"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 BBCOlympics 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 a silver certification in the United Kingdom and gold certifications in 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.
^ ab"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.
^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)
^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)