Rock & Roll Queen

"Rock and Roll Queen"
Single by The Subways
from the album Young For Eternity
Released	June 20, 2005
Format	CD, 7"
Genre	Alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock
Label	Warner Brothers Music/City Pavement Records (UK) Sire Records (US)
The Subways singles chronology
"Oh Yeah" (2005) "Rock and Roll Queen" (2005) "With You" (2005)

"Rock & Roll Queen" is the most successful and popular single from the British indie rock band The Subways, from their debut record Young For Eternity. It was featured on the hit drama The OC and is track 1 on Music from the OC: Mix 5. It also features in British TV advertisements for Rimmel, the movie Live Free or Die Hard, the 2008 German movie Die Welle as well as appearing on the soundtracks of EA Sports games Rugby 06 and FIFA Street 2. In 2008, the song appeared in the video games Saints Row 2 and Pure. The song was also used in the trailer and nightclub scene for the film RocknRolla, in which they appear performing the song.

Track listings

• 7"

1. "Rock & Roll Queen"
2. "Under The Sun"

• CDS

1. "Rock & Roll Queen"
2. "Automatic"

• CDM

1. "Rock & Roll Queen"
2. "Another Sense"
3. "I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say" (Zane Lowe Session)
4. "Rock & Roll Queen" [Video]

Chart performance

The single itself reached number 22 on the UK singles chart when released on June 20, 2005.^{[citation needed]}

History

The track was written by Billy Lunn and is based about his ex-partner Charlotte, who's also in The Subways.