The single of the day ★ Little Red Rooster

'Little Red Rooster' was released as a 7" single in the UK on November 13, 1964, where it peaked at #1.
Howlin' Wolf recorded 'The Red Rooster' in 1961, a song credited to blues arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon, although earlier songs have been cited as inspiration. A variety of performers have interpreted it, including Sam Cooke whom version peaked at #7 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1963.

The Rolling Stones recorded their version of 'Little Red Rooster' in 1964 at the Chess Studios in Chicago, the same studios where Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, recorded their blues classics. The song reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart on December 5, 1964 where it stayed for one week and remains to this day the only time a blues song has ever topped the British pop charts.
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About the songs
Nearly 80 songs recorded by the Rolling Stones entered either the UK or US charts since 1963, twelve of them peaking at #1 ['Satisfaction', 'Get Off Of My Cloud', 'Paint It, Black' and 'Honky Tonk Women' were #1 in both countries].

The early years also were the most prolific and, whereas most titles were not yet penned by the Jagger-Richards tandem, record labels Decca [in the UK] and London [in the US] would issue singles at a frantic pace, building the band's reputation as the Beatles' most serious threat.

However, no global marketing strategy would emerge before the 70's, and both countries cultivated their differences in their respective discographies, as would their affiliates in other parts of the world.

The richness and diversity of the Rolling Stones singles discography is mainly due to the fact that, during the 60's, Decca would consider singles an independent market from the LPs' one, whereas London would use this format as a 'lift' for album sales. Therefore, British singles would offer non-album tracks [except for compilations], and Decca England would pass on a few US releases, while the US would opt for different B-sides and be a little more productive.

US exclusive couplings and singles would however often be released on Decca in Europe, notably in Scandinavia for which UK would exclusively press 'export' singles [Denmark, Sweden and Norway also pressed their own records and imported regular UK releases].