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Shattered (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Shattered
| cover = ShatteredStones.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Rolling Stones
| album = Some Girls
| B-side = "Everything Is Turning to Gold"
| released = 1978
| recorded = 10 October21 December 1977; Path Marconi Studios, Paris
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Punk rock
*disco
| length = 3:46
| label = Rolling Stones
| writer = JaggerRichards
| producer = The Glimmer Twins
| prev_title = Respectable
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Emotional Rescue
| next_year = 1980
| misc =
}}
"'Shattered'" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1978 album 'Some Girls'. The song is a reflection of American lifestyles and life in 1970s-era New York City, but also influences from the English punk rock movement can be heard.
History
Recorded from October to December 1977, "Shattered" features lyrics sung in sprechgesang by Jagger on a guitar riff by Keith Richards. Jagger commented in a 'Rolling Stone' interview that he wrote the lyrics in the back of a New York cab. Most of Richards' guitar work is a basic rhythmic pattern strumming out the alternating tonic and dominant chords with each bar, utilising a relatively modest phaser sound effect for some added depth. Due to the absence of bassist Bill Wyman, the bass track is played by Ronnie Wood.
'Billboard' stated that the "heavy bottom and...frenetic vocals translate New York's neurotic energy to music." 'Cash Box' said that "the unique rhythmic undercurrents and Mick Jagger's harrowing chant-like vocals of life in the big Apple make this a top pop winner."
In the United States, "Shattered" climbed to number 31 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.
Non-album B-side
The track "Everything Is Turning to Gold" was co-written with Ronnie Wood, who contributed lyrics inspired by the birth of his son.
Chart performance
Legacy
During a 2013 fundraiser, Eddie Vedder played the guitar while Jeanne Tripplehorn sang "Shattered" doing a Julie Andrews impression.
The title of the June 2019 book 'Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City' comes from a lyric in the song.
References
Category:1977 songs
Category:1978 singles
Category:British disco songs
Category:British punk rock songs
Category:The Rolling Stones songs
Category:Song recordings produced by JaggerRichards
Category:Songs about New York City
Category:Songs written by JaggerRichards
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