| Stupid Girl | |
| Cover: | Stupid Girl.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Caption: | Cover of 1966 US single |
| Artist: | The Rolling Stones |
| Album: | Aftermath |
| A-Side: | "Paint It, Black" |
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| Producer: | Andrew Loog Oldham |
"Stupid Girl" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song featured on the band's 1966 album Aftermath. It was also issued as the B-side of the U.S. "Paint It Black" single.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Stupid Girl" is noted for its apparently degrading lyrics towards a woman, a claim also made about other Rolling Stones songs like "Under My Thumb". On the song, Bill Janovitz says in his review,
On the song's lyrics, Richards said in a 1971 interview with Rolling Stone,
When asked about the song and its influences, Jagger said in a 1995 interview with the same magazine,
"Stupid Girl" was recorded at Los Angeles' RCA Studios on 6–9 March 1966. With Jagger on lead vocals and tambourine, Richards on electric guitars and backing vocals Brian Jones on acoustic. Charlie Watts on drums, while Bill Wyman plays bass. Ian Stewart plays organ on the song while Jack Nitzsche performs electric piano.
It was included on the 1989 compilation .
Ellen Foley covered this song on her 1979 debut studio album Night Out (album).
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon, except where noted:
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