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Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue

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"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Made in U.S.A.
B-side"Good Vibrations" (live)
ReleasedJune 9, 1986
GenrePop rock
Length3:44
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Mike Love, Terry Melcher[1]
Producer(s)Terry Melcher
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"She Believes in Love Again""
(1985)
"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"
(1986)
"California Dreamin'"
(1986)

"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1986 album Made in U.S.A. Written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher, it was released as a single on June 9, 1986[citation needed] and reached number 68 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart.

Cash Box said that it "features the unforgettable vocal harmonies and fun-loving trademarks that have endeared the Beach Boys to audiences for all these years."[2] Billboard said "theme and beat date from their earliest days, vocal arrangements from their maturity."[3]

Personnel

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Partial credits from Craig Slowinski.[4][5]


Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 79
Canada Top Singles 73
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart 33
New Zealand Singles Chart 50
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 68

References

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  1. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 21, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. June 28, 1986. p. 79. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ "Rock n Roll to the Rescue Producer credits".
  5. ^ "'70s Beach Boys Songs Brian Didn't Sing on".
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 66.