I Wanna Be Your Man - wikipedia I Wanna Be Your Man For other uses, see I Wanna Be Your Man ( disambiguation ). `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' is a Lennon -- McCartney - penned song recorded and released as a single by the Rolling Stones, and then recorded by the Beatles. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, and finished by Lennon and McCartney in the corner of a room while Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were talking. Contents 1 The Rolling Stones version 1.1 Personnel 2 The Beatles ' version 2.1 Personnel 3 Live versions 3.1 Ringo Starr and the All - Starr Band version 3.2 X-Pensive Winos version 3.3 The Rolling Stones 2012 live version 4 Other recordings 5 Notes 6 References The Rolling Stones version `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' One of 1963 Danish single covers Single by the Rolling Stones A-side `` Not Fade Away '' ( US 2nd release ) B - side `` Stoned '' ( UK ) & ( US 1st release ) Released 1 November 1963 ( 1963 - 11 - 01 ) ( UK ) March 1964 ( US ) Format 7 - inch single Recorded 7 October 1963 Studio Kingsway Sound, London Genre Rock and roll British R&B Length 1 : 43 Label Decca ( UK ) London ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney Producer ( s ) Andrew Loog Oldham Eric Easton Rolling Stones UK singles chronology `` Come On '' ( 1963 ) `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' ( 1963 ) `` Not Fade Away '' ( 1964 ) Rolling Stones US singles chronology `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' ( 1964 ) `` Tell Me '' ( 1964 ) Released as their second single on 1 November 1963, the Stones ' version was an early hit, peaking at number 12 on the British chart. Their rendition features Brian Jones ' distinctive slide guitar and Bill Wyman 's driving bass playing. It is one of the few Rolling Stones songs to feature only Brian Jones on backing vocals. In the US, the song was initially released as London 45 - LON 9641 ( with `` Stoned '' on the B side ) without any success and was soon after re-released on 6 March 1964 as the B - side to `` Not Fade Away ''. According to various accounts, either the Rolling Stones ' manager / producer Andrew Loog Oldham or the Rolling Stones themselves ran into Lennon and McCartney on the street as the two were returning from an awards luncheon. Hearing that the band were in need of material for a single, Lennon and McCartney went to their session at De Lane Lea Studio and finished off the song -- whose verse they had already been working on -- in the corner of the room while the impressed Rolling Stones watched. Mick Jagger recalled the song in 1968 : We knew ( the Beatles ) by then and we were rehearsing and Andrew brought Paul and John down to the rehearsal. They said they had this tune, they were really hustlers then. I mean the way they used to hustle tunes was great : ' Hey Mick, we 've got this great song. ' So they played it and we thought it sounded pretty commercial, which is what we were looking for, so we did it like Elmore James or something. I have n't heard it for ages but it must be pretty freaky ' cause nobody really produced it. It was completely crackers, but it was a hit and sounded great onstage. McCartney stated in 2016 : We were friends with them, and I just thought `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' would be good for them. I knew they did Bo Diddley stuff. And they made a good job of it. Bill Wyman noted how the Rolling Stones adapted the song to their style : We kind of learned it pretty quickly ' cause there was n't that much to learn. Then Brian got his slide out, his steel ( guitar ) out and dadaw... dadaw... and we said, ' Yeah, that 's better, dirty it up a bit and bash it out ', and we kind of completely turned the song around and made it much more tough, Stones - and Elmore James - like. Released only as a single, the Rolling Stones ' rendition did not appear on a studio album. The song was released in the UK on the 1972 Decca compilation album Milestones and on the UK compilation album Rolled Gold : The Very Best of the Rolling Stones in 1975. In 1989, it was issued on the US compilation album Singles Collection : The London Years. It is included on the four CD version of the 2012 GRRR ! compilation. The B - side of the second single was `` Stoned '', a `` Green Onions '' influenced instrumental composed by Nanker / Phelge, the early collective pseudonym for the group. Additionally, it included the ' Sixth Stone ' pianist Ian Stewart, making it the first released self - penned composition, with added spoken asides by Mick Jagger. Some original 1963 copies were issued with the misprinted title as `` Stones '', making it doubly collectable as a rarity. A promotional video featuring the song was the first song ever performed on the Top of the Pops TV program in the UK. A performance of the song on The Arthur Haynes Show recorded on 7 February 1964 appears as part of the bonus material on the 2012 documentary film Crossfire Hurricane. Personnel Mick Jagger -- lead vocals Brian Jones -- lead guitar, backing vocals Keith Richards -- rhythm guitar Bill Wyman -- bass Charlie Watts -- drums The Beatles ' version `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' Song by the Beatles from the album With the Beatles Released 22 November 1963 ( 1963 - 11 - 22 ) ( UK ) 20 January 1964 ( US ) Recorded 11 -- 12, 30 September 3, 23 October 1963 Genre Merseybeat, rock and roll Length 1 : 58 Label Parlophone ( UK ) Capitol ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Lennon -- McCartney Producer ( s ) George Martin Wikiquote has quotations related to : With the Beatles The Beatles ' version was sung by Ringo Starr and appeared on the group 's second UK album, With the Beatles, released 22 November 1963 and on the US release Meet the Beatles !, released on 20 January 1964. It was driven by a heavily tremoloed, open E-chord on a guitar played through a Vox AC30 amplifier. John Lennon was dismissive of the song in 1980, saying : It was a throwaway. The only two versions of the song were Ringo and the Rolling Stones. That shows how much importance we put on it : We were n't going to give them anything great, right ? The Beatles also recorded two versions of the song for the BBC. One version was for the Saturday Club, recorded on 7 January 1964 and first broadcast on 15 February. The second version was released on the Live at the BBC collection from the From Us to You show. It was recorded on 28 February and broadcast on 30 March. The Beatles also recorded a version for the Around The Beatles TV show, recorded on 19 April 1964. This version was released on the Anthology 1 collection in 1995. Bob Dylan recorded a song for Blonde on Blonde ( 1966 ) called `` I Wanna Be Your Lover '' as a `` tip of the hat '' to the Lennon / McCartney song. It was left off the final album, but was eventually released on the compilation boxed set Biograph ( 1985 ). The song features a heavy Bo Diddley beat. Bo Diddley himself acknowledged this in the song `` London Stomp '' ( album `` Hey Good Lookin ' '' ). He sings `` Hey, Liverpool, we got the London Stomp '' over a `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' background. Personnel Ringo Starr -- double - tracked lead vocals, drums, maracas, tambourine, handclaps John Lennon -- backing vocal, tremolo electric rhythm guitar, screaming, handclaps Paul McCartney -- backing vocal, bass, screaming, handclaps George Harrison -- electric lead guitar, handclaps George Martin -- Hammond organ Personnel per Ian MacDonald Live versions Ringo Starr and the All - Starr Band version Ringo Starr & His All - Starr Band have performed the song as a concert staple during their 1989 through 2012 -- 2013 All - Starr Band concerts. The song was on the setlist for the first line - up in 1989. The 1992 line - up did not perform the song. Every All - Starr Band line - up from 1995 to 2012 -- 2013 has included the song on their setlist. The song has appeared on the following compilation albums : Ringo Starr and His Third All - Starr Band - Volume 1, King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All - Starr Band, The Anthology... So Far, Ringo Starr and Friends, Ringo Starr : Live at Soundstage, Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006, and Live at the Greek Theatre 2008. X-Pensive Winos version Keith Richards performed the song live with his group the X-Pensive Winos during their 1988 Talk is Cheap tour of the US. They performed the song at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and at the Hollywood Palladium. The Rolling Stones 2012 Live version The Rolling Stones performed the song live during their 2012 50th anniversary concerts, the 50 & Counting Tour. The song opened their 25 November 2012 concert at the O2 Arena in London. The song was also featured in their 29 November 2012 performance at the O2 Arena. They also performed the song live during their concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on 8 December 2012. Other recordings The song was also recorded by Adam Faith in 1965, Count Basie and his Orchestra in 1966, the Day Brothers, Terry Manning in 1970, Suzi Quatro in 1973, The Rezillos in 1977, Roger Webb and his Trio, the Sparrows, the Merseyboys, Bob Leaper, the Flamin ' Groovies in 1993, Sam Phillips in 2003, Les Baronets in French as `` Oh ! Je Veux Être À Toi '', the Rockin ' Ramrods, the Smithereens in 2007, and the Stooges on their 2007 album The Weirdness featuring Iggy Pop. Notes Jump up ^ I Wanna Be Your Man The Beatles Bible Jump up ^ Gilliland 1969, show 30, track 2. Jump up ^ Songfacts : I Wanna Be Your Man by The Rolling Stones. Jump up ^ `` Paul McCartney Looks Back : The Rolling Stone Interview ''. Rolling Stone. USA. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` With the Beatles '' at Allmusic Jump up ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 200. Jump up ^ Sheff 2000, p. 171. Jump up ^ The Beatles Bible. Jump up ^ Biograph liner notes Jump up ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 95. Jump up ^ Keith Richards and The X-Pensive Winos Talk Is Cheap Tour 1988. References Eder, Bruce ( 2009 ). `` Review of `` I Wanna Be Your Man / Stoned '' ``. Allmusic. Retrieved 9 January 2009. Gilliland, John ( 1969 ). `` The British Are Coming ! The British Are Coming ! : The U.S.A. is invaded by a wave of long - haired English rockers. '' Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. Lewisohn, Mark ( 1988 ). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York : Harmony Books. ISBN 0 - 517 - 57066 - 1. MacDonald, Ian ( 2005 ). Revolution in the Head : The Beatles ' Records and the Sixties ( Second Revised ed. ). London : Pimlico ( Rand ). ISBN 1 - 84413 - 828 - 3. Miles, Barry ( 1997 ). Paul McCartney : Many Years From Now. New York : Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0 - 8050 - 5249 - 6. Sheff, David ( 2000 ). All We Are Saying. St Martin 's Griffin. ISBN 0 - 312 - 25464 - 4. With the Beatles Songs Side one `` It Wo n't Be Long '' `` All I 've Got to Do '' `` All My Loving '' `` Do n't Bother Me '' `` Little Child '' `` Till There Was You '' `` Please Mister Postman '' Side two `` Roll Over Beethoven '' `` Hold Me Tight '' `` You Really Got a Hold on Me '' `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' `` Devil in Her Heart '' `` Not a Second Time '' `` Money '' Non-album tracks `` She Loves You '' `` I 'll Get You '' `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' `` This Boy '' Related articles The Beatles discography Please Please Me With the Beatles A Hard Day 's Night Beatles for Sale Help ! Rubber Soul Revolver Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles ( White Album ) Yellow Submarine Abbey Road Let It Be Past Masters The Rolling Stones singles discography Decca ( UK ) and London ( US ) singles `` Come On '' `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' / `` Stoned '' `` Not Fade Away '' / `` Little by Little '' `` It 's All Over Now '' `` Tell Me '' / `` I Just Want to Make Love to You '' `` Time Is on My Side '' `` Little Red Rooster '' `` Heart of Stone '' `` The Last Time '' / `` Play with Fire '' `` ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '' / `` The Spider and the Fly '' `` Get Off of My Cloud '' / `` I 'm Free '' `` As Tears Go By '' `` 19th Nervous Breakdown '' / `` As Tears Go By '' `` Paint It Black '' / `` Stupid Girl '' `` Mother 's Little Helper '' / `` Lady Jane '' `` Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow ? '' `` Let 's Spend the Night Together '' / `` Ruby Tuesday '' `` We Love You '' / `` Dandelion '' `` In Another Land '' `` She 's a Rainbow '' / `` 2000 Light Years from Home '' `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash '' `` Street Fighting Man '' / `` No Expectations '' `` Honky Tonk Women '' / `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' Rolling Stones / Atlantic singles `` Brown Sugar '' / `` Bitch '' / `` Let It Rock '' `` Wild Horses '' / `` Sway '' `` Tumbling Dice '' / `` Sweet Black Angel '' `` Happy '' / `` All Down the Line '' `` Angie '' / `` Silver Train '' `` Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo ( Heartbreaker ) '' / `` Dancing with Mr. D '' `` It 's Only Rock ' n Roll ( But I Like It ) '' `` Ai n't Too Proud to Beg '' / `` Dance Little Sister '' `` Fool to Cry '' `` Hot Stuff '' Rolling Stones `` Miss You '' / `` Far Away Eyes '' `` Beast of Burden '' / `` When the Whip Comes Down '' `` Respectable '' / `` When the Whip Comes Down '' `` Shattered '' `` Emotional Rescue '' `` She 's So Cold '' / `` Send It to Me '' `` Start Me Up '' `` Waiting on a Friend '' / `` Little T&A '' `` Hang Fire '' / `` Neighbours '' `` Going to a Go - Go '' ( live ) / `` Beast of Burden '' ( live ) `` Time Is on My Side '' ( live ) / `` Twenty Flight Rock '' ( live ) `` Undercover of the Night '' `` She Was Hot '' `` Too Much Blood '' `` Harlem Shuffle '' `` One Hit ( To the Body ) '' `` Mixed Emotions '' `` Rock and a Hard Place '' `` Almost Hear You Sigh '' `` Highwire '' / `` 2000 Light Years from Home '' ( live ) `` Ruby Tuesday '' ( live ) / `` Play with Fire '' ( live ) `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash '' ( live ) / `` Tumbling Dice '' ( live ) Virgin singles `` Love Is Strong '' `` You Got Me Rocking '' `` Out of Tears '' `` I Go Wild '' `` Like a Rolling Stone '' ( live ) / `` Black Limousine '' / `` All Down the Line '' `` Wild Horses '' ( live ) / `` Live with Me '' ( live ) / `` Tumbling Dice '' ( live ) `` Anybody Seen My Baby ? '' `` Saint of Me '' / `` Gimme Shelter '' ( live ) `` Out of Control '' `` Do n't Stop '' / `` Miss You '' ( remix ) `` Streets of Love '' / `` Rough Justice '' `` Rain Fall Down '' `` Biggest Mistake '' / `` Before They Make Me Run '' ( live ) Universal singles `` Plundered My Soul '' / `` All Down the Line '' `` No Spare Parts '' / `` Before They Make Me Run '' `` Doom and Gloom '' `` One More Shot '' Other countries `` Let It Bleed '' / `` You Got the Silver '' ( London Japan ) `` Rocks Off '' / `` Sweet Virginia '' ( Japan ) `` Star Star '' / `` Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo ( Heartbreaker ) '' ( France, Germany ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Wanna_Be_Your_Man&oldid=823909873 '' Categories : The Beatles songs The Rolling Stones songs Decca Records singles London Records singles 1963 singles Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Lennon -- McCartney Songs published by Northern Songs Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller 1963 songs Hidden categories : EngvarB from September 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats Use dmy dates from September 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano עברית ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 4 February 2018, at 04 : 20. 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Question: who sings i wanna be your man
Answer: Mick Jagger