"Rocky Took a Lover" is a single by the
Irish pop rock quintet,
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, and the third to be taken from the band's third album ''
Flock''. It was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the
Irish Singles Chart
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on 31 August 2006, spending four weeks there and peaking at #18. The single included a cover of the
Depeche Mode
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song "
Enjoy the Silence".
Many Irish radio stations, including
Today FM, had been playing the track since before the release of the previous single "
Flame" (as early as December 2005) and the song was used extensively to promote the band's third album. In early 2008, the song featured on a
Dublin Bus television advertising campaign.
A special website—www.rockytookalover.com—was created by the band for the release of the song, featuring
blogs written by the characters of Rocky and Adrianna. The
BBC described it and previous single "
Flame" as "two of the finest pieces of music written on this island".
The band performed the song when they appeared on the ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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'' on 17 March 2008.
Track listings
*CDS
1704233
# "Rocky Took a Lover" - (4:08)
# "Butterflies" - (5:28)
# "Enjoy the Silence" - (3:36)
# "Rocky Took a Lover" - (3:14) (Joe Steer's Ag-Style Altercation)
*7"
1704234
# "Rocky Took a Lover" - (4:08)
# "Enjoy the Silence" - (3:36)
*CDS (Promo)
CIDXDJ937 (released May 2006)
# "Rocky Took a Lover" - (4:04) (Single version)
Live performance
The ''
Irish Independent
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The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines.
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'' has said that "Rocky Took a Lover" "truly come(s) alive in concert".
Chart performance
References
External links
"Rocky Took a Lover" music video
{{Bell X1
2006 singles
Bell X1 (band) songs
2005 songs
Island Records singles
Songs written by Brian Crosby (composer)
Songs written by David Geraghty
Songs written by Paul Noonan