DESCRIPTION:
From '' Maxayn ''
Label: Capricorn Records -- CP 0100
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1972

Tracklist
A1 Trying For Days
A2 Song
A3 You Can't Always Get What You Want
A4 Jam For Jack
B1 Gimme Shelter
B2 Let Me Be Your Friend
B3 Doing Nothing, Nothing Doing
B4 Beloved

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"Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Although the first word was spelled "Gimmie" on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made "Gimme" the customary spelling. The Rolling Stones first played the song live in 1969 at Pop Go the Sixties.

Cover versions

Ruth Copeland on her debut album Self Portrait, performed with George Clinton's Parliament, in 1969 (reissued on The Invictus Sessions in 2002)
Original backing singer Merry Clayton recorded her own version in 1970, and it hit the Billboard Hot 100.
Grand Funk Railroad on the album Survival in 1971; a #61 U.S. hit as a single
Josefus for their album Dead Man.
The Sisters of Mercy in 1983, on the B-side of their single "Temple of Love" (released on the album Some Girls Wander by Mistake in 1992). This version is notable for interchanging "shot" and "kiss" in the lyrics, i.e. War [...] is just a kiss away, love [...] is just a shot away.
The Divine Horsemen, a Los Angeles post-punk band, included a note-perfect cover on their 1987 album Middle of the Night, with co-lead singer Julie Christensen doing a spooky take on Merry Clayton's wailing.
The Goo Goo Dolls on their 1989 album Jed
Metric pay tribute to the song in their track "Gimme Sympathy" off their 2009 album Fantasies*The Inspiral Carpets in 1990
John Mellencamp covered the song during his 2001 Cuttin' Heads tour.
Meat Loaf covered the song during live shows in the 1980s with vocalist Leslie Aday (aka 'Leslie Loaf') duetting Merry Clayton's parts opposite her husband
Holy Soldier, a 1980s Christian metal band from Los Angeles, California, on the album Last Train in 1992
Hawkwind, studio album It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous, 1993
Michael Hedges, album Strings on Steel, 1993
Thunder on their album Their Finest Hour (And A Bit) released in October 1995
The Hellacopters released a cover in 1997 on their 7" "Like No Other Man" released 1998, also featured in Cream Of The Crap Vol. 1, 2002
Ashley Cleveland on her album You Are There, 1998
Rio Reiser, German singer, sometimes performed the song on stage; a recording was released only posthumously on the album Am Piano 2, 1999
Rock band The Accident Experiment on the maxi-single "Mind Death Machine"
Legião Urbana, on their album Música P/ Acampamentos
Kathy Mattea covered the song on her 2005 album "Right Out of Nowhere."
Turbonegro's cover was an unreleased song that ended up on their rarity collection Small Feces.
The London Symphony Orchestra on the album Symphonic Music of The Rolling Stones. This version of the song is heard in the Children of Men (2006) trailer.
Streetlab, techno remix, released 30 January 2007
Patti Smith released the song as a single from her April 2007 cover album Twelve.
Keith Urban and Alicia Keys at Live Earth at Giants Stadium on July 7, 2007
Angélique Kidjo and Joss Stone covered the song for Kidjo's album Djin Djin and performed it live at the Live Earth concert in Jonnesburg, South Africa on July 7, 2007
Stereophonics released a cover version as the B-side to "My Friends" in December 2007
Sheryl Crow incorporated elements of "Gimme Shelter" into live performances of her song "Gasoline", which appeared in its original form on the album Detours.
Paul Brady & The Forest Rangers covered the song for the final episode of season 2 of Sons of Anarchy. This version is available on the 5 song EP Sons of Anarchy: Shelter.
U2 covered the song at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame benefit concert on October 30, 2009, with Mick Jagger sharing lead vocals with Bono and featuring The Black Eyed Peas members Fergie, singing Merry Clayton's vocal part, and will.i.am, playing piano and synthesizer.
Zeds Dead released a Dubstep version on YouTube.
Puddle of Mudd covered the song on their 2011 cover album Re:(disc)overed.

Other appearances in popular culture

In the final part of Air America as a large battle is being built up then fought.
Is playable in the video game Rock Band.
In Dexter Season 2 episode 5 entitled The Dark Defender.
In Martin Scorsese's gangster films, including Goodfellas, Casino, and The Departed.
In Layer Cake.
An episode of That 70's Show was named after the song.
In the trailer for the 2006 film, Children of Men.
In the Entourage episode "The Abyss".
In the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting.
In the 1969 episode of RTÉ's Reeling in the Years.
In the beginning of season 1, episode 4 of Hawaii Five-0.
For the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops.
In Season 2, Episode 13 of the FX TV show Sons of Anarchy. This version is covered by Paul Brady & The Forest Rangers.