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"Mr Rock & Roll"
Single by Amy Macdonald
from the album This Is the Life
B-side"Somebody New", "What Is Love"
Released16 July 2007 (UK)
5 August 2008 (US)
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
Length3:35
LabelVertigo Records
Songwriter(s)Amy Macdonald
Producer(s)Pete Wilkinson
Amy Macdonald singles chronology
"Poison Prince"
(2007) 		"Mr Rock & Roll"
(2007) 		"L.A."
(2007)
Music video
"Mr Rock & Roll" on YouTube
iTunes digital single cover
iTunes Digital Cover

"Mr. Rock & Roll" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on 16 July 2007. It was her first full single after the limited online release of "Poison Prince",[1] and was released on CD and 7" vinyl. It charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart — reaching number 1 on the Scottish Singles Chart — and entered the top 10 in Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The song is the first track on Macdonald’s debut album This Is the Life, and is her most successful single in the UK so far. This song was also featured on the BBC Olympics 2008 programming, where it was played as the show looked over the day's events.

Music video

The music video consists of Macdonald playing a guitar in a white room. Pictures of her and a man and another woman walking in town are also seen.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Mr. Rock & Roll"
  2. "Somebody New"

7" single

  1. "Mr. Rock & Roll"
  2. "What Is Love"

CD single - Europe

  1. "Mr. Rock & Roll"
  2. "Somebody New"
  3. "Let's Start a Band"

CD single - Germany

  1. "Mr. Rock and Roll"
  2. "A Wish for Something More"
  3. "Let's Start a Band"

Digital download

  1. "Mr. Rock & Roll"
  2. "Mr. Rock & Roll" (acoustic)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[22] Gold 0*
Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life (2007) - 320 kbs". Boris Music Corner. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200912 into search. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Notowanie nr1377" (in Polish). LP3. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll". Singles Top 100.
  12. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2007" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2008" (in German).
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008" (in Dutch). Ultratop.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts - 2008" (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2008". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008" (in Dutch). MegaCharts.
  20. ^ "SWISS YEAR-END CHARTS 2008". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Rapports annuels 2009" (in French). Ultratop.
  22. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2009". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amy Macdonald; 'Mr. Rock & Roll')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Amy Macdonald – Mr Rock & Roll". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 February 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Mr Rock & Roll in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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