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You Don’t Have to Mean It

The Rolling Stones

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  1. Released on Virgin, also Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Daft Punk), One More Time (Daft Punk) and Teardrop (Massive Attack)

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

  3. Produced by Don Was, also Love Shack (The B‐52s), Love Is Strong and You Got Me Rocking

  4. Part of Bridges to Babylon, also Out of Control, Saint of Me and Already Over Me

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Credits

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Written by
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger
Produced by
Don Was, Rob Fraboni and The Glimmer Twins
Performed by
Bernard Fowler, Blondie Chaplin, Charlie Watts, Clinton Clifford, Darrell Leonard, Darryl Jones, Jim Keltner, Joe Sublett, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood
Part of
Bridges to Babylon
Released on
Rolling Stones Records and Virgin

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  1. 1MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Bernard Fowler

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Bernard Fowler

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Blondie Chaplin

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Blondie Chaplin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Charlie Watts

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Charlie Watts

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Clinton Clifford

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Clinton Clifford

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Darrell Leonard

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Darrell Leonard

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Darryl Jones

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Darryl Jones

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Jim Keltner

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Jim Keltner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Joe Sublett

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Joe Sublett

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Keith Richards

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Keith Richards

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Ronnie Wood

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was performed by Ronnie Wood

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was produced by Don Was

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was produced by Don Was

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was produced by Rob Fraboni

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was produced by Rob Fraboni

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was produced by The Glimmer Twins

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was produced by The Glimmer Twins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was written by Keith Richards

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was written by Keith Richards

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was written by Mick Jagger

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was written by Mick Jagger

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It is part of the release Bridges to Babylon

    You Don’t Have to Mean It is part of the release Bridges to Babylon

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz Rolling Stones Records is the label of the song You Don’t Have to Mean It

    Rolling Stones Records is the label of the song You Don’t Have to Mean It

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz Virgin is the label of the song You Don’t Have to Mean It

    Virgin is the label of the song You Don’t Have to Mean It

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz You Don’t Have to Mean It was released on 1997-09-27

    You Don’t Have to Mean It was released on 1997-09-27

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026