Saint of Me

"Saint of Me" is a single by The Rolling Stones from their 1997 album Bridges to Babylon. Mick Jagger sings about various people in history who had converted to Christianity, notably St. Paul and St. Augustine. Jagger then states that they will never make a saint out of him.

"Saint of Me"
Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album Bridges to Babylon
B-side"Anyway You Look at It"
(non-album track)
Released26 January 1998
RecordedMarch – July 1997
GenreRock
Length4:11 (Radio edit)
5:15 (Album version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Jagger/Richards
Producer(s)Don Was, The Dust Brothers, The Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Anybody Seen My Baby?"
(1997)		 "Saint of Me"
(1998)		 "Out of Control"
(1998)
Music video
"Saint of Me" on YouTube

Recording

The song is notable for its performers. With Jagger on vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards, Waddy Wachtel and Ron Wood play electric guitars (Keith Richards is notably absent), Me'Shell Ndegéocello and Pierre de Beauport on bass and six-string bass, respectively, and Stones-recording veteran Billy Preston on organ.

Release

"Saint of Me" reached #26 in the UK and #94 in the US. The track also reached #13 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.

A recording from the Bridges to Babylon Tour can be found on the 1998 live album No Security.

The B-side, "Anyway You Look at It", is a ballad and appears on the Rarities 1971–2003 compilation, released in 2005.

Track listing
  1. "Saint of Me" (Radio edit) – 4:11
  2. "Anyway You Look at It" – 4:30
  3. "Gimme Shelter" (live) – 6:54
  4. "Anybody Seen My Baby" (Bonus Roll) – 5:59

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 34
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 68
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 52
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 94
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 7

References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – The Rolling Stones – Saint of Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Rolling Stones – Saint of Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Rolling Stones – Saint of Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. "Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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