The Rolling Stones’ Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips adds five recordings to the band’s 14-track album Foreign Tongues: “Where There’s a Will,” “Who You Callin’ Crazy,” “Human Tide,” “Bad Luck Hideaway” and “She Still Comes Around.” Four are described as previously unavailable, while “Bad Luck Hideaway” had already appeared as an iTunes bonus track and later as the B-side to a streaming single. Together, the songs form a compact companion to the original album rather than an entirely new Rolling Stones project.
Announced on October 14, 2026, the expanded edition is scheduled for release through Polydor/Universal Music on November 27. It will be available digitally and in two physical configurations designed to keep the five-song Loose Lips collection distinct from the main album.
The Five Songs on Loose Lips
The bonus disc follows this running order:
- “Where There’s a Will”
- “Who You Callin’ Crazy”
- “Human Tide”
- “Bad Luck Hideaway”
- “She Still Comes Around”
Universal Music’s Canadian and Japanese announcements identify the same five tracks, a list also reported by Louder, SPIN and Rolling Stone. The label presents them as recordings connected to the creative period surrounding Foreign Tongues, which was released on July 10, 2026.
That distinction matters. This is not a second full-length album assembled only a few months later. It is a supplement that gives five additional recordings their own title, sequence and physical disc while preserving the original album as the centerpiece.
It is also important not to describe every selection as unreleased. Four of the five are being made available for the first time, but “Bad Luck Hideaway” already has a release history of its own.
Charlie Watts, Courtney Pine and Steve Winwood Appear
Three songs arrive with especially notable confirmed credits.
On “Bad Luck Hideaway,” Mick Jagger and Keith Richards share the vocals, while Charlie Watts plays drums. Universal Music Canada, ANSA, Louder and Rolling Stone Italia identify those contributions. The combination makes the track particularly significant: it places Jagger and Richards together at the microphone while retaining Watts’ presence behind the kit.
The available sources do not establish exactly when the recording was made, so its inclusion should not be used to assign it to a specific session or year. What can be said is that the Stones and their label have placed it within the broader Foreign Tongues project.
“Who You Callin’ Crazy” features jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine. The credit appears in Universal Music’s announcements and was also reported by Louder, SPIN and ANSA. Pine’s appearance gives the five-song collection a notable connection to British jazz, although complete personnel information for the recording has not yet been published.
Universal Music Japan, the official Universal Music Store and the Rolling Stones’ official store credit Steve Winwood with organ on “Where There’s a Will.” It is another link between the Stones and a musician whose work has long encompassed rock, blues, soul and rhythm and blues.
Complete songwriting, production and personnel credits for all five recordings have not been published in the cited listings. No additional credits should be assumed for “Human Tide” or “She Still Comes Around.”
How “Bad Luck Hideaway” Reached the Deluxe Edition
“Bad Luck Hideaway” provides the clearest example of what Loose Lips is doing.
The song first appeared as a bonus track on the iTunes-exclusive edition of Foreign Tongues. That made it available, but only within a particular digital version of the album. It was subsequently distributed more broadly on digital platforms as the B-side to the streaming single “Mr. Charm.”
Its inclusion on Loose Lips represents the next step in that progression. The track is no longer an isolated retailer bonus or a secondary song attached to a single. It now has a defined place within a five-track companion release, alongside four recordings being made available for the first time.
That history also explains why the deluxe edition is more accurately called a curated expansion than a collection of five new songs. It combines previously unavailable material with a recording that had already appeared in more limited forms.
How the Digital, Vinyl and CD Editions Differ
The announced configurations organize the material in three ways:
| Format | Contents |
|---|---|
| Digital | Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips across digital platforms |
| Red vinyl plus CD | Loose Lips on heavyweight red vinyl, packaged with the original Foreign Tongues album on CD |
| Two-CD edition | The original 14-track album on the first disc and the five-song Loose Lips collection on the second |
The physical editions therefore bundle the expansion with Foreign Tongues, while the digital release makes the additional recordings available on digital platforms.
That structure preserves the identity of the original album. Instead of inserting the songs into a revised physical running order, the Stones have given Loose Lips its own sequence and presentation.
Why It Is an Extension of Foreign Tongues
Foreign Tongues was released on July 10, 2026, as the Rolling Stones’ 25th British studio album. Andrew Watt produced the original 14-track record, continuing the partnership established on Hackney Diamonds.
Watt also produced Hackney Diamonds, which won Best Rock Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, according to the Recording Academy and the Associated Press. The deluxe edition consequently fits within the Stones’ recent recording cycle rather than signaling the launch of a separate studio-album campaign.
The timing reinforces that reading. Loose Lips was announced about three months after Foreign Tongues arrived, and the physical editions retain the July album as their foundation. The five-track collection expands the view of that project without replacing its original form.
The Disputed Advance-Track Date
Published sources disagree about when “Who You Callin’ Crazy” was scheduled to reach digital services.
Universal Music’s Canadian and Japanese announcements, along with ANSA and Rolling Stone Italia, give October 20, 2026. Louder and SPIN give October 16. Because the cited reports contain both dates and no correction resolving the discrepancy, neither should be treated as definitive without further confirmation from the band or label.
The main release date is not in dispute: Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips is scheduled for November 27, 2026.
Ultimately, the package adds five songs, several notable guest or band-member credits and a clearer home for “Bad Luck Hideaway.” Its format, timing and connection to the July record make Loose Lips a companion to Foreign Tongues—not a replacement for it and not a separate Rolling Stones album.
Leave a Reply