Today is the time for the Rolling Stones to introduce the 1966 song “Out of Time” to their playlist. Given how often the song has been covered or licensed for film, it seems unlikely that the band never played it live until it appeared on Wednesday night at the opening of the Rolling Stones European tour in Madrid, Spain. first tune.
Rumour has it that the song might be on the way, as wiretaps at tour rehearsals heard the Rolling Stones were trying out “Out of Time,” although what they tested during rehearsals was usually rare and rarely or never made it to the tour. As such, its actual appearance at the MetLife Stadium opener was indeed considered a lucky event.
Given the song’s enduring popularity with fans, some might think it was released as a single in ’66, but that wasn’t the case after it first appeared as an “Aftermath” album cut. It was a quick cover version of British artist Chris Farlowe – produced by Mick Jagger (guitarist Jimmy Page) – that hit number one in the UK in late 1966; that cover never made it to the Hot 100 in the US.
In 1975, the Stones version of the song was finally released as a single, although it appeared in a different patchwork form on the “Metamorphosis” compilation by Allen Klein after the band’s exit. This version of the song uses a 1966 song produced by Jagger Backing track for Farlowe’s single, featuring a demo vocal recorded by Farlowe with Jagger as direction.As a single, however, the new work was not well received – it peaked at No. 45 in the UK and No. 81 in the US
So why do people think the Rolling Stones would be so popular? Aside from it being a strong enough kiss, it could be a smash, and over the years, the song has received a fair number of licenses for “End of an Era” in film and TV.
It was used in the opening credits of Hal Ashby’s 1978 post-Vietnam drama “The Return,” a rehab shot of a veteran with the character of Bruce Dern A montage of mixed shots of jogging on the beach suggested he might be the guy who ran out of time. The song reappears in the end credits.
Most recently, Quentin Tarantino played the entire “Metamorphosis” version late in the run-time of 2019’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” featuring Leonardo Di The beginning of a sort of epilogue sequence for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character returning from a long stay was filmed overseas with a new counterculture look.
While the Rolling Stones never collectively deemed it worthy of a live broadcast until 2022, that didn’t stop other artists from performing it. According to setlist.fm, with or without impostors, Elvis Costello performed at least 47 times and was featured on the 2011 live album “The Return of the Spectacular Singing Songbook.” (Most recently, Costello performed the song on tour.) Van Morrison is also listed as performing at least 12 concerts. For the record, it has been reported by Ramones et al – compare the Costello and Ramones versions below.