"Gimme Shelter" is a song by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Rolling Stone named it the Number 38 greatest song of all time in 2004 in its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
- Electric Guitars: Keith Richards
- Drums: Charlie Watts
- Bass: Bill Wyman
- Lead Vocals: Mick Jagger
- Vocal Solo: Merry Clayton
- Backing Vocals: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Merry Clayton
- Harmonica: Mick Jagger
- Piano: Nicky Hopkins
- Percussion: Jimmy Miller
Gimme Shelter is also the name of a documentary film directed by Albert Maysles and David Maysles , chronicling the Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. tour, culminating in the disastrous concert at Altamont in which the Hells Angels provided security and a fan was murdered on film.
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