"Mr. Rock & Roll" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter

Amy Macdonald Amy Elizabeth Macdonald (born 25 August 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2007, she released her debut studio album, ''This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald album), This Is the Life'', which respectively produced the singles "Mr. Rock & Roll ...

. The song is the first track on Macdonald's debut album, '' This Is the Life''. It was her first full single after the limited online release of "

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" and was released physically in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2007. The song is to date her most successful in the United Kingdom, charting at 12 on the

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and topping the

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. In 2008, following the European success of her single " This Is the Life", "Mr. Rock & Roll" entered the top 10 in Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. This song was featured on the

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Chart performance

the single jumped up to No. 12 on the same chart while also debuting at No. 1 on the

, becoming Macdonald's highest-charting hit in the UK. It remained in the UK top 100 for 16 weeks and ended the year at No. 126 on the chart's year-end listing. In early 2008, Macdonald's fourth single, " This Is the Life", became a chart-topping hit across Europe, and "Mr Rock & Roll" was released as the follow-up single on 18 March 2008, becoming a top-10 hit in

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(No. 4), the Czech Republic (No. 10), the Netherlands (No. 3), Switzerland (No. 3), and

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(No. 7). It also entered the top 40 in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. The single was released in the United States on 19 August 2008 but did not chart. It has received a silver certification in the United Kingdom and gold certifications in Belgium and Germany.

Music video

The music video consists of Macdonald playing a guitar in a white room. Pictures of her and a man and another woman walking in town are also seen.

Track listings

UK CD single # "Mr. Rock & Roll" # "Somebody New" UK 7-inch single :A. "Mr. Rock & Roll" :B. "What Is Love" European CD single # "Mr. Rock and Roll" # "A Wish for Something More" # "Let's Start a Band"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Mr. Rock & Roll at amazon.com
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