"Streets of Love"
Single by the Rolling Stones
from the album A Bigger Bang
A-side"Rough Justice"
Released22 August 2005 (2005-08-22)[1]
Length5:10
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Jagger/Richards
Producer(s)
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Sympathy for the Devil (remix)"
(2003) 		"Streets of Love" / "Rough Justice"
(2005) 		"Rain Fall Down"
(2005)

"Streets of Love" is a song by rock band the Rolling Stones which was released as a double A-side single with "Rough Justice" from the 2005 album A Bigger Bang. The single was released on 22 August 2005, prior to the album.

Overview

"Streets of Love", a power ballad with a spare, guitar-based arrangement and falsetto chorus, received the main marketing push, though it failed to become a major hit in the US. By contrast, it went to number one in Spain, the top 10 in Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden, and the top 20 in Germany, Greece, Italy, and Norway. It was also a top 20 hit in the UK (where it was released as a double A-side with "Rough Justice"), reaching number 15 in the UK Singles Chart, some 42 years after their first UK hit "Come On".

"Streets of Love" is one of the few Rolling Stones songs licensed for use in advertising (See "Start Me Up", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "She's a Rainbow"). It is heard in a television commercial for mobile telephony provider Vodafone Italy, in which the company's spokes-model Megan Gale also appears. The video for this song was shot at Zaphod Beeblebrox, a nightclub in Ottawa, Ontario and Canadian actor Tan Arcade was cast and featured in the video. It was debuted live on 11 July 2006 in San Siro, Milan, Italy.

Track listing

  1. "Streets of Love" – 5:10
  2. "Rough Justice" – 3:11

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 41
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 6
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 15
Greece (IFPI)[10] 15
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[12]
with "Rough Justice" 		27
Italy (FIMI)[13] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 14
Scotland (OCC)[17]
with "Rough Justice" 		12
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[21]
with "Rough Justice" 		15

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 August 2005. p. 49.
  2. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love". Tracklisten. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 5th September 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 5 September 2005. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "The Rolling Stones: Streets of Love" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Top 50 Singles: Eβδομάδα 4–10/12" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Streets of Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  13. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  16. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  18. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  19. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  20. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Streets of Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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