Mr Rock & Roll

"Mr Rock & Roll"
Single by Amy Macdonald
from the album This Is the Life
B-side
  • "What Is Love"
  • "Somebody New"
Released16 July 2007 (2007-07-16)[1]
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)Amy Macdonald
Producer(s)Pete Wilkinson
Amy Macdonald singles chronology
"Poison Prince"
(2007) 		"Mr Rock & Roll"
(2007) 		"L.A."
(2007)
Music video
"Mr Rock & Roll" on YouTube
iTunes digital single cover
iTunes digital cover
Music video
"Mr Rock & Roll" on YouTube

"Mr. Rock & Roll" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald. 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 "Poison Prince"[2] 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 No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and topping the Scottish Singles Chart. 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 BBC Olympics 2008 programming, where it was played as the show looked over the day's events.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, on 15 July 2007, "Mr Rock & Roll" debuted at No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone. Following its physical release the following day,[3] the single jumped up to No. 12 on the same chart while also debuting at No. 1 on the Scottish Singles Chart, becoming Macdonald's highest-charting hit in the UK.[4][5] It remained in the UK top 100 for 16 weeks and ended the year at No. 126 on the chart's year-end listing.[6]

In early 2008, Macdonald's fourth single, "This Is the Life", became a chart-topping hit across Europe,[7] and "Mr Rock & Roll" was released as the follow-up single on 18 March 2008,[3] becoming a top-10 hit in Flanders (No. 4),[8] the Czech Republic (No. 10),[9] the Netherlands (No. 3),[10] Switzerland (No. 3),[11] and Wallonia (No. 7).[12] It also entered the top 40 in Austria,[3] Germany,[13] Norway,[14] and Sweden.[15] The single was released in the United States on 19 August 2008 but did not chart.[3][16] It has received gold certifications in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany.[17][18][19]

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[20]

  1. "Mr. Rock & Roll"
  2. "Somebody New"

UK 7-inch single[21]

A. "Mr. Rock & Roll"
B. "What Is Love"

European CD single[22]

  1. "Mr. Rock and Roll"
  2. "A Wish for Something More"
  3. "Let's Start a Band"

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[18] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Amy MacDonald – This Is The Life (2007) – 320 kbs". Boris Music Corner. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
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  6. ^ a b "The Official UK Singles Chart 2007" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Amy Macdonald – This Is the Life". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Amy Macdonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ a b "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 12. týden 2009 in the date selector. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Amy Macdonald – Mr Rock & Roll". Swiss Singles Chart.
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  16. ^ "Amy Macdonald Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. ^ a b "British single certifications – Amy Macdonald – Mr Rock & Roll". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2009". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  19. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amy Macdonald; 'Mr. Rock & Roll')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  20. ^ Mr Rock & Roll (UK CD single liner notes). Amy Macdonald. Vertigo Records, Melodramatic Records. 2007. 173 602-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Mr Rock & Roll (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Amy Macdonald. Vertigo Records, Melodramatic Records. 2007. 173 919-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ^ Mr Rock & Roll (European CD single liner notes). Amy Macdonald. Vertigo Records. 2008. 06025 174 6519-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ "Amy Macdonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  24. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200923 into search. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2008" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2008" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  28. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2008". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2008" (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  31. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2009". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  32. ^ "Rapports annuels 2009" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 16 December 2020.