Brown Sugar
The Rolling Stones
1971
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1971
Release: 1971Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original single released in April 1971 before Sticky Fingers; earlier studio sessions are not treated as a public release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1971.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases.
Sticky Fingers - original single and album chronology
Brown Sugar single preceded the original Sticky Fingers album in April 1971; older recording sessions do not date the public release.
Sticky Fingers - label catalog and original tracklist
Explicit original 1971 album year and ten-track sequence, including Wild Horses, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Dead Flowers and Moonlight Mile. Modern mastering/product metadata is not used as a release date.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The lead single from the album "Sticky Fingers," this rock classic features controversial lyrics and a memorable guitar riff.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1971.html, song-list position 14
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1971 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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