You Can't Always Get What You Want

Summary

You Can't Always Get What You Want is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,545 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• You Can't Always Get What You Want's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's composer is recorded as Mick Jagger^[4].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's composer is recorded as Keith Richards^[5].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's genre is rock music^[6].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want was performed by The Rolling Stones^[7].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want is part of Let It Bleed^[8].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want was released on July 4, 1969^[10].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's lyricist is recorded as Mick Jagger^[11].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's lyricist is recorded as Keith Richards^[12].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'You Can’t Always Get What You Want'}^[13].
• You Can't Always Get What You Want's form of creative work is recorded as song^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[15]

• Genre(s): blues, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock^[16]

• Community tags: blues, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, rock^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5ac1c053-5f4d-3e75-b6c9-6169595e784e^[18]

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Authorship and Creation

You Can't Always Get What You Want was performed by The Rolling Stones^[7].

Publication

You Can't Always Get What You Want was published on July 4, 1969^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is rock music^[6]. It is part of Let It Bleed^[8].

Why It Matters

You Can't Always Get What You Want ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,545 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]