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, released in 1976 from the band's ninth studio album '' Fly Like an Eagle'' (1976). It was written by primary band leader and songwriter Steve Miller released as the second

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from the album. Miller also produced the song and album. The North American release of the single was generally credited to Steve Miller as a person, while the European release was generally credited to the Steve Miller Band as a whole group. The song achieved lasting commercial and critical success, with the publication '' Billboard'' labeling it "an immediate audience grabber". It became the band's second #1 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it stayed at the top for one week, it also topped the Canadian ''

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'' Top Singles chart. In later years, the song has been included in several compilation albums such as 1978's '' Greatest Hits 1974–78'' and 1991's '' The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band''. Miller has acknowledged that elements of "Rock'n Me", particularly the intro, was a tip of the hat to English

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". He stated: He returned to the subject in an interview with ''Ultimate Classic Rock Nights'', referring to his support slot at Pink Floyd's one-off appearance at Knebworth on June 1975: Composed for that kind of pop and

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'' described "Rock'n Me" as a "catchy and highly humorous midtempo rocker," saying that the melody sounds like

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in places. '' Cash Box'' said that it "draws from the best of rock ’n' roll over the last ten years" and has "

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-filled guitar lines." The song is a playable track on the video game '' Rock Band 2'', and featured in '' Grand Theft Auto V'' and '' Tap Tap Revenge 3'' for

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Personnel

* Steve Miller – guitar, double-tracked lead vocals *Lonnie Turner – bass *

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– drums

Charts

References

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