Their Satanic Majesties Request is the sixth British album released by The Rolling Stones, and it's US counterpart is consequently their eighth American studio album released. It was released in the UK on December 8, 1967 by Decca Records, and then the following day in US by Decca's American branch, London Records. The title is reportedly a play on words with the text that appears inside a British passport: "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..."