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Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released 5 September 2005[1]
Recorded
November 2004
7–9 March 2005
6–28 June 2005
Studio
Pocé sur Cisse and La Fourchette in France
Ocean Way Recording and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length 64:23
Label
VirginRolling Stones
Producer
Don WasThe Glimmer TwinsMatt Clifford
The Rolling Stones chronology
Singles 1968–1971
(2005) A Bigger Bang
(2005) Rarities 1971–2003
(2005)

The Rolling Stones studio album chronology
Bridges to Babylon
(1997) A Bigger Bang
(2005) Blue & Lonesome
(2016)

A Bigger Bang is the twenty-second studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released through Virgin Records on 5 September 2005. It was the band`s last album of original material recorded entirely with Charlie Watts on drums before his death in 2021.[2]

Unlike their prior effort eight years before, the sprawling and eclectic Bridges to Babylon, which had an array of producers, musical styles, and guest musicians, the Stones set out to make a basic, hard rock album that hearkened back to their 1960s–1970s heyday. A single producer, Don Was, was brought in to co-produce the album alongside the band`s principal songwriting and production team of vocalist Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Joining the two were band members Ronnie Wood on guitar and Charlie Watts on drums, contract players Darryl Jones on bass and Chuck Leavell on keyboards, and multi-instrumentalist Matt Clifford. Most of the basic tracks were recorded as a simple trio of Jagger, Richards, and Watts, with overdubs added later by other players.

The back-to-basics method of recording the album paid off for the Stones, who saw the album reach number three in the US, number two in the UK, and number one in eleven countries around the world. The lead single, `Streets of Love`, failed to chart in the US, but was otherwise successful around the world, reaching number 15 in the UK and top-40 in over a dozen other countries. Two other singles were released to moderate worldwide sales. Reviews of the album were generally favourable; while critics noted that the album was not up to the standards of the Stones classic period, it nonetheless was among the best reviewed of their later albums. The follow-up tour, which lasted two years, would become the highest-grossing tour of all time by its completion. A Martin Scorsese-directed concert film titled Shine a Light documented the tour.

History
The album used a stripped-down style reminiscent of Some Girls (1978), but with a harder, more contemporary edge. Although initial reports stated that the Stones had `returned to their roots` with the record, the minimal instrumentation, rough mix, tough blues and `garage` rock hybrid bear certain similarities to the style of contemporary artists like the White Stripes and the Black Keys.

Many songs were recorded with just the core band of Jagger, Richards and Watts. Ronnie Wood was absent from many sessions, playing on only ten of the sixteen tracks, with only occasional contributions from outside musicians comprising the recording of the album. This is also the first album where Jagger plays bass guitar on some tracks.

The Stones said in a statement that the album`s title reflects `their fascination with the scientific theory about the origin of the universe.`[3][4]

Writing and recording
Songs for A Bigger Bang were composed by Jagger and Richards in June 2004 at Jagger`s chateau in Pocé-sur-Cisse, France. At the château, they learned of Charlie Watts` throat cancer diagnosis and debated about postponing the writing, but ultimately went ahead after determining that Watts was not required to be present until later. As a result of this, Jagger played the drums during early guide track recordings; all but one of these was later rerecorded by Watts, but Jagger`s beat remained. Jagger and Richards shared guitar, bass, and keyboard parts between each other. The album was produced by Don Was and the sound engineering was done by Krish Sharma. Mixing for the album was performed by Jack Joseph Puig and Dave Sardy.[5]

Lyrical content
The song `Sweet Neo Con` is a criticism of the conservative Christian movement in American politics.[6]

`Dangerous Beauty` is widely understood to refer to US Army Reserve Lynndie England, who was convicted of mistreating detainees during the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse that occurred at the Abu Ghraib prison during the Iraq War.[7][better source needed]

All tracks are written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

A Bigger Bang track listing
No. Title Length
1. `Rough Justice` 3:11
2. `Let Me Down Slow` 4:16
3. `It Won`t Take Long` 3:54
4. `Rain Fall Down` 4:54
5. `Streets of Love` 5:10
6. `Back of My Hand` 3:32
7. `She Saw Me Coming` 3:12
8. `Biggest Mistake` 4:06
9. `This Place Is Empty` 3:12
10. `Oh No, Not You Again` 3:46
11. `Dangerous Beauty` 3:48
12. `Laugh, I Nearly Died` 4:54
13. `Sweet Neo Con` 4:33
14. `Look What the Cat Dragged In` 3:57
15. `Driving Too Fast` 3:56
16. `Infamy` 3:47
Total length: 64:23
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[32]

The Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger – vocals (all tracks), guitars (1–5, 8, 10–16), keyboard (4, 12, 13, 16), vibraphone (4), bass guitar (6, 7, 11, 13, 14), harmonica (6, 13, 16), percussion (6, 7, 12, 15, 16), slide guitar (6, 9), production (all tracks)
Keith Richards – guitars (all tracks), backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 8), lead vocals (9, 16), bass guitar (9, 10, 16), piano (9), keyboard (16), production (all tracks)
Charlie Watts – drums (all tracks)
Ronnie Wood – slide guitar (1, 2), guitars (3–5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15)
Additional musicians

Darryl Jones – bass guitar (1–5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15)
Chuck Leavell – piano (1, 5, 15), organ (3, 5, 8)
Matt Clifford – keyboard (4, 5), vibraphone (4, 5), organ (5), piano (5), programming (4, 5), string arrangement (5), production (5)
Blondie Chaplin – vocals (7, 16)
Don Was – piano (9)
Lenny Castro – percussion (14)
Production
Don Was – production (all tracks)
Ryan Castle – engineer (1)
Andy Brohard – assistant engineer (1)
Dave Sardy – mixing (1)
Krish Sharma – engineer (all tracks), mixing (4, 6, 12–14, 16)
Jack Joseph Puig – mixing (2, 3, 5, 7–11, 15)
Dean Nelson – assistant engineer (2, 3, 5, 7–11, 15)
J.D. Andrew – additional engineer and editing (4, 6, 12–14, 16)
German Villacorta – 2nd assistant engineer (4, 6, 12–14, 16)
Pierre de Beauport – guitar technician, demo engineer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Stewart Whitmore – digital editor for Marcussen Mastering
Tony King – artwork coordination
Nick Knight – photography
Michael Nash Associates – design and art direction