Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was the longest popular music song at the time, coming in at 11 minutes and 35 seconds, and was the first extended rock improvisation released by a major recording act.
"Goin Home" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood from 8 to 10 December 1965.
We just happened to keep the tape rolling, me on guitar, Brian [Jones] on harp, Bill [Wyman, on bass] and Charlie [Watts, on drums] and Mick.
"Goin' Home" plays as a long jam, eventually deconstructing Richards' guitar piece, Jagger's lyrics, and Watts' drum lines which build in power as the song progresses.
Classic Rock History critic Matthew Pollard rated "Goin' Home" as the Rolling Stones' 10th best deep cut, based on the raw rhythm, "nice effects-driven blues riff," Brian Jones' harmonica playing and Mick Jagger's "sex-drenched innuendos.