"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock and roll song, written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of The Arrows, who recorded the first released version. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Early life Alan Merrill was born Allan P Sachs on February 19, 1951 in New York City, the son of two Jazz musicians Jake Hooker (born Jerry Mamberg, May 3, 1953, Haifa, Israel)His family moved to the United States and he was brought up The Arrows were a three piece Anglo-American band, based in London, England. The song was later covered by Joan Jett and Britney Spears, who both had international chart success with their versions of the song. Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer
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Arrows version
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| B-side | "Broken Down Heart" (R. The Arrows were a three piece Anglo-American band, based in London, England. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " Broken Down Heart " was the a song with the dubious distinction of first being on the a-side and then subsequently flipped to the b-side of a 45 rpm record by the band The Ferris) | ||||
| Released | 1975 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | RAK Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker | ||||
| Producer | Mickie Most | ||||
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The song was originally recorded and released by the Arrows in 1975 on RAK Records, with lead vocals by Alan Merrill and produced by Mickie Most. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RAK Records was a British Record company, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Early life Alan Merrill was born Allan P Sachs on February 19, 1951 in New York City, the son of two Jazz musicians Jake Hooker (born Jerry Mamberg, May 3, 1953, Haifa, Israel)His family moved to the United States and he was brought up In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes ( 20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003 was a successful English Record producer, with a string of Number One The Arrows were a three piece Anglo-American band, based in London, England. "Once upon a time" is a Stock phrase that has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the Oxford English Dictionary) in In the Music industry, a release is usually the event at which an Album or single is first released for sale RAK Records was a British Record company, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969. Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes ( 20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003 was a successful English Record producer, with a string of Number One This version was first released as a B-side, but was soon re-recorded and flipped to A-side status on a subsequent pressing of the record. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Although not a chart hit in its original version as a result of non-existent promotion by the band's label, the song has come to worldwide prominence due to very successful cover versions that have been recorded. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is on the list of top 100 songs of the twentieth century, according to The National Endowment for the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA is a United States federally funded and donation assisted program that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence
Joan Jett version
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| Single by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from the album I Love Rock 'n' Roll |
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| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1979, 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:52 | ||||
| Label | Boardwalk Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker | ||||
| Producer | Richie Cordell, Kenny Laguna | ||||
| Certification | Platinum | ||||
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Joan Jett saw the Arrows perform "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" on their weekly television series The Arrows Show when she was touring England with The Runaways in 1976. Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer I Love Rock N' Roll is the second album by Joan Jett and the first to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Boardwalk Records was a Record label founded by Neil Bogart in 1980, after PolyGram acquired his Casablanca Records. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Early life Alan Merrill was born Allan P Sachs on February 19, 1951 in New York City, the son of two Jazz musicians Jake Hooker (born Jerry Mamberg, May 3, 1953, Haifa, Israel)His family moved to the United States and he was brought up In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer " Crimson and Clover " is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer The Runaways was a teenage American all-girl Rock band that performed in the 1970s She first recorded the song in 1979 with two of the Sex Pistols: Steve Jones and Paul Cook. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Stephen Phillip Jones (born 3 September, 1955 in Shepherds Bush, London) is an English rock Guitarist Paul Cook, born on 20 July 1956, is an English Drummer and member of the Punk rock band Sex Pistols. This first version was not a hit. In 1982, Jett re-recorded the song, this time with her band, the Blackhearts, and this recording became a U. Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single for seven weeks, effectively launching Jett's solo career and later reached number one in the Australian charts as well. In Popular music, a solo album is an Album made by a current or former member of a band. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Its success propelled Jett's I Love Rock 'n' Roll album to number two in the U. I Love Rock N' Roll is the second album by Joan Jett and the first to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. S.
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"'s gritty, black-and-white music video received heavy play from the then-young MTV network. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. In it Jett and the Blackhearts travel to a small, dingy bar and proceed to excite the drunken crowd by performing the song and yelling out its famous chorus. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are Jett followed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" up with another cover — her version of Tommy James & the Shondells' "Crimson and Clover" was a top-ten U. Tommy James and the Shondells was a 1960s American Rock and roll group. " Crimson and Clover " is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. S. hit. The video was originally in color, but it was converted to black and white due to how Joan Jett felt how the red leather jacket looked in color.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed Jett's version of the song at number 85 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007
Jett's version is also ranked #484 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published
A cover version based on the 1982 recording with The Blackhearts was later recorded to appear in the Playstation 2 video game Guitar Hero. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Guitar Hero is a Music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 Video
Britney Spears version
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| Released |  June 1, 2002 November 4, 2002 |
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| Recorded | 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||||||||||||
| Length | 3:06 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Jive | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | |||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (Australia) | |||||||||||||
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"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is the fourth European single released by dance-pop singer Britney Spears from the album Britney during the second quarter of 2002. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Britney is the self-titled third Studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears, released on November 5, 2001 Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Jive Records is a British record label based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Early life Alan Merrill was born Allan P Sachs on February 19, 1951 in New York City, the son of two Jazz musicians Jake Hooker (born Jerry Mamberg, May 3, 1953, Haifa, Israel)His family moved to the United States and he was brought up In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born July 29 1977 in Pleasantville New Jersey) is a Grammy Award -winning Songwriter, Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer " Boys " is a song on pop singer Britney Spears 's 2001 album Britney, and was the sixth single released in countries such as the " Me Against the Music " is a song performed by Britney Spears featuring Madonna. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer " I'm Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman " is a Britney Spears single released from the album Britney. " Anticipating " was the fourth French single to be released from Britney Spears ' third studio album Britney, While " I Love Rock Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Britney is the self-titled third Studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears, released on November 5, 2001 The song was used in her 2002 movie Crossroads. Crossroads is a 2002 movie directed by Tamra Davis. It stars pop superstar Britney Spears in her first major movie role Spears performs it in a karaoke bar.
Spears has publicly admitted the original song to be one of her favorites. Spears listened to The Arrows' original Mickie Most-produced version just before she recorded the song, according to her Jive A&R man Steve Lunt. Jive Records is a British record label based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label When promoting the single's release she infamously attributed the hit version of the song to Pat Benatar instead of Jett, although she claims this was a remark made in sarcasm rather than a mistake. Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
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| Australia[1] | Gold | 35,000 |
| United Kingdom | - | 51,000 |
Music video
Directed by Chris Applebaum, the music video for "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" features Spears in a tight-fitting leather getup. Straightforward, it features Spears jamming in a large red room, complete with her own band, a stack of speakers, and flashing lights. She crawls along on the floor, and plays air guitar before smashing the speakers with a real guitar. Spears also dances on a rotating motorcycle and gets covered with confetti. Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of pieces of Paper or metallic material which is
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" became Spears' biggest commercial failure, as the single failed to make the top ten in most countries. However, the track was not a total flop as it made at least top forty placement in most regions. The song was successful in the UK, where it peaked at number thirteen (which, at the time, was her lowest peak for a single released there, until "Break the Ice" only managed to reach number fifteen in 2008). " Break the Ice " is the third and final single by American pop singer Britney Spears from her album Blackout. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The single sold a total of 51,000 copies. [2] A U. S. release was scheduled, but the plans were eventually scrapped.
Other cover versions
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is an often-covered song, and has been notably recorded by such artists as:
- Joe Piscopo
- Hayseed Dixie
- Five (sampled for "Everybody Get Up")
- Reverend Run sampled the song for his song "Mind on the Road" on his solo project Distortion. Joseph Charles John "Joe" Piscopo (born June 17, 1951) is an American Comedian and Actor best known for his work on Hayseed Dixie is an American band described as "A Hillbilly tribute to AC/DC. Five (originally rendered 5ive) were a British Boy band put together in 1997 by the same team that formed the Spice Girls, Bob "Everybody Get Up" is a song by Five, released as the fourth single from their debut album 5ive in September 1998 Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14 1964) is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run-D A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic of an object image sound waveform or other form of information or representation
- Ghoti Hook
- Dragon Ash (as "I Love Hip Hop")
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (parody, as "I Love Rocky Road")
- Griva (as "I law Myroslaw")
- The Dresden Dolls
- 1995 - Guildo Horn und Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe - Ich find Schlager toll (German Version)
- Former Premier of Victoria Joan Kirner covered Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", accompanied on guitar by her former health minister David White who actually did play the guitar, for a spoof segment on The Late Show. Ghoti Hook was a Christian Pop-punk band from Fairfax Virginia. are a Japanese rock group led by rap mogul Kenji Furuya. They are an icon in Japan and were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan " I Love Hip Hop " is the fifth Maxi single by Japanese group Dragon Ash; released in 1999 Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject I Love Rocky Road is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic about a man's obsession with Rocky road ice cream Griva ( Serbian Cyrillic: Грива trans Mane) were a former Yugoslav Heavy rock band The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. Guildo Horn (ˈgɪldo ˈhɔʁn born February 15, 1963 in Trier as Horst Köhler, not related to President Horst Köhler) is a Joan Elizabeth Kirner AM (born 20 June 1938 Australian politician was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, the first woman to hold the position which she held for David White or Dave White can refer to a number of people David Vines White, English Officer of Arms The Late Show was a popular Australian Comedy show which ran for two seasons on ABC TV from 18 July
- This song was not covered by AC/DC despite the claims of some P2P networks. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing
- DJ and noted music promoter Steve Oliver, presenter of 'The Pod', collects cover versions of the song. He blogs and bulletins on this subject on his myspace page.
- Los Berzas, in a parody called "Yo Amo El Jamón" (I Love Jamón. Jamón, in general English parlance refers to a cured Ham from Spain )
- Lee Da Hae Korean actress performed the song at the Korean Music Awards 2007. Lee Da Hae (이다해 (b April 19 1984 birth name Byun Da-hye, is a South Korean Actress who has appeared in a number of Korean television series
- Sung by Vietnamese singers Siu Black and Phuong Vy as part of Vietnam's entry to Asian Idol in 2007. Siu Black (born in Pleitonghia Commune near the city of Kontum in Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam, August 27, 1967) is a prominent Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy is a Vietnamese Singer who won the first season of Vietnam Idol, in 2007
- Miley Cyrus sang this song in 2005 for an audition tape for her TV show Hannah Montana. Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23 1992 is an American Actress and Singer-songwriter. Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel.
Charts
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts version
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| U. S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U. S. Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 31 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 1[3] |
Britney Spears version
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" became the first Britney song that has charted on the European Singles Chart chart (the chart archive only goes back to 2002 though it has existed longer). Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Dutch Top 40 ( Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly Music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40" because the Pirate radio channel Radio European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March 1984
| Chart (2002)[4] | Peak Position |
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| United World Chart | 37 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 13 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 21 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 33 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 17 |
| European Singles Chart | 21 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 19 |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 8 |
| Israeli Singles Chart | 11 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 20 |
| 'Tokyo Hot 100' | 47 |
| Portuguese Airplay Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 15 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 15 |
| UK Singles Chart | 13 |
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Britney Spears Version)
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UK CD single
Europe CD single
Europe 2-Track CD single
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Australia CD single
Japan CD single
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External links
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