single in 1968. Called "supernatural Delta blues by way of Swinging London" by Rolling Stone magazine, the song was perceived by some as the band's return to their blues roots after the baroque pop and psychedelia heard on their preceding albums Aftermath (1966) (which did feature some blues songs), Between the Buttons (1967) and especially Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967). One of the group's most popular and recognisable songs, it has been featured in films and covered by numerous performers, notably Thelma Houston, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Peter Frampton, Johnny Winter, Leon Russell and Alex Chilton. To date, it is the band's most-performed song; they have played it over 1,100 times in concert.
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Picture sleeve used for most singles outside of the UK | ||||
| Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
| B-side | "Child of the Moon" | |||
| Released |
| |||
| Recorded | 20 April 1968 | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label |
| |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller | |||
| Rolling Stones UK singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Rolling Stones US singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Alternative release | ||||
One of A-side labels of the original UK single | ||||
| Music videos | ||||
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (With Makeup) on YouTube | ||||
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (No Makeup) on YouTube | ||||
One of the band’s most popular songs, it was ranked number 144 on Rolling Stone's “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list in 2021.