Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
1966
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: 1966
Release: 1966Source 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 1966 studio single; the punctuation variant Paint It, Black names the same song.
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 1966.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.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Influenced by Indian music and the sitar, which was played by Brian Jones
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1966.html, song-list position 2
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 1966 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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