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, on their

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album, ''

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''. Begun early in 1993, "You Got Me Rocking" was initially a blues flavoured number; bootlegs have Jagger and Richards working the song as a slower, blues flavoured ramble, with Jagger shouting the hook "you got me rocking". Changed to a straightforward rocker in the vein of "

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", the song quickly evolved into a powerful rock single as Richards made the transition from piano to guitar. The lyrics moved to a more upbeat tone, as singer

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presents redemption from a series of career ending instances of various professionals: The lyrics can be interpreted as an answer to the Rolling Stones' critics, who often deride the band for their advancing age. Recording on "You Got Me Rocking" lasted from mid-summer to early winter 1993, when final touches were put on. The song was released as a single in the UK in September 1994, where it reached No. 23. It was also released as a single in the US but reached only No. 113 in 1995. The B-side is the little-known "Jump on Top of Me" which also appears on the soundtrack to '' Prêt-à-Porter''. "You Got Me Rocking" appeared on the soundtrack to '' The Replacements'' in 2000. "You Got Me Rocking" is notable as it remains one of the Stones' most enduring live songs, a rarity for a late-career song. The song was performed some fifty times during the 2005–2006

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. A recording from the 1997–1998

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opened the 1998 live album '' No Security''. It was also included on the Stones' 2002 career retrospective, '' Forty Licks''.

Track listing

* 7" VS1518 #"You Got Me Rocking" #"Jump on Top of Me" * Cassette VSC1518 #"You Got Me Rocking" #"Jump on Top of Me" * CD VSCDE1518 #"You Got Me Rocking" #"Jump on Top of Me" * CD VSCDT1518 #"You Got Me Rocking" #"Jump on Top of Me" #"You Got Me Rocking" (Perfecto Mix) #"You Got Me Rocking" (Sexy Disco Dub Mix) * CD VSCDG1518 -

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#"You Got Me Rocking" #"Jump on Top of Me" #"You Got Me Rocking" (Perfecto Mix) #"You Got Me Rocking" (Sexy Disco Dub Mix)

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References

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