Rock'n Me
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| "Rock'n Me" | ||||
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 The European release of "Rock'n Me" by Mercury Records. |
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| Single by Steve Miller Band | ||||
| from the album Fly Like an Eagle | ||||
| B-side | "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" | |||
| Released | August 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | 1976 at CBS Studios in San Francisco, California[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Miller | |||
| Producer | Steve Miller | |||
| Steve Miller Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock'n Me" is a song by American rock group Steve Miller Band, written by the group's leader Steve Miller. The song was released as the second single from the group's ninth studio album Fly Like an Eagle in 1976 (see 1976 in music). The North American release of the single was credited to Steve Miller, while the European release was credited as Steve Miller Band.
The song was the band's second #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed at the top for 1 week,[2] and also topped the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada.[3]
The song is a playable track on the video game Rock Band 2 and on Tap Tap Revenge 3 for iOS.
The song's bridge riff bears a heavy resemblance to the main riff of All Right Now by Free.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Top Singles[3] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[4] | 22 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] | 23 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 1 |
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[7] | 25 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[8] | 44 |
[edit] References
- ^ Ashley Brown, ed. (1990). "Space Cowboy". The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. Vol. 11 (Reference ed.). Marshall Cavendish. p. 1227. ISBN 1-85435-026-9.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2010) [First published in 1983]. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5.
- ^ a b "Top Singles". RPM Vol. 26 (No. 7): p. 23. November 13, 1976. ISSN 0315-5994. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5106A&type=2&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
| Preceded by "If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single November 6, 1976 |
Succeeded by "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart |
| Preceded by "Disco Duck (part one)" by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots |
RPM Top Singles number-one single November 13, 1976 |
Succeeded by "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot |
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