Doom and Gloom

"Doom and Gloom"
Single by the Rolling Stones
from the album GRRR!
Released	11 October 2012
Recorded	22–23 August 2012
Studio	Guillaume Tell Studios (Paris, France)
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	3:59
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Jagger–Richards
Producer(s)	Don Was, The Glimmer Twins, Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie (co.)
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"No Spare Parts" (2011) "Doom and Gloom" (2012) "One More Shot" (2013)

"Doom and Gloom" is the lead single taken from GRRR!, the 50th anniversary compilation album by the Rolling Stones. It was premiered on BBC Radio 2 on 11 October 2012. The song's recording marked the first time that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood had been in the studio together for seven years, since completing their 2005 album A Bigger Bang.^[1] A lyric video was released on YouTube the same day.^[2]

The song charted at No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 26 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and No. 30 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart in October 2012.

Rolling Stone magazine named "Doom and Gloom" the eighteenth best song of 2012.^[3]

Composition

This song represents a reversion to the "open G" guitar tuning that powered Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St.. The song's opening riff is played by Jagger.^[4] Richards commented on Jagger being the driving force behind the song and Jagger playing the opening riff: "I don't give a damn. He'd never have learned how to play that without me teaching him how to do it."^[5]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 20 November 2012 and was directed by Jonas Åkerlund at the Cité du Cinéma in Saint-Denis starring Noomi Rapace.

Benny Benassi Remix

1. Doom And Gloom (Benny Benassi Remix) – 5:00^[6]

Personnel

• Mick Jagger – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, production
• Keith Richards – rhythm guitar, production
• Ronnie Wood – lead guitar, lap steel guitar
• Charlie Watts – drums

Additional musicians

• Darryl Jones – bass guitar
• Chuck Leavell – Hammond organ
• Jeff Bhasker – Moog and Juno synthesizers, production
• Emile Haynie – drum programming, production

Charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]	60
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8]	37
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9]	39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	72
France (SNEP)[11]	44
Germany (Official German Charts)[12]	64
Ireland (IRMA)[13]	55
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[14]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	17
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16]	38
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17]	61
UK Airplay Top 50 [17]	21
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[18]	30
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19]	24
US Heritage Rock	8
US Triple A (Billboard)[18]	10

In popular culture

The song was played in the fourth episode of the 2012 NBC series Do No Harm, when Ian arrives at a formal event.

The song is on the soundtrack for the video game MLB 13: The Show.

The song was played in the end credits to the 2013 film A Good Day to Die Hard.

The song also plays in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, when the Avengers gather together and construct a time machine.

References

1. "Brand New Rolling Stones Single "Doom And Gloom" Released on Thursday". The Rolling Stones. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
2. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom (Lyric Video)". 25 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012 – via YouTube.
3. "50 Best Songs of 2012: The Rolling Stones, 'Doom and Gloom'". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
4. Brian Hiatt (24 October 2012). "Inside the Rolling Stones' Reunion | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
5. Brian Hiatt (24 October 2012). "Inside the Rolling Stones' Reunion: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards tell all about the band's 50th-anniversary blowout". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
6. Doom and Gloom (Benny Benassi Remix) – Single by The Rolling Stones, retrieved 29 May 2019
7. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
8. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
9. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
10. "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
11. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
12. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
13. "Top 100 Singles – Week ending 18th October 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
14. "Chart Search Results – Japan Hot 100 Singles 2012-11-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
15. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
16. "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
17. "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 24th November 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
18. "The Rolling Stones Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
19. "Chart Highlights: Rolling Stones Debut on Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

External links

• Music video