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{{Infobox song

| name = Saint of Me

| cover = RollStones-Single1998 SaintofMe(2).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Rolling Stones

| album = Bridges to Babylon

| B-side = "Anyway You Look at It"
(non-album track)

| released = 26 January 1998

| recorded = MarchJuly 1997

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Rock

| length = 4:11 (Radio edit)
5:15 (Album version)

| label = Virgin

| writer = Jagger/Richards

| producer = Don Was, The Dust Brothers, The Glimmer Twins

| prev_title = Anybody Seen My Baby?

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Out of Control

| next_year = 1998

| misc =

}}

"'Saint of Me'" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as the third single from their 1997 album 'Bridges to Babylon'.

Recording and composition



The song is notable for its performers, with Mick Jagger on vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards, Waddy Wachtel and Ron Wood on electric guitars (Keith Richards is notably absent), Me'Shell Ndegocello and Pierre de Beauport on bass and six-string bass, respectively, and Billy Preston on organ. Lyrically, the song mentions various people in history who had converted to Christianity, notably St. Paul and St. Augustine; Jagger sings that they will never make a saint out of him.

Release



"Saint of Me" reached number 26 in the UK and number 94 in the US, where it also reached number 13 on 'Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. To date, "Saint of Me" is the Rolling Stones' last original song to chart on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.

A recording from the Bridges to Babylon Tour can be found on the 1998 live album, 'No Security'.

The B-side, "Anyway You Look at It", is a ballad and appears on the compilation 'Rarities 19712003', released in 2005.

Track listing



#"Saint of Me" (Radio edit) 4:11

#"Anyway You Look at It" 4:30

#"Gimme Shelter" (live) 6:54

#"Anybody Seen My Baby" (Bonus Roll) 5:59

Charts



References



Category:The Rolling Stones songs

Category:1997 songs

Category:1998 singles

Category:Songs critical of religion

Category:Songs written by JaggerRichards

Category:Song recordings produced by Don Was

Category:Music videos directed by Samuel Bayer

Category:Song recordings produced by JaggerRichards

Category:Song recordings produced by Dust Brothers

Category:Virgin Records singles

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