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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

The Rolling Stones

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  1. Written by Keith Richards, also Paint It Black, Gimme Shelter and Sympathy for the Devil

  2. Engineered by Glyn Johns, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Gimme Shelter and Something (The Beatles)

  3. Produced by Jimmy Miller, also Gimme Shelter, Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man

  4. Released on London Records, also Gimme Shelter, The Girl Can’t Help It (Little Richard) and We Care a Lot (Faith No More)

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Credits

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Written by
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger
Produced by
Jimmy Miller
Performed by
Al Kooper, Bill Wyman, Doris Troy, Jimmy Miller, Keith Richards, Madeline Bell, Mick Jagger, Nanette Workman, Rocki Dzidzornu and The Bach Choir
Engineered by
Bruce Botnick, Glyn Johns, Irish O’Duffy and Jerry Hansen
Part of
Let It Bleed
Released on
London Records and Peerless

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  1. 1MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Al Kooper

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Al Kooper

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Bill Wyman

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Bill Wyman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Doris Troy

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Doris Troy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Jimmy Miller

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Jimmy Miller

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Keith Richards

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Keith Richards

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Madeline Bell

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Madeline Bell

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Mick Jagger

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Mick Jagger

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Nanette Workman

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Nanette Workman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Rocki Dzidzornu

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by Rocki Dzidzornu

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by The Bach Choir

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was performed by The Bach Choir

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was produced by Jimmy Miller

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was produced by Jimmy Miller

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was written by Keith Richards

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was written by Keith Richards

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was written by Mick Jagger

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was written by Mick Jagger

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want is part of the release Let It Bleed

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want is part of the release Let It Bleed

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz London Records is the label of the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    London Records is the label of the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Peerless is the label of the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    Peerless is the label of the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Bruce Botnick

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Bruce Botnick

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Glyn Johns

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Glyn Johns

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Irish O’Duffy

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Irish O’Duffy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  20. 20MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Jerry Hansen

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was engineered by Jerry Hansen

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  21. 21MusicBrainz You Can’t Always Get What You Want was released on 1969-11-28

    You Can’t Always Get What You Want was released on 1969-11-28

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026