| "2000 Light Years From Home" | |
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| Song by The Rolling Stones from the album Their Satanic Majesties Request | |
| Released | 8 December 1967 |
| Recorded | July 1967 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock |
| Length | 4:48 |
| Label | Decca/ABKCO (U.K.) ABKCO (U.S.) |
| Writer | Jagger/Richards |
| Producer | The Rolling Stones |
"2000 Light Years From Home" is a song from The Rolling Stones' 1967 psychedelic rock album Their Satanic Majesties Request.[1] Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it also appeared as the B-side to the U.S. single "She's a Rainbow". Jagger reportedly wrote the lyrics in Brixton prison following his conviction on drug charges in June 1967.[2] The working title of the instrumental backing was "Toffee Apple". The prominent string part is played by Brian Jones on mellotron.
The number was regularly featured during the Rolling Stones' 1989-90 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tours; until 1997, when "She's a Rainbow" was also added to the band's stage repertoire, it was the only track from Satanic Majesties that the band had performed in concert.
"2000 Light Years from Home" has been covered by The Tragically Hip, The Danse Society, Grave Digger, Monster Magnet, Rachael Yamagata, Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Cary Grace, Tubalcain, and Sky Cries Mary.
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