"Rock Me" is a song by English singer

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from her fifth solo album, '' The Sea''. It was released as the album's

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on 24 June 2011 in Germany. Written by

, Dave Roth and

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, it serves as official

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for

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TV channel

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's coverage of the

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. Melanie C performed this on

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tour as the opening song.

Music video

The video premiered two weeks before the release of the single. It was filmed at the Projekts Skatepark in

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, UK. It featured Melanie C dancing around in the skate park, and in front of a wall with letters "Rock Me" painted on it. Melanie C was also the choreographer for the music video.

Chart performance

The song debuted and peaked at number 38 in the

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, spending only three weeks in the chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Rock Me". ;CD single #"Rock Me" – 3:11 #"Stop This Train" – 4:00 Digital download #"Rock Me" – 3:11 #"Stop This Train" – 4:00 #"Rock Me" – 3:29 #"Rock Me" - 3:12

Chart

Release history

References

2011 singles Melanie C songs Songs written by Melanie C Songs written by David Jost {{2010s-pop-song-stub