Once Upon a Time in Shaolin RZA replied that the 88-year ban was necessary to maintain the integrity of the album as a work of art and to deflect any notions of a grand marketing or publicity stunt. According to him, the number 8 bears symbolic significance because there were eight original members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the numbers of the year 2015 add up to eight, Paddle8 has eight in its name, and a rotated eight is the symbol for infinity, which was used on their second album "Wu-Tang Forever". Wu-Tang later released an official statement saying that, although the music may not be sold
Time Is on My Side the song, and distinctive lead guitar. The single peaked at number six on the US "Billboard" Pop Singles Chart to become the Rolling Stones' first top ten hit in the US. Their previous single, "It's All Over Now", had peaked at number 26. A live version of the song from the band's 1982 live album, "Still Life", reached number 62 in the UK Singles Chart. "Time Is on My Side" has since been covered by artists such as Indexi, Michael Bolton, Cat Power, Hattie Littles, Blondie, Wilson Pickett, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, the O'Jays, the Pretty Things, Lorraine Ellison,