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“Send it to Me” by The Rolling Stones
From the album Emotional Rescue (1980)
“Send it to Me” by The Rolling Stones appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Emotional Rescue. Its best result is #71 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #71 alternative song of 1980.
Tucked onto Emotional Rescue in 1980, "Send It to Me" carries a Jagger-Richards credit but was mostly Mick's baby, and it wears the Rolling Stones' reggae habit proudly, a crush dating back to their Goats Head Soup sessions in Jamaica in 1973. The joke is in the setup: a lonely guy angling for a mail-order bride, with Jagger hamming it up in an affected drawl and tossing off rhymes on the fly.
Work started in Paris at Pathé Marconi in June 1979 and wrapped later that year at Electric Lady in New York. Ronnie Wood plays the slide and the solo, Keith Richards the rhythm hooks, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman thump away underneath, Sugar Blue blows harmonica, reggae singer Max Romeo drives the percussion, and the chorus slips into a disco feel. Chris Kimsey had to cut a twelve-minute take down to size. The Stones have never played it live.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 71 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 242 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
Also listed as: Send It To Me.
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