Gimme Shelter

~ Recording by The Sisters of Mercy

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Gimme Shelter5:59The Sisters of MercyTemple of LoveThe Sisters of MercySingle
Merciful ReleaseMRX 027
3.3Gimme Shelter5:59The Sisters of MercyWEA Box SetThe Sisters of MercyEP + Compilation
Merciful Release, wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)[none]
2.3Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander by MistakeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-04-27
EastWest9031-76476-1
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander by MistakeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-04-27
EastWest, Merciful Release9031-76476-2
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander By Mistake (Made in Germany)The Sisters Of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-04-27
EastWest, Merciful Release9031-76476-2, 9031-76476-2 YS
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander By MistakeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)61306-2, 9 61306-2
1.9Gimme Shelter5:58The Sisters of MercyDevolution: Alternative Rock Classics 1975-1985Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Big Life (UK indie/dance)DEVOCD1
1.10Gimme Shelter5:56The Sisters of MercyAlternative Moments IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02)5134982000
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander by Mistake / Vision ThingThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)2564-69460-3
4.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercyOriginal Album SeriesThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-03-01
Rhino (reissue label), Merciful Release0825646839476
4.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercyOriginal Album SeriesThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011-11-04
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander by MistakeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2017-09-01
Warner Music Group Central Europe[none]
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander by MistakeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017
Rhino Records (UK reggae, NOT the re-issue label!)[none]
1.13Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercySome Girls Wander By MistakeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.61Gimme Shelter5:57The Sisters of MercyIndustrial Legacy, Volume 9–10: EvolutionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008
Bootleg
2.4Gimme Shelter6:01The Sisters of MercyEnter the SistersThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
MRCD 1, MRCD 2
2.4Gimme Shelter6:01The Sisters of MercyFamily TreeThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
2.4Gimme Shelter6:01The Sisters of MercyMerciful Release BoxThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
1.18Gimme Shelter5:54The Sisters of MercyEnter the SistersThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2020-06-14
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
1.11Gimme Shelter5:54The Sisters of MercyEnter the Sisters: Black OctoberThe Sisters of MercyAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

producer:Andrew Eldritch
bass guitar:Craig Adams (bass player for Sisters of Mercy/The Mission)
drum machine:Doktor Avalanche
guitar:Ben Gunn
Gary Marx
lead vocals:Andrew Eldritch
compiled in:Temple of Love (extended version) / Heartland / Gimme Shelter (order: 3)
recording of:Gimme Shelter (cover)

Related works

Gimme Shelter

written in:Mayfair, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968)
publisher:ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Westminster Music Ltd.
later parody versions:Gimme Helper
later translated versions:Der Tod vor der Tür