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Gotta Get a Grip (song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Gotta Get a Grip'" / "'England Lost'" is a double A-sided single by the English singer-songwriter and Rolling Stones frontman, Mick Jagger. The single was announced and subsequently released on 27 July 2017 along with accompanying music videos, one day after the singer turned 74. According to Jagger, the songs were written in April 2017 as a response to what he called the "confusion and frustration with the times we live in." According to the same statement by Jagger, which was released on the same day, the song describes the "anxiety, unknowability of the changing political situation" in a post-Brexit UK. The songs are the first solo-material that Jagger has released since 'Goddess In the Doorway' was released in 2001.

Writing



In a statement coinciding with the release of "Gotta Get a Grip" and "England Lost", Jagger stated "It's always refreshing to get creative in a different fashion and I feel a slight throwback to a time when you could be a bit more free and easy by recording on the hoof and putting it out there immediately". Jagger also stated that he did not wait to release these songs as part of an album due to wanting to release the two songs as soon as possible.

The 'Los Angeles Times' stated that the production of the songs were "resolutely modern," using "programmed drums and clanging guitar noise."

Reception



The song has been called "politically charged" by multiple publications, including 'Rolling Stone', 'Los Angeles Times' and 'NME'. 'Uncut' stated that "Gotta Get A Grip" has a "slower groove" than "England Lost", saying that it is powered by a "mighty, rolling riff" similar to the riff in the Stones' song, "Start Me Up"." The single reached number 2 on 'Billboard's Singles Sales chart.

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Category:Mick Jagger songs

Category:2017 songs

Category:2017 singles

Category:Songs written by Mick Jagger

Category:Song recordings produced by Mick Jagger

Category:Interscope Records singles

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