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“Flip the Switch” by The Rolling Stones
From the album Bridges to Babylon (1997)
“Flip the Switch” by The Rolling Stones appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1997. It was first released in 1997 on the album Bridges to Babylon. Its best result is #46 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #88 hard rock song of 1997 and #99 of the '90s.
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"Flip the Switch" comes off Bridges to Babylon, the Rolling Stones' 1997 album on Virgin, and it's Mick Jagger and Keith Richards all the way down. That album spread its tracks around a crowd of producers while Jagger chased the sounds of the day, but this one stays in the family: the pair produced it as the Glimmer Twins with Don Was, back for another round after Voodoo Lounge.
The credits read like a guitar summit. Jagger sings lead and plays guitar next to Richards, Ronnie Wood and Waddy Wachtel, Charlie Watts is on drums, Jeff Sarli plays bass and Jim Keltner adds percussion. Joe Sublett blows the saxophone, and Blondie Chaplin rattles the tambourine and joins Richards and Bernard Fowler on backing vocals.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
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