Paint It Black" is a raga-rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern Europe influences and lyrics about grief and loss. Originating from a series of improvisational melodies played by Brian Jones on the sitar, the features all five members of the band contributing to the final arrangement although only Jagger and Richards were credited as songwriters. In contrast to previous Rolling Stones singles with straightforward rock arrangements, "Paint It Black" has unconventional instrumentation, including a prominent sitar, a Hammond organ, and castanets. The song was influential to the burgeoning psychedelic genre as the first chart-topping single to feature the sitar, and widened the instrument's audience. Released on May 13, 1966, "Paint It Black" reached number one in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, furthermore it went to the runner-up slot in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Austria, and Ireland.