Rock 'n' Roll (Status Quo song)

"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]

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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)^[5]	33
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	8

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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

v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums (UK)	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!

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