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Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: JordyLicks96 ()
Date: December 14, 2021 05:05

I only know of one Double A-Side single the Stones have released, Let's Spend the Night Together w/ Ruby Tuesday. According to Billboard, they had 6 Double A-Side singles to chart in the US Hot 100. What were the others?

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: treaclefingers ()
Date: December 14, 2021 05:33

Yeah, that sounds right. The Last Time/Play With Fire maybe?

Honky Tonk Women/YCAGWYW could easily have been.

A lot of people think She Was Hot was a mistake as the A side when coupled with I Think I'm Going Mad. (I'm not in that camp).

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: georgelicks ()
Date: December 14, 2021 05:38

It's more like A Sides and B Sides charting:

#9 The Last Time / #96 Play With Fire
#8 Mother's Little Helper / #24 Lady Jane
#1 Ruby Tuesday / #55 Let's Spend The Night Together
#14 Dandelion / #50 We Love You
#1 Honky Tonk Women / #42 You Can't Always Get What You Want
#10 Fool To Cry / #49 Hot Stuff

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: JordyLicks96 ()
Date: December 14, 2021 05:39

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treaclefingers
Yeah, that sounds right. The Last Time/Play With Fire maybe?

Honky Tonk Women/YCAGWYW could easily have been.

A lot of people think She Was Hot was a mistake as the A side when coupled with I Think I'm Going Mad. (I'm not in that camp).

These were the B-Sides that ended up charting:

What A Shame (#124)
Play with Fire (#96)
Lady Jane (#24)

Dandelion w/ We Love You always confused me. I always thought that was a Double A-Side but apparently Dandelion was promoted to the A-side in the US after charting at #14, whereas We Love You charted at #50.

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: JordyLicks96 ()
Date: December 14, 2021 05:42

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georgelicks
It's more like A Sides and B Sides charting:

#9 The Last Time / #96 Play With Fire
#8 Mother's Little Helper / #24 Lady Jane
#1 Ruby Tuesday / #55 Let's Spend The Night Together
#14 Dandelion / #50 We Love You
#1 Honky Tonk Women / #42 You Can't Always Get What You Want
#10 Fool To Cry / #49 Hot Stuff

Ok gotcha. Makes sense.

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Witness ()
Date: December 14, 2021 07:06

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JordyLicks96
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Dandelion w/ We Love You always confused me. I always thought that was a Double A-Side but apparently Dandelion was promoted to the A-side in the US after charting at #14, whereas We Love You charted at #50.

In case, in its time it was "We Love You" w/ "Dandelion" in that order as double A-side.

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: December 14, 2021 07:32

In terms of their original DECCA singles, I think Let’s Spend The Night Together/Ruby Tuesday was the only one. Perhaps, We Love You/Dandelion May have been, also?

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: bitusa2012 ()
Date: December 14, 2021 08:55

Pretty sure in Oz that JJF and Child of the Moon was released as a double A sided single. The radio stations of the day, especially 6PR in Perth, played each one alternately on the hour straight after news bulletins. One hour we got JJF, the next we got Child of the Moon. Went on for days. They were great days indeed.

Rod

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: stonesstein ()
Date: December 14, 2021 08:56

I understood that Ain't Too Proud to Beg c/w Dance Little Sister was a double A side.

stonesstein

Kick me like you did before
I can't even feel the pain no more
Rocks Off, 1972

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Date: December 14, 2021 10:12

I always thought that HTW / YCAGWYW was a deliberate double A-side?

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: December 14, 2021 12:03

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DandelionPowderman
I always thought that HTW / YCAGWYW was a deliberate double A-side?

Perhaps it was marketed as such in some territories, but not in the U.K.

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: December 14, 2021 12:12

This Wikipedia entry is fairly informative. It appears that with Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out, the Beatles became the first act to release a double A-side in the U.K. I suppose it could be argued that they invented the concept; unless another act did so previously in the U.S. or elsewhere. The reasoning for the Beatles' decision to release a single this way is because they couldn't decide what should be the A-side; Daytripper, or We Can Work It Out. Perhaps the Stones had such a quandary with Let's Spend The Night Together and Ruby Tuesday.

[en.wikipedia.org].

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: GJB ()
Date: December 14, 2021 12:37

I thought they also released Streets of Love and Rough Justice as a double A Side? (For what that was worth!)

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Date: December 14, 2021 12:44

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GJB
I thought they also released Streets of Love and Rough Justice as a double A Side? (For what that was worth!)

Wasn't that a triple CD single, with Back of My Hand as the third song?

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: December 14, 2021 13:25

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DandelionPowderman
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GJB
I thought they also released Streets of Love and Rough Justice as a double A Side? (For what that was worth!)

Wasn't that a triple CD single, with Back of My Hand as the third song?

According to Wikipedia, it was a double A-side. Perhaps Back of My Hand may have been the B-side?

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Date: December 14, 2021 13:33

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Big Al
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DandelionPowderman
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GJB
I thought they also released Streets of Love and Rough Justice as a double A Side? (For what that was worth!)

Wasn't that a triple CD single, with Back of My Hand as the third song?

According to Wikipedia, it was a double A-side. Perhaps Back of My Hand may have been the B-side?

Did they release it on vinyl at all? I only have the CD single, with the three songs included. However, they only made videos for the two former songs.

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: December 14, 2021 13:37

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DandelionPowderman

Did they release it on vinyl at all? I only have the CD single, with the three songs included. However, they only made videos for the two former songs.

I'm unsure. If Back of My Hand was included as the 'B-side', that may explain why there was no video filmed for it.

Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: EddieByword ()
Date: December 14, 2021 14:18

I remember Miss you and Faraway Eyes being touted by Radio 1 dJs in England, at the time, as a double A side - I don't know that that was an official line though - I did find this but that's all..............


Re: Double A-Side Singles?
Posted by: Nikkei ()
Date: December 14, 2021 15:03

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DandelionPowderman
Quote
Big Al
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DandelionPowderman
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GJB
I thought they also released Streets of Love and Rough Justice as a double A Side? (For what that was worth!)

Wasn't that a triple CD single, with Back of My Hand as the third song?

According to Wikipedia, it was a double A-side. Perhaps Back of My Hand may have been the B-side?

Did they release it on vinyl at all? I only have the CD single, with the three songs included. However, they only made videos for the two former songs.

I also bought the CD ahead of the album, Back of my Hand was not on it



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