Terrifying (song)

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"Terrifying"
Terrifying single by The Rolling Stones.jpg
Single by the Rolling Stones
from the album Steel Wheels
B-side "Wish I'd Never Met You"
(non-album track)
Released1990
RecordedMarch–June 1989
Genre Rock
Length4:53
Label Rolling Stones
Songwriter(s) Jagger/Richards
Producer(s)
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Almost Hear You Sigh"
(1989)
"Terrifying"
(1990)
"Highwire"
(1991)
Steel Wheels track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "Sad Sad Sad"
  2. "Mixed Emotions"
  3. "Terrifying"
  4. "Hold On to Your Hat"
  5. "Hearts for Sale"
  6. "Blinded by Love"
Side two
  1. "Rock and a Hard Place"
  2. "Can't Be Seen"
  3. "Almost Hear You Sigh"
  4. "Continental Drift"
  5. "Break the Spell"
  6. "Slipping Away"

"Terrifying" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1989 album Steel Wheels .

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Details

It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song was also released as a single in 1990 and the B-side was "Wish I'd Never Met You", a non-album track that later was included on the group's 2005 compilation album Rarities 1971–2003 .

"Terrifying" peaked at number eight on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Songs chart. [1]

It is a mid-tempo song, performed at 143 beats per minute. [2]

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

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References

  1. "The Rolling Stones: Chart History – Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard.com . Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. Terrifying is played at 143 Beats Per Minute. GetSongbpm. Retrieved 18 June 2022.