"You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is a 1988 song by American singer

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, taken from her 1988 album '' La Toya''. Released on March 27, 1988, the single, produced by popular hip hop hitmakers

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, was among her most successful.

Song information

The single was released throughout the U.S., Europe, and Canada. It peaked at #103, barely missing the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, #90 in the United Kingdom,UK chart position
retrieved on July 28, 2007 #82 in the Netherlands and #42 in New Zealand. The

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of the single was the album track "Does It Really Matter". "You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is the third of five songs by

to have an accompanying music video. The clip was directed by Greg Gold and was released in October 1988. A huge promotion campaign followed in the fall of 1988, with Jackson performing the song live on many different TV shows worldwide. The track samples

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's " Funky President". ''

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'' reviewed the song as having a "heavy funk beat" that does "grind to a fierce rhythm track."Tarradell, Mario
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Music video

The music video depicts Jackson as the head of a motorcycle gang. Clad in leather and rhinestones, Jackson cruises through an urban street on the back of a motorbike. She demands respect from the local street toughs and performs a dance number with the members of her gang. The edgy clip drew comparisons to her brother

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's short film for his single "

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Notable live performances

Jackson performed "You're Gonna Get Rocked" on the German TV shows ''Eurotops'' and ''Extratour'', on the Dutch program " Countdown", in

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for Venezuelan television, and in her September 1989 live

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concert at Bally's Reno. It was also performed on the

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an TV Program ''Porque hoy es Sábado'' where it was coregraphied by Hugo Urrutia, a well-known Chilean dancer.

Charts

Versions

* Album version * Radio edit * Single version * 12" remix * 7" edit * Extended version * Bonus beats * Dub * Full Force Hard-Core Mix * Full Force "Get Busy" Mix

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:You're Gonna Get Rocked! (Song) La Toya Jackson songs 1988 songs Song recordings produced by Full Force RCA Records singles Music videos directed by Greg Gold