| "Rock'n Me" | ||||
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 The European release of "Rock'n Me" by Mercury Records. | ||||
| Single by Steve Miller Band | ||||
| from the album Fly Like an Eagle | ||||
| B-side | "Mercury Blues" | |||
| Released | August 1976 (US)
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| Recorded | 1976 at CBS Studios in San Francisco, California[2] | |||
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| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Miller | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Miller | |||
| Steve Miller Band singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rock'n Me" on YouTube | ||||
"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).[7] 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.[8][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".[8] It became the band's second #1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed at the top for one week,[9][10] it also topped the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.[11] 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]
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- ^ Brown, Ashley, 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 c Sullivan, Denise. "Rock 'N Me – Steve Miller,Steve Miller Band | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Troy L. (December 14, 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1970s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Paul; Scoppa, Bud (2004). "Steve Miller Band". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 542–543. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Milward, John (2013). Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues). UPNE. p. 16. ISBN 9781555537449.
- ^ Steve Miller Band – Rock'n Me, retrieved February 10, 2022
- ^ a b Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823076772.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 443. ISBN 9780823085545.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Top Singles". RPM. Vol. 26, no. 7. November 13, 1976. p. 23. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved June 25, 2011.