Start Me Up

Rocktober 26th! 

For the month of October, we celebrate Rock Music!

Today our song is: Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones

Wikipedia tells us this about the song:

"Start Me Up" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Charts in September 1981 and remains the last Rolling Stones song to appear in the UK top 10. In Australia, the song reached number one in November 1981. In the US, "Start Me Up" spent three weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October and November 1981, the Stones' biggest hit of the 1980s in the United States.

It also spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard Top Tracks chart. This set a record for most weeks at #1 that was not broken until 1994, when Stone Temple Pilots' "Interstate Love Song" spent 15 weeks on top. The B-side is a slow blues number called "No Use in Crying", which is also included on Tattoo You.

"Start Me Up" is often used to open the Rolling Stones' live shows.

The song has been included on every major Stones compilation album since its release, including Rewind (1971–1984), Jump Back, Forty Licks and GRRR!. Writing for AllMusic, Stewart Mason called it "the last great Rolling Stones song." Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the 8th Best Sports Anthem.

Thank you for supporting me during this month-long music fest!