different Rolling Stones vinyl 7"s* have been issued worldwide [which includes 666 UK  and 629 US  releases], as of Tuesday 19 June 2018.

* 1758 releases + 2844 variations.
You can't judge a cover by looking at its number!

A very single-minded test on the Rolling Stones worldwide singles' discography.

Stones7.com is strictly dedicated to the band's 7" singles and EPs worldwide from 1963 to nowadays. Daily updated, it has been the most serious and complete reference in its field since 2000 [also the best price guide].
Visitors can discover and browse freely parts of this site, including one country's discography every new week [currently 'Holland'] and the single of the day [currently 'Emotional Rescue' - picked according to its release date].
For a little annual fee, members only have full access to all countries discographies, song by song browsing, price guide, and in-depth datas. [+]
Note : because of the nature, longevity and passionate involvement of this site, no fancy book or publication can reasonably approach its content or accuracy [more than 16,000 pictures documenting 4602 records]. More about this site here.

'Emotional Rescue' was released as a 7" single in the UK on June 20, 1980, where it peaked at #9.
Its US counterpart, released at the same time, reached #3.
Recorded between June and October 1979, 'Emotional Rescue' was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is a disco-influenced number, somewhat similar to the band's 1978 hit 'Miss You'. The song is notable as one of the earliest songs by the group to show the growing rift between main songwriters Jagger and Richards. Although Richards plays guitar and added backing vocals towards the end of this track, he is noted to not have liked the direction in which Jagger was trying to take the band with disco-like compositions, although this may have been exaggerated by the press and Richards' hard-rock-oriented image. The song is based around a bass line played by Ronnie Wood. Also notable is Jagger's singing of the song in a falsetto, popular on many disco-era... [+]