The Rolling Stones have unveiled Who You Callin’ Crazy, a track that features jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine.
The song is set to appear on Foreign Tongues Loose Lips, the deluxe version of the acclaimed Foreign Tongues album, due for release on November 27.
Lead singer Sir Mick Jagger delivers lines such as: “If I look nervous about to collapse, If I’m squirming like a rat in a trap, I keep blinking my nose starts to twitch, I keep scratching but nowhere to itch, Hey don’t like your sideways glance, Don’t want to live in your gothic romance.”
The chorus proclaims: “Who you callin’ crazy? I wanna know who you callin’ crazy, And what about you? You call yourself a lady.”
It arrives after the prior release Bad Luck Hideaway, which features the late Charlie Watts on drums.
In total there are five fresh tracks, including Where There’s A Will, Human Tide, and She Still Comes Around.
Fans of the rock legends have the option of purchasing a standalone vinyl edition as well as a deluxe 2CD edition.
Foreign Tongues, issued in July, stormed to the top of the charts in 14 countries.
Courtney, who contributed to Mick Jagger’s 1993 solo project Wandering Spirit, recently revealed that he had again been in the studio with the Start Me Up icon.
Speaking on BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions, Pine said: “I’ve just done another session a couple of weeks ago with him [Jagger] for The Rolling Stones.”
Praising the music icon, he added: “Mick’s an amazing artist. That whole pop world is completely different to anything that I know.”
Reflecting on past work for Jagger, he recalled: “I played on one version of Mick Jagger’s solo album and they threw it away and then I get a call, ‘Can I come out to LA tomorrow and play on another version of the same album?’ Mick Jagger? Of course!”
In June, Jagger indicated he was writing new material that could end up on a Stones album or for other artists.
When NME asked if he has another album in him beyond this summer’s Foreign Tongues, he replied: “Yeah, it could be a trio [of records]… I’ve already started writing songs anyway. They could be for other people though. When you write a song, you sometimes decide ‘that’s not for me, but it could be for the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers’ or whatever.”
He went on: “I’m very open-minded to it. I’ve got a lot of stuff, and not all of it’s suitable for The Rolling Stones. It shouldn’t stop me writing them, you know. If you get an idea, just write it.”
While there is the possibility of new music from the Stones, touring is a different matter altogether. Keith Richards is currently not keen on hitting the road again.
Speaking in a recent interview, bassist and guitarist Ronnie Wood explained that he and Mick are eager to get back on stage, but the lead guitarist is not pushing for the band’s return.
He told NME: “I know Mick is busting to go, and Keith is not busting to go. And you’ve got to have everybody’s enthusiasm to do it.”
Ronnie stressed that he will re-join the Stones as soon as the group decide to move forward, but confirmed there are no plans at present: “When my compadres say, ‘Let’s go’, I’ll be ready. I’ve got no plans yet though.”
