"Doom and Gloom" is the lead single taken from '' GRRR!'', the 50th anniversary

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by the Rolling Stones. It was premiered on BBC Radio 2 on 11 October 2012. The song's recording marked the first time that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards,

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and Ronnie Wood had been in the studio together for seven years, since completing their 2005 album '' A Bigger Bang''. A lyric video was released on

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the same day. The song charted at No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 26 on the '' Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 and No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' Rock Songs chart in October 2012. ''

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'' magazine named "Doom and Gloom" the eighteenth best song of 2012.

Composition

This song represents a reversion to the "open G" guitar tuning that powered '' Sticky Fingers'' and '' Exile on Main St.''. The song's opening riff is played by Jagger. Richards commented on Jagger being the driving force behind the song and Jagger playing the opening riff: "I don't give a damn. He'd never have learned how to play that without me teaching him how to do it."

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 20 November 2012 and was directed by

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at the Cité du Cinéma in Saint-Denis starring Noomi Rapace.

Benny Benassi Remix

# Doom And Gloom ( Benny Benassi Remix) – 5:00

Personnel

* Mick Jagger – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, production * Keith Richards – rhythm guitar, production * Ronnie Wood – lead guitar, lap steel guitar *

– drums

Additional musicians

* Darryl Jones – bass guitar * Chuck Leavell –

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* Jeff Bhasker – Moog and Juno synthesizers, production * Emile Haynie – drum programming, production

Charts

In popular culture

The song was played in the fourth episode of the 2012 NBC series '' Do No Harm'', when Ian arrives at a formal event. The song is on the soundtrack for the video game '' MLB 13: The Show''. The song was played in the end credits to the 2013 film '' A Good Day to Die Hard''. The song also plays in the 2019 film '' Avengers: Endgame'', when the Avengers gather together and construct a time machine.

References

External links

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