2000 Light Years from Home
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| "2000 Light Years From Home" | ||
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| Song by The Rolling Stones | ||
| Album | Their Satanic Majesties Request | |
| Released | 8 December 1967 | |
| Recorded | July 1967 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock Space rock |
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| Length | 4:48 | |
| Label | Decca/ABKCO (U.K.) ABKCO (U.S.) |
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| Writer | Jagger/Richards | |
| Producer | The Rolling Stones | |
"2000 Light Years From Home" is a song from The Rolling Stones' 1967 psychedelic rock album Their Satanic Majesties Request.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it also appeared as the B-side to the single "She's a Rainbow". Jagger reportedly wrote the lyrics in Brixton prison following his conviction on drug charges in June 1967.[1] The working title of the instrumental backing was "Toffee Apple".
The number was regularly featured during the Rolling Stones' 1989-90 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tours; until 1997, when "She's a Rainbow" was also added to the band's stage repertoire, it was the only track from Satanic Majesties that the band had performed in concert.
[edit] Cover versions
"2000 Light Years from Home" has been covered by the 1980s post-punk band The Danse Society, metal band Grave Digger, stoner rock group Monster Magnet and by singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata on the Robin Danar compilation album Altered States.
[edit] References
- ^ Davis, S. (2002). Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40 Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones. Aurum Press. p. 217.
