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1981 single by The Rolling Stones

For other uses, see Start Me Up (disambiguation).

"Start Me Up" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album Tattoo You.

Released as the album's lead single, it reached number one on Australian Kent Music Report, number two in Canada, number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number seven on the UK Singles Chart, and the top ten in a handful of European countries.

Writing and recording

"Start Me Up" was a reggae song originally recorded in March 1975 during sessions for the Rolling Stones' album Black and Blue before it was re-recorded during the January and March 1978 sessions for the Some Girls album.^[1] The song began as a reggae rock track named "Never Stop", but after dozens of takes it was abandoned.

"Start Me Up" was not chosen for the album and was saved for later use. Richards commented:

It was one of those things we cut a lot of times; one of those cuts that you can pla