Sway (track)
by The Rolling Stones
Year: 1971
From the album Sticky Fingers (track #2)
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Sway appears on the following album(s) by The Rolling Stones:
- Sticky Fingers (track #2) (this album) (1971)
- Sticky Fingers Live (track #1) (2015)
- Singles 1968-1971 (track #14) (compilation) (2005)
- From The Vault: Sticky Fingers Live At The Fonda Theatre 2015 (track #4) (2017)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/08/2026 13:16 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 | |
| 01/23/2026 15:11 | alexandermause | 17,073 | 85/100 | |
| 01/22/2026 21:02 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,615 | 100/100 | |
| 12/27/2025 20:14 | SammyC33 | 720 | 88/100 | |
| 12/08/2025 03:53 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,269 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.5/100, a mean average of 85.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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"Ain't flinging tears out on the dusty ground for my friends out on the burial ground.
Can't stand the feeling getting so brought down.
It's just that demon life has got me in its sway.”
A slower bluesy number with a couple of outstanding solos from Mick Taylor and with a great arrangement on this track has a similar feel to Moonlight Mile, another slower number
Mick admitting the toll that the Stones' wild life has left on him, both physically and emotionally.
Fischman 01/13/2017 23:05 | #182616
Horribly underrated Stones gem. One of the Glimmer Twins' better lyrics and a perfect vocal.
One of, if not my favourite song on the album. It's a woozy, morning after track with all the edginess that the Stones evoked so brilliantly at this point. A great blurry masterpiece.
tgarritsen 04/30/2014 15:58 | #110419
Great guitar work. Fits in perfecly with the mood of the album.
SingingPeasant96 10/16/2013 11:07 | #88511
Both 'Brown Sugar' and 'Wild Horses' are great. but this song, which is underrated because of both famous songs I think is actually best song of the album(maybe, of the band) just my opinion
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