Lady Jane

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“Lady Jane”
album cover
Single by The Rolling Stones from the album Aftermath
Released	15 April 1966 (UK)
Recorded	March 6-9, 1966
Length	3:08
Label	Decca/ABKCO
Writer(s)	Jagger/Richards
Producer	Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Mother's Little Helper" (1966) "Lady Jane" (1966) "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" (1966)

For the historical person, see Lady Jane Grey.

For the 1986 film, see Lady Jane (film).

"Lady Jane" is a song by The Rolling Stones that featured on their 1966 album Aftermath. It delivers an Elizabethan atmosphere with its lyrics and haunting instrumentation showcasing Brian Jones on dulcimer, and was rumored at one point to be about the wives of Henry VIII. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is considered by many fans to be one of the highlights from the Aftermath album, and one of their best tunes. On the studio version, there are no drums. When played live, however (for example, on their 1966 live release "Got Live If You Want It!"), Charlie Watts would make use of the drum kit. While both the US and UK releases of the album had different tracks, this was featured as track three, side one of both albums.

The song was released as the B-side to "Mother's Little Helper" in America. It was one of the few singles released by the Rolling Stones in America where both songs made the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. "Mother's Little Helper" peaked at # 8 and "Lady Jane" peaked at # 24. The song was a part of their live act during their 1966 and 1967 tours. They also performed the song during their fourth TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. It is one of many of the Rolling Stones' early (Brian Jones-era) hits that have not been played live since his death.

On Neil Young's 1975 album Tonight's The Night the tune from Lady Jane is "borrowed" for the song entitled "Borrowed Tune".

v • d • e The Rolling Stones singles Decca/London singles 1963: Come On, I Wanna Be Your Man • 1964: Not Fade Away, It's All Over Now, Tell Me, Time Is on My Side, Little Red Rooster, Heart of Stone • 1965: The Last Time / Play with Fire, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Get off of My Cloud, As Tears Go By • 1966: 19th Nervous Breakdown, Paint It, Black, Mother's Little Helper / Lady Jane, Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? • 1967: Let's Spend the Night Together / Ruby Tuesday, We Love You / Dandelion, In Another Land, She's a Rainbow • 1968: Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man • 1969: Honky Tonk Women • Rolling Stones/ Atlantic singles 1971: Brown Sugar, Wild Horses • 1972: Tumbling Dice, Happy • 1973: Angie, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) • 1974: It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It), Ain't Too Proud to Beg • 1976: Fool to Cry, Hot Stuff • Rolling Stones/Virgin singles 1978: Miss You, Beast of Burden, Respectable, Shattered • 1980: Emotional Rescue, She's So Cold • 1981: Start Me Up, Waiting on a Friend • 1982: Hang Fire, Going to a Go-Go (live), Time Is on My Side (live) • 1983: Undercover of the Night • 1984: She Was Hot • 1986: Harlem Shuffle, One Hit (to the Body) • 1989: Mixed Emotions, Rock and a Hard Place • 1990: Almost Hear You Sigh, Terrifying • 1991: Highwire, Ruby Tuesday (live) • Virgin singles 1994: Love Is Strong, You Got Me Rocking, Out of Tears • 1995: I Go Wild • 1997: Anybody Seen My Baby? • 1998: Saint of Me, Out of Control • 2002: Don't Stop, Sympathy for the Devil (remix) • 2005: Streets of Love / Rough Justice, Rain Fall Down • 2006: Biggest Mistake •