Name | A Bigger Bang |
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Type | studio |
Artist | The Rolling Stones |
Cover | A bigger band album cover (Wikipedia).jpg |
Released | 5 September 2005 |
Recorded | September 2004 – June 2005 |
Genre | Rock, rock and roll, hard rock, punk blues |
Length | 64:23 |
Language | English |
Label | Virgin, Interscope, Polydor |
Producer | Don Was and The Glimmer Twins, with Matt Clifford ("Streets of Love") |
Last album | Bridges to Babylon(1997) |
This album | A Bigger Bang(2005) |
A Bigger Bang is the 22nd British and 24th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released on Virgin Records in September 2005. It is a follow-up to their previous full-length studio album Bridges to Babylon from 1997, that gap of eight years the longest between studio albums of the band's recording career. Released as a double album on vinyl and a single compact disc, it was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins.
Although initial reports stated that the Stones had "returned to their roots" with the record, the minimal instrumentation, rough mix, and tough blues and "garage" rock hybrid bear certain similarities to the style of contemporary artists like The White Stripes and The Black Keys. The album is the first on which Jagger also plays bass guitar on some tracks.
In August 2005 the Rolling Stones embarked on the A Bigger Bang Tour in support of the album. The 90-show phenomenon is the largest tour in North American history and was met with sold-out tickets at every destination, usually within minutes of opening. The tour was extended into 2007 because Richards fell out of a tree in Fiji. It concluded on August 2007 at the O2 Arena in London.
Critical reaction was mostly positive. A Bigger Bang was touted as the best Rolling Stones album since 1981's Tattoo You and found the band in a revitalized state. Nevertheless, all of the Stones albums since 1989's Steel Wheels had been similarly lauded, and many critics and fans felt that the Stones had yet to record a late-period album truly up to their high standards, though the rock-oriented nature of the record certainly appeased the Stones' loyal fanbase. It was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005, and ranked the second-best album of the year by Rolling Stone magazine, behind rapper Kanye West's Late Registration.
A Bigger Bang went platinum in the US and in Germany, and Gold in Japan. According to Nielsen SoundScan it sold 546,000 copies in the US, and as of 31 March 2006, had sold 2.4 million copies worldwide according to EMI.
In 2009, A Bigger Bang was reissued by Universal Music Group. The US re-release was handled by Interscope Records, while Polydor Records handled all other territories.
! Year | ! Chart | ! Position |
2005 | UK Top 75 Albums | |
2005 | The Billboard 200 | |
2006 | The Billboard 200 | |
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! Year | ! Single | ! Chart | ! Position |
2005 | "Rough Justice" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | |
2005 | "Streets of Love"/"Rough Justice" | UK Top 75 Singles | |
2005 | "Oh No, Not You Again" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | |
2005 | "Rain Fall Down" | UK Top 75 Singles | |
2006 | "Rain Fall Down" | Hot Dance Singles/Club Play | |
2006 | "Biggest Mistake" | UK Top 75 Singles | |
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!Country | !Provider | !Music recording sales certification |
United States | Platinum | |
France | Gold | |
United Kingdom | Gold | |
Germany | Platinum |
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