Editing The Rolling Stones (section)

===1978–1982: Commercial peak===
The group's fortunes changed in 1978, after the band released ''[[Some Girls]]'', which included the hit single "[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]]", the country ballad "[[Far Away Eyes]]", "[[Beast of Burden (song)|Beast of Burden]]", and "[[Shattered (song)|Shattered]]". In part as a response to punk, many songs, particularly "[[Respectable (The Rolling Stones song)|Respectable]]", were fast, basic, guitar-driven rock and roll,<ref name=AMGsomegirls>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/some-girls-mw0000191642|title=Some Girls – album review|work=AllMusic|access-date=14 July 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628230956/http://www.allmusic.com/album/some-girls-mw0000191642|archive-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> and the album's success re-established the Rolling Stones' immense popularity among young people. It reached number&nbsp;2 in the UK and number&nbsp;1 in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rollingstones.com/release/some-girls/ |title=Some Girls |website=The Rolling Stones |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113065148/http://www.rollingstones.com/release/some-girls/ |archive-date=13 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the [[Rolling Stones US Tour 1978|1978 US Tour]], the band appeared on the first show of the fourth season of the TV series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. <!--Do not restore until reference can be found --><!--The group did not tour Europe the following year, breaking the routine of touring Europe every three years that the band had followed since 1967.{{fact|date=August 2017}} --> Following the success of ''Some Girls'', the band released their next album, ''[[Emotional Rescue]]'', in mid-1980.{{sfn|Nelson|2010|p=92}} During recording sessions for the album, a rift between Jagger and Richards slowly developed. Richards wanted to tour in the summer or autumn of 1980 to promote the new album. Much to his disappointment, Jagger declined.{{sfn|Nelson|2010|p=92}} ''Emotional Rescue'' hit the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rollingstones.com/release/emotional-rescue/ |title=Emotional Rescue |website=The Rolling Stones |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408085109/http://www.rollingstones.com/release/emotional-rescue/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the title track reached number&nbsp;3 in the US.{{sfn|Nelson|2010|p=92}}
[[File:Rolling Stones - Keith-Mick-Ron (1981).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|The Rolling Stones performing at [[Rupp Arena]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], December 1981|alt=The Rolling Stones on stage in December 1981. From left: Mick Jagger wearing a blue jacket with yellow clothing and a black belt singing into a microphone, Keith Richards wearing black pants and a small purple vest (no shirt) playing a black guitar to the left—and slightly in front—of Jagger, Ronnie Wood wearing an orange jacket and black shirt/pants playing a beige guitar behind Jagger and Richards.]]

In early 1981, the group reconvened and decided to tour the US that year, leaving little time to write and record a new album, as well as to rehearse for the tour. That year's resulting album, ''Tattoo You'', featured a number of outtakes from other recording sessions, including lead single "[[Start Me Up]]", which reached number&nbsp;2<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-rolling-stones/chart-history/hsi/  |title=Start Me Up |newspaper=Billboard |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> in the US and ranked number&nbsp;22 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot 100 year-end chart. Two songs ("Waiting on a Friend" (US number&nbsp;13) and "Tops") featured Mick Taylor's unused rhythm guitar tracks, while jazz saxophonist [[Sonny Rollins]] played on "[[Slave (The Rolling Stones song)|Slave]]", "Neighbours", and "Waiting on a Friend".<ref>{{cite web|last=Janovitz|first=Bill|url={{AllMusic|class=song|id=t2766888|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Rolling Stones: 'Waiting on a Friend'|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> The album reached number&nbsp;2 in the UK and number&nbsp;1 in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rollingstones.com/release/tattoo-you/ |title=Tattoo You |publisher=The Rolling Stones |access-date=18 June 2018 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408112220/http://www.rollingstones.com/release/tattoo-you/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Rolling Stones reached number&nbsp;20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1982 with "[[Hang Fire]]". Their [[Rolling Stones American Tour 1981|1981 American Tour]] was their biggest, longest, and most colourful production to date. It was the highest-grossing tour of that year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/04/arts/the-pop-life-the-stones-roll-on-refusing-to-become-show-business-slick.html|title=The Stones Roll On, Refusing to Become Show-Business Slick |last=Palmer|first=Robert|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 November 1981 |access-date=3 July 2022|author-link=Robert Palmer (American writer)|url-access=limited}}</ref> It included a concert at Chicago's [[Checkerboard Lounge]] with Muddy Waters, in one of his last performances before his death in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/checkerboard-lounge-live-chicago-1981-dvd-mw0002380039 |title=Muddy Waters / The Rolling Stones – Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago 1981 (DVD)|publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151016044510/http://www.allmusic.com/album/checkerboard-lounge-live-chicago-1981-dvd-mw0002380039|archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref> Some of the shows were recorded. This resulted in the 1982 live album ''[[Still Life (American Concert 1981)]]'' which reached number&nbsp;4 in the UK and number&nbsp;5 in the US,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rollingstones.com/release/still-life/ |title=Still Life |publisher=The Rolling Stones |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> and the 1983 [[Hal Ashby]] concert film ''[[Let's Spend the Night Together (film)|Let's Spend the Night Together]]'', filmed at [[Sun Devil Stadium]] in [[Tempe, Arizona]] and the [[Brendan Byrne Arena]] in the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex|Meadowlands]], New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Loder|first1=Kurt|last2=Pond|first2=Steve|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stones-tour-pays-off-19820121 |title=Stones Tour Pays Off|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=21 January 1982|access-date=18 August 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507050913/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stones-tour-pays-off-19820121 |archive-date=7 May 2016|url-access=limited}}</ref>

In mid-1982, to commemorate their 20th anniversary, the Rolling Stones took their American stage show to Europe. The European tour was their first in six years and used a similar format to the American tour. The band were joined by former [[Allman Brothers Band]] keyboardist [[Chuck Leavell]], who continues to perform and record with them.<ref name="Music Legends">{{cite web|publisher=Music Legends|url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/chuck-leavell-interview-rolling-stones/|title=Interview with Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones|access-date=6 May 2013|date=8 April 2010|last=Saulnier|first=Jason|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075205/http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/chuck-leavell-interview-rolling-stones/|archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> By the end of the year, the Stones had signed a new four-album recording deal with a new label, [[Columbia Records|CBS Records]], for a reported $50&nbsp;million, then the biggest record deal in history.{{sfn|Nelson|2010|p=96}}