Rock On (David Essex song)
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| Single by David Essex | |
| from the album Rock On | |
| Released | August 1973 |
| Recorded | 1973 |
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| Length | 3:24 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | David Essex |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Wayne |
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| Single by Michael Damian | |
| from the album Where Do We Go From Here | |
| B-side | "Where Is She?" |
| Released | March 1989 |
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| Label | Cypress |
| Writer(s) | David Essex |
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| Single by Def Leppard | ||||
| from the album Yeah! | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
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| Writer(s) | David Essex | |||
| Producer(s) | Def Leppard | |||
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"Rock On" is a song written by English singer David Essex. Originally recorded in 1973 and released as a single sung by Essex, it became an international hit. In 1989, American actor and singer Michael Damian recorded a cover version that went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been recorded many times including a 2006 version by the English hard rock group Def Leppard.
The song, written and recorded by David Essex, was released in August 1973 in the UK, and reached its highest position of number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in September that year. It spent a total of 11 weeks in the UK charts. In March 1974, Essex's version reached number one in Canada on the RPM national Top Singles chart and was a top 5 song (reaching the number five position) on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop-music chart. It was Essex's only Billboard top 40 hit. "Rock On" was the title track to Essex's 1973 debut studio album and was also featured on the soundtrack album to the 1973 film That'll Be the Day, in which Essex had a starring role. The song is still frequently played on classic rock and oldies radio stations.
Essex later re-recorded the song in 1988 with an updated lyric. The version, which was remixed by Shep Pettibone, appeared on Essex's 1989 album Touching the Ghost. A single release of the updated version reached number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. The recording is featured in the movies Dick, The Devil's Rejects and Sunset Strip, as well as in episodes of The Sopranos and Cold Case.
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