Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song)

1981 single by Status Quo

"Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1981. It was included on the album Just Supposin'.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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

Certifications

References

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