“I Wanna Be Your Man” Single by the Rolling Stones
A-side “Not Fade Away” (US 2nd release)
B-side “Stoned” (UK) & (US 1st release)
Released 1 November 1963 (UK), March 1964 (US)
Recorded 7 October 1963
Studio De Lane Lea Studios, London
Label Decca (UK), London (US)
Songwriters Lennon–McCartney
Producers Andrew Loog Oldham, Eric Easton
Charted No.12 in UK
Released as their second single on 1 November 1963, the Stones’ version was an early hit, peaking at number 12 on the British chart. Their rendition features Brian Jones’ distinctive slide guitar and Bill Wyman’s driving bass playing. It is one of the few Rolling Stones songs to feature only Brian Jones on backing vocals.
“I Wanna Be Your Man” is a Lennon–McCartney-penned song first recorded and released as a single by the Rolling Stones, and then recorded by the Beatles for their second studio album With the Beatles. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, and finished by McCartney with John Lennon in the corner of a Richmond, London, club while Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were talking.
This was the second Stones single released in England. Their first was a cover of a Chuck Berry song called “Come On.”
Watching Lennon and McCartney compose this inspired Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to write more original songs. The Stones had mostly covered American Blues songs to this point. It was a big step for Mick and Keith, since they didn’t consider themselves songwriters.
