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Rock and Roll Part 2

"Rock and Roll"
GaryGlitter Rock and Roll.jpg
Original 7" single
Single by Gary Glitter
from the album Glitter
A-side "Rock and Roll Part 1"
B-side "Rock and Roll Part 2"
Released 1972
Format 7"
Recorded 1971
Genre Glam rock
Length 3:02 (Part 1)
3:10 (Part 2)
Label Bell
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Leander
Gary Glitter singles chronology
"Rock and Roll"
(1972)
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
(1972)
"Rock and Roll"
(1972)
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
(1972)

"Rock and Roll" (also known as "The Hey Song") is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter that was released in 1972 as a single and on the album Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track reflecting on the history of the genre, and Part 2 is a mostly instrumental piece. Both parts were popular in Britain, and the single went to No. 2 on the British charts. In concert, Glitter merged both into one performance.

"Rock and Roll" is Glitter's only US Top 10 hit. It was also in North America that the "Part 2" became popularly associated with sports, as a number of professional teams adopted the song for use during games — primarily to signify scores and victories. It is often referred to as "The 'Hey' Song", as the only intelligible word in Part 2 is the exclamation of "Hey", punctuating the end of several instrumental phrases and repeated three times at the song's chorus. At sporting events, fans often insert their own "Hey", or sometimes other chanted syllables.

In the UK, "Rock and Roll" was one of over 25 hit singles for Glitter. In the US, the instrumental version (Part 2) attracted most of the attention; it hit No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The US mono 45, which is mixed different from the LP, clocks in at 3:10, while it runs 2:58 on the US LP. In France, "Part 1" was the successful side, peaking at number-one.

The song was covered by the Human League in May 1980 as the first half of a track ("Rock and Roll/Nightclubbing") on the EP Holiday '80, and was later included as a bonus track on the remaster of the Travelogue album released in 2003. The song was also released as a 7" single (without "Nightclubbing") and was performed by the band on Top of the Pops in May 1980, even though the single failed to chart.

Tube Tops 2000 released a version for a glam rock tribute compilation Blockbuster: A 70's Glitter Glam Rock Experience, released in January 2001.


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