Rock Me (Great White song)

"Rock Me" is a single released by the American hard rock band Great White in 1987. It was a breakout hit for the band, and still receives significant airplay on classic rock radio. The original version clocked in at over 7 minutes, with the radio and video versions being trimmed down to between 3 and 5 minutes. Many of the lyrics to the edited versions are different from the original, though the music track remains the same.

"Rock Me"
Single by Great White
from the album Once Bitten
B-side"Fast Road"
ReleasedJune 1987 (1987-06)
Recorded1987 (1987)
StudioTotal Access Recording
GenreHard rock, Blues rock
Length7:20
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven, Michael Lardie
Producer(s)Alan Niven, Mark Kendall and Michael Lardie
Great White singles chronology
"Face the Day"
(1987)		 "Rock Me"
(1987)		 "Save Your Love"
(1987)

Track listings

7" single (US)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rock Me (The Short of It)"Jerry Lynn Williams, Jack Russell4:12
2."Fast Road"Mark Kendall, Russell, Alan Niven, Lorne Black, Audie Desbrow, Michael Lardie3:58

7" single (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Rock Me"3:58
2."Fast Road"3:32

12" single (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Rock Me"5:12
2."Fast Road"3:39
3."Immigrant Song"2:12
4."Rock and Roll"3:47

Cassette single
No.TitleLength
1."Rock Me (Video Version)"4:08
2."What Do You Do (Live)"3:39
3."Face The Day (Blues Remix)" 

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Rock Me"7:19
2."Face The Day (Extended Version)"7:02

Personnel

Charts

Rock Me was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks, peaking at #60 on September 26, 1987.

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 60
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2] 9

References
  1. "Great White Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  2. "Great White Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
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