Jagger said at the time of its release, "'Respectable' really started off as a song in my head about how respectable we as a band were supposed to have become, 'We're so respectable'.
Jagger sagde på tidspunktet for dens udgivelse:” ”Respectable” startede virkelige bare som en sang i mit hoved om, hvor respekterede vi som bandet kunne forventes at være. ”Vi er så respekteret”.