"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1969 album Let It Bleed.

[7][8] The structure of the song is as follows:[5] In his retrospective review of the song, Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said: "If you buy John Lennon's observation that the Rolling Stones were apt to copy the Beatles' innovations within a few months or so, 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' is the Rolling Stones' counterpart to 'Hey Jude'.

The contrast is enhanced as choir performs with British accent (Received Pronunciation), while Jagger imitates Southern American English, which is typical for his singing style.

Each verse captures the essence of the initial optimism and eventual disillusion, followed by the resigned pragmatism of the chorus.

[citation needed] Unterberger elaborated: Much has been made of the lyrics reflecting the end of the overlong party that was the 1960s, as a snapshot of Swinging London burning out.

[13] Marianne Faithfull has also claimed a role: "Obviously I also contributed to 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' and 'Dear Doctor' – junk songs ...

[19] Although the campaign had attained a blanket licence from ASCAP,[20] after the convention, the band said publicly that they do not endorse Trump and requested that he cease all use of their songs immediately.

[22] According to Jagger, the band considers the use of the song as a play-out at rallies to be "odd", given that it is a "sort of doomy ballad about drugs in Chelsea".