"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. The song was used in her 2002 movie Crossroads. Spears performs it in a karaoke bar in the movie.
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. 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.
Britney Spears I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll Lyrics:
I saw him dancing there
By the record machine
I knew he must have
Been about seventeen
The beat was going strong
Playing my favorite song
I could tell
It wouldn’t be long
Till he was with me
Yeah, with me
And I could tell
It wouldn’t be long
Till he was with me
Yeah, with me
Singin’
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So put another dime
In the jukebox
Baby
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So come and
Take the time
And dance with me
Ow
He smiled, so I got up
And asked for his name
“But that don’t matter,” he said
“‘Cause it’s all the same.”
I said, “Can I take you home
Where we can be alone?”
And next we
Were moving on
And he was with me
Yeah, with me
And we were moving on
And singin’ that
Same old song
Yeah, with me
Singin’
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So put another dime
In the jukebox
Baby
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So come and
So come on take the time
And dance with me
Ow
I love rock ‘n’ roll yeah
‘Cause it soothes
My soul yeah
I love rock ‘n’ roll
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I said, “Can I take you home
Where we can be alone?”
And next we
Were moving on
And he was with me
Yeah, with me
And we were movin on
And singin’ that
Same old song
Yeah, with me
Singin’
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So put another dime
In the jukebox
Baby
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So come and
Take the time and
Dance with me
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(I love rock ‘n’ roll)
So put another dime
In the jukebox baby
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(Ooh)
So come on
Take the time
And dance with me
(Dance with me)
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(Rock ‘n’ roll)
So put another dime
In the jukebox baby
(I said)
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(So dance with me)
So come on
Take the time and
Dance with me
(Dance with me ooh)
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(Rock ‘n’ roll)
So put another dime
In the jukebox baby
(Oh, ooh)
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(Ooh)
So come and
Take the time and
(Dance with me)
Dance with me
I love rock ‘n’ roll
So put another dime
In the jukebox baby
I love rock ‘n’ roll
(Oh)
So come and
Take the time and
Dance with me
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.
"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. "I Love Rock 'N Roll" was successful in the UK, where it peaked at number thirteen (which is, in fact, her "lowest"-charting single there). The single sold a total of 51,000 copies. 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.
- 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
- In Germany:
- 1995 - Guildo Horn und Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe - Ich find Schlager toll
- 2001 - Thomas Gottschalk & Die besorgten Väter - What happened to Rock 'n' Roll
- 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.
- This song was not covered by AC/DC despite the claims of some P2P networks.
- 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.
Charts
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts version
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 31 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
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 exist longer).
| Chart (2002) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 'Tokio Hot 100' | 47 |
| Philippine Top Hits | 15 |
| 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).
|
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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Notes
- http://www.geocities.com/lil_rocker_roller/page2.html
- Britney Spears — I Love Rock 'n' Roll (UK) UKBritney.tv Retrieved on May 22, 2007
- Chart peak positions:
- http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=4146&sort=chartid
- http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBritneySpears.htm
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