<P> In their 2012 50th anniversary tour, the Rolling Stones sang this song with Mary J. Blige, Florence Welch, and Lady Gaga . </P> <P> "Gimme Shelter" was never released as a single . Nevertheless, it has been included on many compilation releases, including Gimme Shelter, Hot Rocks 1964--1971, Forty Licks and GRRR! . </P> <P> Michel Gondry, an Academy Award - winning French filmmaker, directed a music video for the song, which was released in 1998 . The video features a sixteen - year old Brad Renfro, playing a young man escaping with his brother from a dysfunctional home and the abuse they suffered at the hands of their abusive alcoholic father, and then from society as a whole . </P> <P> The Rolling Stones </P>

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