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Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album The Rolling Stones
B-side"Little by Little" (UK)
"I Wanna Be Your Man" (US)
Released: 21 February 1964 (UK)
March 6, 1964 (US)
Format: 7"
Recorded: 10 January 1964 Olympic Studios, London, England
Genre: Rock and roll
Length: 1:48
Label: Decca F11845 (UK)
London 45-LON 9657 (USA)
Writer(s): Norman Petty, Charles Hardin
Producer(s): Andrew Loog Oldham
"Not Fade Away" is a song credited to Buddy Holly (originally under his first and middle names, Charles Hardin) and Norman Petty (although Petty's co-writing credit is most likely a formality) and first recorded by Holly's band The Crickets in 1957.
In 1964, The Rolling Stones' cover of "Not Fade Away", with its strong emphasis on the Bo Diddley beat, became a major hit in Britain and served as the A-side of the band's first US single.
The Rolling Stones version of "Not Fade Away" was one of their first classic hits. Recorded in late January 1964 and released by Decca on February 21, 1964, with "Little by Little" as the B-side, it was their first Top 5 hit in Great Britain, reaching #3. In March 1964 it was also the Rolling Stones' first single release in the United States, on the London Records label, with "I Wanna Be Your Man" as the B-side (briefly preceded by "Stoned", which had immediately been withdrawn). The single reached #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The single also reached #44 on the Cashbox pop singles chart in the U.S. and #33 in Australia based on theKent Music Report. "Not Fade Away" was not on the UK version of their debut album, The Rolling Stones, but was the opening track of the US version released a month later as England's Newest Hitmakers. It was a mainstay at Rolling Stones concerts in their early years, usually opening the shows. It was revived in that capacity for their 1994-95 Voodoo Lounge Tour.
Personnel
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Mick Jagger – vocals, tambourine
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Keith Richards – electric guitar
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Brian Jones – harmonica, acoustic guitar, maracas
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Bill Wyman – bass guitar
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Charlie Watts – drums
ROLLING STONES Not Fade Away 1964
Not Fade Away
