Jumpin Jack Flash The Rolling Stones

Jumpin Jack Flash is a song by English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, released as a single in 1968. Called supernatural Delta blues by way of Swinging London by Rolling Stone, 1 the song is seen as the band s return to their blues roots after the psychedelia of their preceding albums Between the Buttons and Their Satanic Majesties One of the group s most popular and recognizable songs, Jumpin Jack Flash has been featured in many films and on the Rolling Stones compilation albums Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), Hot Rocks, Singles Collection and Forty Licks. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recording on Jumpin Jack Flash began during the Beggars Banquet sessions of 1968 (although it was not released on that album). Regarding the song s distinctive sound, guitarist Richards has said: I used a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic tuned to open D, six string. Open D or open E, wh