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It was released as a single in the United States and peaked at # 8 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1966. The B-side "Lady Jane" peaked at # 24. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Mother's Little Helper" was recorded in Los Angeles from 3 � 8 December 1965. The song deals with the darker perspective of the use of barbiturates, specifically Nembutal (pentobarbitone), among housewives. |} Toward the end of the song, the mothers are warned: |} The song is based around folksy chords and an eastern-flavoured guitar riff sounding like a sitar. The riff is actually a heavily compressed 12-string electric guitar played with a slide. The ending of the song was the idea of Bill Wyman, whose driving bass is a distinctive feature of the studio track. |