"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by

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and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows, a British rock band, in 1975. A 1981 cover version by

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, released as the first single from her album of the same name, became Jett's highest-charting hit, reaching number one on the ''Billboard''

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and becoming the No. 3 song for 1982. The single was certified platinum by the

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, representing two million units shipped to stores. Jett's version was inducted into the

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in 2016.

Arrows original version

The song was originally recorded and released by the Arrows in 1975 on Rak Records, with Merrill on lead vocals and guitar and

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producing. Merrill wrote both the music and lyrics, whilst living in London at

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in Chelsea. He gave a co-writer credit to Hooker as part of settling a debt. In an interview with Songfacts, Merrill said he wrote the song as "a knee-jerk response to

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It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is the lead single from English rock band the Rolling Stones' 1974 album ''It's Only Rock 'n Roll''. Writing is credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the single reached the top ten in the UK charts ...

'." This version was first released as a

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, but was soon re-recorded and flipped to

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status on a subsequent pressing of the record. Arrows performed the song in 1975 on the Muriel Young-produced show ''45'', after which Young offered Arrows a weekly UK television series, '' Arrows'', which was broadcast on ITV starting in March 1976."Ten hits you may not know were cover versions"
BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2014

Joan Jett version

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saw the Arrows perform "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" on their weekly UK television series '' Arrows'' while she was touring England with

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in 1976. The Runaways' producer and manager

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had the band learn the song in the summer of 1977, during the brief period when Vicki Blue had replaced

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as bass player and

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was still the group's vocalist. Jett first recorded the song in 1979 with two of the

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, Steve Jones and

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. This first version was released on vinyl in 1979 on Vertigo records as a B-side to "

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". In 1981, Jett re-recorded the song, this time with her band, the Blackhearts. This single was released in late 1981 in Australia and New Zealand by Liberation Records, and by Boardwalk Entertainment in Canada. This recording became a US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single for seven weeks, being the only one for the band. ''

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'' said it "has anthem qualities and heroic lead guitar riffs."

Music video

The music video for "I Love Rock 'n Roll" produced by Barry Ralbag, received heavy play by the fledgling

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network. It featured Jett and the Blackhearts traveling to a small, dingy bar and then exciting the drunken crowd by performing the song and yelling out its

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. A snippet of Jett's 1981 hit " Bad Reputation" can be heard at the beginning of the video. The video was originally in colour, but it was converted to black and white because Jett hated the look of her red leather jumpsuit. In 1993 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts made another music video for the song as part of the ''

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'' soundtrack. The video consisted of scenes from the movie, with

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and

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, mixed with footage of Jett and her band in a faux concert filmed at

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in New York City. The song was again released as a single by Warner/Reprise with "Activity Grrrl" as the B-side.

Popularity

Jett's version has received many rankings, including: * No. 85 in ''Q'' magazine's March 2005 "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever!" list. * No. 491 in ''

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" (2010) and No. 484 (2004). * No. 56 in ''

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''s "Greatest Songs of All Time".

Personnel

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals * Gary Ryan – bass, backing vocals * Lee Crystal – drums, backing vocals

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Britney Spears version

Background, release and composition

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is the fourth European single from American pop singer

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' third studio album, '' Britney'' (2001), released on 27 May 2002. The song was used in her 2002 film '' Crossroads'', in which Spears' character Lucy performs it in a karaoke bar. Spears said of the song, "They asked me to sing karaoke in the movie ''Crossroads'' and I've actually sung 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' in a lot of clubs that I've been to." Spears has publicly stated that the original song is one of her favorites. She listened to the original Arrows Mickie Most-produced version just before she recorded the song, according to Jive A&R representative Steve Lunt. The scratches performed on this version were performed by Corey Chase at The Hit Factory Criteria studios in Miami. When promoting the single's release, Spears mistakenly attributed the hit version of the song to

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instead of Joan Jett.

Critical reception

Spears' cover was met with mostly favorable reviews. ''

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''s Ted Kessler wrote that she "still works best when making a good pop cheese and dance sandwich: there's the ace

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-produced version of

's 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll', which does exactly what it says on the tin." ''

''s Barry Walters wrote that "producer Rodney Jerkins' hip-hop blaspheming of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" doesn't go as far as it should (is a

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remix in its future?), but it certainly beats what her earlier studio architects did to those

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(" The Beat Goes On" on '' ...Baby One More Time'') and

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" on '' Oops!... I Did It Again'') songs." Another positive reception came from ''

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editor Nikki Tranter, who enjoyed that the song is "different from the average run-of-the-mill pop offering," and praised that "she does strange justice to the tune, vamping up her vocals and turning out something, that while silly and camp, is actually a fun listen." In contrast, David Browne wrote for ''

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'' that "her remake is neither imaginative (it simply xeroxes Joan Jett's arrangement) nor all that believable."

Chart performance

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" charted moderately upon release, reaching the top 20 in most regions. The song was moderately successful in the UK, where it peaked at number 13 (which, at the time, was Spears' lowest peak for a single released there, until "

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" only managed to reach number 20 in 2009). It was certified gold in Australia.

Promotion

Directed by Chris Applebaum, the music video for "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" shows Spears with her own band, a stack of speakers and flashing lights. The video begins in black and white and switches to and from colour throughout. It was shot at The Inn, a bar in Long Beach, New York. The video was ranked at number two on the 100 Best Videos of 2002 list during

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's countdown. A director's cut version of the video was later leaked, containing previously unseen scenes. The song was performed live during Spears'

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(2001–02). In 2016, it was added to the revamped set list of her

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residency show, Britney: Piece of Me (2016–17), marking the first time Spears performed the song in 14 years. During the performance, Spears rode a mechanical electric guitar, which simulated a mechanical bull, as it rotated on stage. The same prop electric guitar had been used during her

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(2011) for a segment in which she covered the song " Burning Up" by

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. At the 2016 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, the song was performed as part of a medley.

Track listings

*European 2-track CD single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:06 # "

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" ( Darkchild Remix) – 3:18 *European/Australian CD single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:08 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke Version) – 3:06 # "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) – 3:20 # " I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix) – 5:26 *German 2 tracks CD single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:07 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke Version) – 3:05 *German CD single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:07 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke Version) – 3:05 # "Overprotected" (Riprock 'N Alex G Remix) – 3:25 # "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix) – 5:24 *Japanese CD maxi single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:06 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke Version) – 3:04 # "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) – 3:20 # "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix) – 5:25 # "

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" (

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Radio Mix) – 3:18 # "I'm a Slave 4 U" ( Miguel Migs Petalpusher Vocal) – 5:30 # "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Spanish Fly Dub Mix) – 5:55 *UK CD maxi single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:06 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke Version) – 3:04 # "Overprotected (Darkchild Remix Radio Edit)" – 3:06 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Video) – 3:06 *Cassette single # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album Version) – 3:06 # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke Version) – 3:04 # "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix Edit) – 3:06 *Digital download (Digital 45) # "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:07 # "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix Radio Edit) – 3:29

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Release history

Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney version

A cover version by Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney was released in 2008.

Track listing

;Credits and personnel * Lead vocals – Alex Gaudino * Music – Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker *

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– Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker * Scratches – Corey Chase * Label: 541/NEWS

Chart performance

Release history

LadBaby version

In December 2019, English blogger

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released a comedy version of the song with a

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theme as a charity single whose profits went to The Trussell Trust. The single's cover is based on ''

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s cover. The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Scotland.

Background

In December 2019, LadBaby announced his bid for the official Christmas number one. As with their last release "

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", all proceeds from the single went to The Trussell Trust. He said, "We were blown away by the support we received on our Christmas Number 1 single last year and how far that money has gone into changing the lives of families living in poverty across the UK. We're continually looking for ways we can support food bank charity the Trussell Trust further as the size of the problem still facing so many adults (and children) is huge and we ALL need to do whatever we can to say goodbye to poverty once and for all in the UK! If we can use our social media presence for good by singing about sausage rolls, giving people something to smile about and helping families eat this year, then why wouldn't we. Officially, the most unanticipated single of the decade...AGAIN!"

Charts

On 20 December 2019, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, claiming the Christmas number one with 93,000 chart sales and with 85,000 of that total coming via downloads. It was also the fastest-selling download since Artists for Grenfell version of "

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" in June 2017. LadBaby became the third act to have two consecutive Christmas number one singles and the first to have two successive novelty Christmas number ones in the UK. After reaching number one, LadBaby said, "How have we done this again? It's the best feeling in the world – it's a Christmas miracle yet again! Thank you everybody for supporting us once again, and all for an amazing cause. It's going to the Trussell Trust – to the 14 million people living in poverty in the UK. Who doesn't love a sausage roll at Christmas?"

Other notable cover versions

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parodied the song as "

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". *

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parodied the song in 2000 as " I Love Apostle Paul".

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at the time, performed the song on The Late Show (1992 TV series) in 1992. Former Health Minister David White played the guitar solo. * Forever Young reached #27 in France in 2003 with their cover version.

References

External links

Bill Harry's Merseybeat article
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Arrows original version

Joan Jett version

Music video

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Personnel

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Britney Spears version

Background, release and composition

Critical reception

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Promotion

Track listings

Charts

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Release history

Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney version

Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

LadBaby version

Background

Charts

Other notable cover versions

See also

References

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