Sting Me

"Sting Me"
Single by the Black Crowes
from the album The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
B-side	"Rainy Day Women (No. 12 & 35)"
Released	August 10, 1992 (1992-08-10)
Length	4:39
Label	Def American
Songwriter(s)	Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson
Producer(s)	George Drakoulias, the Black Crowes
The Black Crowes singles chronology
"Remedy" (1992) "Sting Me" (1992) "Thorn in My Pride" (1992)

"Sting Me" is a song by American rock band the Black Crowes. It is the opening track on the band's second studio album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion , and was released in August 1992 as its second commercial single. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, where it remained for two weeks, and was the second of four singles from the album to top the Album Rock chart. A music video was also filmed for the song, featuring the band performing at a marijuana legalization rally.

Track listings

UK CD1 ^[1]

1. "Sting Me"
2. "Jealous Again" (live)
3. "Seeing Things" (live)
4. "Boomers Story" (live)

UK CD2 ^[2]

1. "Sting Me"
2. "She Talks to Angels" (live)
3. "Thorn in My Pride" (live)
4. "Darling of the Underground Press" (live)

UK 7-inch and cassette single ^{[3] [4]}

1. "Sting Me"
2. "Rainy Day Women (No. 12 & 35)"

Australian CD single ^[5]

1. "Sting Me"
2. "Rainy Day Women (No. 12 & 35)"
3. "Twice As Hard" (remix)
4. "Jealous Guy" (live)

Japanese CD single ^[6]

1. "Sting Me"
2. "Rainy Day Women (No. 12 & 35)"
3. "She Talks to Angels" (live)
4. "Boomers Story" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 59 UK Singles (OCC) [8] 42 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) [10] 33

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	August 10, 1992	CD cassette	Def American	[11]
United Kingdom	September 7, 1992	7-inch vinyl CD1 cassette		[12]
	September 21, 1992	CD2		[13]
Japan	September 26, 1992	CD		[14]

References

1. Sting Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Def American Recordings. 1992. DEFCB 21, 864 223-2.
2. Sting Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Def American Recordings. 1992. DEFCD 21.
3. Sting Me (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Def American Recordings. 1992. DEFA 21, 864 222-7.
4. Sting Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Def American Recordings. 1992. DEFMC 21, 864 222-4.
5. Sting Me (Australian CD single liner notes). Def American Recordings. 1992. 864 169-2.
6. Sting Me (Japanese CD single liner notes). American Recordings. 1992. PHCR-8017.
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
9. "The Black Crowes Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
10. "The Year in Music: Top Album Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-42.
11. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 10/08/92: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 132. August 9, 1992. p. 20.
12. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . September 5, 1992. p. 21.
13. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. September 19, 1992. p. 19.
14. "スティング・ミー | ブラック・クロウズ" [Sting Me | Black Crowes] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved March 24, 2024.