"Rock 'n' Roll"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Just Supposin'
Released20 November 1981 (1981-11-20)
GenreRock
Length4:04
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Rossi/Frost
Producer(s)Status Quo and John Eden
Status Quo singles chronology
"Something 'Bout You Baby I Like"
(1981)		 "Rock 'n' Roll"
(1981)		 "Dear John"
(1982)

"Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1981. It was included on the album Just Supposin'.[1] It was written in Ireland by Francis Rossi and Bernie Frost during a stay in the country, and was not originally intended to be recorded by Status Quo themselves.

The song was reprised, in 2014, for the band's thirty-first studio album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.[2][3]

Track listing

A "Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi/Frost) (4.04) B1 "Hold You Back" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt) (4.22) B2 "Backwater" (Parfitt/Lancaster) (4.21)

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 33
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 8

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014 - setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Status Quo - Acoustic". Radio 2 In Concert. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Status Quo – Rock 'n' Roll" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lies". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Status Quo – Rock 'n' Roll" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "British single certifications – Status Quo – Rock 'n' Roll". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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