Biggest Mistake Explained

Biggest Mistake
Cover:BiggestMistake Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Rolling Stones
Album:A Bigger Bang
Released:21 August 2006
Recorded:2004–2005
Genre:Acoustic pop
Length:4:06
Label:Virgin
Producer:Don Was
Prev Title:Rain Fall Down
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Plundered My Soul
Next Year:2010

"Biggest Mistake" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 2005 album A Bigger Bang. It was released on 21 August 2006 as the third single from the album, and reached number 51 in the UK Singles Chart.

Credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the track is a pop song with a strongly acoustic guitar-based arrangement and lyrics, that tell the story of an older man who falls in love but then walks out on his partner. It could be about the failed relationship between Jagger and model Jerry Hall. Beginning in late July, the song received extensive radio airplay, particularly on BBC Radio 2, where it remained on the A-Playlist for four weeks.

Track listing

  1. "Biggest Mistake" – 4:07
  2. "Dance (Pt.1)" (live) – 6:01 (Olympia, Paris, 11 July 2003)
  3. "Before They Make Me Run" (live) – 3:54 (Olympia, Paris, 11 July 2003)

Side 1

  1. "Biggest Mistake" – 4:07

Side 2

  1. "Hand of Fate" (live) (Olympia, Paris, 11 July 2003)

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[1]

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Book: A Bigger Bang . 2005 . Virgin Records . 14–15.