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released by Virgin Records in 1998. Recorded over the course of the band's 1997–1998 worldwide

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, it was the band's eighth official full-length live release. Not wishing to repeat songs from previous live albums ''

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'' (1982), '' Flashpoint'' (1991) and ''

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'' (1995), the Rolling Stones for the most part chose songs that had never been on a live release, including four from the band's most-recent studio album ''

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'' (1997).

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and Dave Matthews appeared as special guests. The tracks were taken from live performances at the

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(for MTV's ''Live from the 10 Spot''), TWA Dome (St. Louis), River Plate Stadium (Buenos Aires), and Zeppelinfeld (Nuremberg). The album was released in November 1998, and the band thereafter embarked on another tour, the

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, crossing North America for 34 shows in hockey and basketball arenas. ''No Security'' peaked at number 67 on the

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, and at number 34 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It failed to achieve US

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status, selling more than 300,000 copies. The album was not reissued by UMe when Universal reissued the 1971–2005 back catalog.

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted. #" Intro" – 0:50 #"

You Got Me Rocking "You Got Me Rocking" is a song by the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones, on their 1994 album, ''Voodoo Lounge''. Begun early in 1993, "You Got Me Rocking" was initially a blues flavoured number; bootlegs have Jagger and Richards wor ...

" – 3:26 (Amsterdam Arena, 6 July 1998) #"

Gimme Shelter "Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. Released as the opening track from band's 1969 album ''Let It Bleed''. The song covers topics of war, murder, rape and fear. It features prominent guest vocals by American singe ...

" – 6:22 (MTV 10 Spot 25 October 1997) #"Flip the Switch" – 4:12 (Amsterdam Arena, 1 July 1998) #"

Memory Motel "Memory Motel" is a ballad song from English rock band the Rolling Stones' 1976 album ''Black and Blue''. The song is credited to singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards (named Richard at the time). It's one of the few which feature both ...

" – 6:05 (Amsterdam Arena, 5 July 1998) #" Corrina" (Taj Mahal/Jesse Ed Davis) – 4:17 (TWA Dome, St-Louis, MO, 12 December 1997) #"

Saint of Me "Saint of Me" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as the third single from their 21st British and 23rd American studio album, '' Bridges to Babylon'' (1997). It reached number 26 in the UK and number 94 in the US, where it ...

" – 5:25 (River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires, 4 April 1998) #"

Waiting on a Friend "Waiting on a Friend" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album ''Tattoo You''. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released as the album's second single, it reached on the Billboard Hot 100 singles ch ...

" – 5:02 (TWA Dome, St-Louis, MO, 12 December 1997) #"

Sister Morphine "Sister Morphine" is a song written by Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Faithfull released the original version of the song as the B-side to her Decca Records single "Something Better" on 21 February 1969. A different versi ...

" (Jagger/Richards/

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) – 6:16 (Amsterdam Arena, 6 July 1998) #" Live with Me" – 3:54 (Amsterdam Arena, 1 July 1998) #" Respectable" – 3:35 (Amsterdam Arena, 5 July 1998) #" I Just Want to Make Love to You" (

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) – 5:19 (Amsterdam Arena 1 July 1998) #"Thief in the Night" (Jagger/Richards/Pierre de Beauport) – 5:37 (Zeppelinfeld Nuremberg 13 June 1998) #" The Last Time" – 4:47 (TWA Dome, St-Louis, MO, 12 December 1997) #" Out of Control" – 7:59 (River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires, 4 April 1998) "I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a bonus track available only on the Japanese edition.

Personnel

;The Rolling Stones *

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

– lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar *

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

– guitar and vocals *

Ronnie Wood Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a ...

– electric and

lap slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

Charlie Watts Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...

– drums ;Additional musicians *

Darryl Jones Darryl Jones (born December 11, 1961) is an American bass guitarist. He has been recording and touring with the Rolling Stones since 1993. He has also played in bands with Miles Davis and Sting, among others. Career Darryl Jones was born on ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

Chuck Leavell Charles Alfred Leavell (born April 28, 1952) is an American musician. A member of the Allman Brothers Band throughout their commercial zenith in the 1970s, he subsequently became a founding member of the band Sea Level. He has served as the pri ...

– keyboards, backing vocals *Pierre de Beauport –

Wurlitzer electric piano The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from the mid-1950s to mid-1980s. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is concept ...

on "Thief in the Night" *

Bobby Keys Robert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Ni ...

– saxophone *Andy Snitzer – saxophone, keyboards *Kent Smith – trumpet *Michael Davis –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

Bernard Fowler Bernard Fowler (born January 2, 1960) is an American musician. He is known for a long association with The Rolling Stones, providing backing vocals since 1989 and on their studio recordings and live tours. Fowler has been a featured guest vocali ...

– backing vocals, percussion *

Lisa Fischer Lisa Fischer (born December 1, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She found success with her 1991 debut album ''So Intense'', which produced the Grammy Award–winning hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". She has been a back-up singer ...

– backing vocals *

Blondie Chaplin Terrence William "Blondie" Chaplin (born 7 July 1951) is a South African singer and guitarist from Durban, where he played in the band the Flames in the mid to late 1960s. From 1972 to 1973, he was a member of the Beach Boys and contributed ...

– backing vocals, percussion *Leah Wood – backing vocals on "Thief in the Night" *Johnny Starbuck – shaker on "Out of Control" ;Special guests: * Dave Matthews – vocals on "Memory Motel" *

– vocals on "Corinna" * Joshua Redman – saxophone on "Waiting on a Friend" ;Recording credits River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires, 4 April 1998 * Engineering –

Ed Cherney Edward Cherney (1950 – October 22, 2019) was an American recording engineer and record producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Over his career, he earned four Grammy awards, one Emmy Award, and five TEC Awards. Cherney was a ...

and David Hewitt at Remote Recording Services

Chart positions

;Album ;Singles

References

{{Authority control Albums produced by the Glimmer Twins The Rolling Stones live albums 1998 live albums Virgin Records live albums