Steven Wagner - Stevan Vagner, Podrum COOLEGIUM MELODIUM, World music museum in Belgrade, TANJA and FRIENDS, present ROLLING STONES , 2014.th. in Belgrade, * Paint It Black * is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath.[ Although originally titled without a comma, the release version was styled "Paint It, Black". Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca.
The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Jagger wrote the lyrics and Richards wrote the music.
Bill Wyman claims in his books that the song was a group effort although it was credited to Jagger/Richards.[citation needed]
The single reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom charts in 1966. In 2004 it was ranked number 176 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the US and UK, it was the first number one single to feature a sitar.
