Rolling Stones 7" records* were issued worldwide [including 847
UK and 728
US pressings].
* 1823 releases + 3352 variations, as of 4 November 2024.
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'Undercover (Of The Night)' was released as a 7" single in the UK on November 1, 1983, where it peaked at #11.
Its US counterpart, released at the same time, reached #9.
'Undercover Of The Night' was largely a Mick Jagger composition. In the liner notes to the 1993 best of 'Jump Back', guitarist Keith Richards say: "Mick had this one all mapped out, I just played on it. There were a lot more overlays on this track, because there was a lot more separation in the way we were recording at that time. Mick and I were starting to come to loggerheads".
The song was likely written in Paris in late 1982, where recording began on the album. Guitarist Ronnie Wood described the fractious writing in 2003 as, "...just me, Mick and Charlie [Watts]... [We] took it up into some wonderful adventures with all these different changes... There was a great percussive and acoustic version, which is the kind of song it should be... [+]
Pressed in the US and released on 2.2.2024 worldwide, 7" Singles 1966-1971, is a box set of 18 singles, following the first volume 1963-1966 from 2022.