| "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)" | ||||
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| Single by John Cougar Mellencamp | ||||
| from the album Scarecrow | ||||
| B-side | "Under the Boardwalk" | |||
| Released | January 1986 | |||
| Recorded | April 25, 1985 at Belmont Mall, Belmont, Indiana | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll[1] | |||
| Length | 2:55[2] 2:48 (7") | |||
| Label | Riva | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Mellencamp | |||
| Producer(s) | John Mellencamp (a.k.a. "Little Bastard"), Don Gehman[2] | |||
| John Cougar Mellencamp singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." on YouTube | ||||
"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", subtitled "A Salute to 60's Rock", is a rock song written and performed by John Mellencamp. It was the third single from his 1985 album Scarecrow and a top-ten hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks charts, peaking at number 2[3] and number 6 respectively.[4] In Australia, the single effectively became a double-A side when the B-side "Under the Boardwalk" received significant airplay and both tracks were listed together on the singles chart, reaching #18.[5]
- ^ Steve Sullivan (17 May 2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 583. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "John Mellencamp: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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