Rock'n Me

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"Rock'n Me" (also known as "Rock 'N Me" or "Rock 'N' Me") is a song by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in 1976 from the band's ninth studio album Fly Like an Eagle (1976).[1] It was written by primary band leader and songwriter Steve Miller released as the second single from the album. Miller also produced the song and album.[2][3] The North American release of the single was generally credited to Steve Miller as an individual, while the European release was generally credited to the Steve Miller Band as a whole group.

The song achieved lasting commercial and critical success, with the publication Billboard labeling it "an immediate audience grabber".[2] It became the band's second #1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed at the top for one week,[4][5] it also topped the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.[6] In later years, the song has been included in several compilation albums such as 1978's Greatest Hits 1974–78 and 1991's The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band.[3]

Composition

Composed for a pop and rock festival atmosphere,[2] the lyrics and vocals have been labeled as having an 'every man' quality.[3] It is sung from the point of view of someone frequently traveling while keeping a positive, upbeat attitude. Locations mentioned in the song include Phoenix, Arizona; Tacoma, Washington; Philadelphia; Atlanta; and Los Angeles.

Miller has acknowledged that elements of "Rock'n Me", particularly the intro, was a nod to the English rock band Free particularly the band's hit song "All Right Now". He stated:[2]<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

Yeah, it's a tack on the wall for Paul [Kossoff]. I did one concert in the two years that I was off the road. I went to London and played with Pink Floyd... it was a big, huge outdoor show so we needed a big rock and roll number that was really going to excite everybody. I just put it together and didn't think much about it.

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He returned to the subject in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock Nights, referring to his support slot at Pink Floyd's one-off appearance at Knebworth in June 1975:[7]

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I had thought about the gig and I knew they [sic] way it was going to work was, I was going to play just before Pink Floyd... the sun would be going down, it would be really cold, there wouldn’t be any lights on the stage, it would be a lousy time ... I went, 'You know, I’m gonna kick those guys in the butt.' So what I did was, I wrote 'Rock'n Me' as a song to play at a festival, to just get it going.

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Reception

Billboard described "Rock'n Me" as a "catchy and highly humorous midtempo rocker," saying that the melody sounds like the Beach Boys and the Eagles in places.[8] Cash Box said that it "draws from the best of rock ’n' roll over the last ten years" and has "hook-filled guitar lines."[9] Record World said it has "an intro reminiscent of Free's 'All Right Now' and vocals and guitar pure Steve Miller,"[10]

In other media

The song is a playable track in the video game Rock Band 2, and Tap Tap Revenge 3. It is featured as a radio station track in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.[11]

Personnel

Charts

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  12. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5106A." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me". Top 40 Singles.
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  16. ↑ Template:Digits/7501/ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/HSI "The Steve Miller Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Miller,Steve Band – Rock'n Me" Template:In lang. GfK Entertainment charts.
  20. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5173a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

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