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Overview

"Streets of Love", a power ballad with a spare, guitar-based arrangement and

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, Ontario and Canadian actor Tan Arcade was cast and featured in the video. It was debuted live on 11 July 2006 in San Siro, Milan, Italy.

Track listing

* CD and 7-inch single () # "Streets of Love" – 5:10 # "Rough Justice" – 3:11

Personnel

* Mick Jagger - vocals and electric rhythm guitar * Keith Richards - acoustic guitar * Ron Wood - electric lead guitar *

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- drums Additional musicians * Darryl Jones - bass guitar *

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and Matt Clifford - pianos and organs * Matt Clifford - strings and programming

Charts

References

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