Rock Me (ABBA song)

"Rock Me"
"Rock Me"
	Reverse of Danish "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" picture sleeve
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
Released	April 1976
Recorded	1974
Genre	Rock
Length	3:06
Label	Polar (Sweden)
Songwriter(s)	Björn Ulvaeus; Benny Andersson
Producer(s)	Björn Ulvaeus; Benny Andersson
ABBA singles chronology
Audio
	"Rock Me" on YouTube

"Rock Me" is a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, with Björn Ulvaeus singing the lead vocals. It was first released on their third album, ABBA, and was used as the B-side to the group's 1975 single "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do". However, after "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" hit number one in both Australia and New Zealand, "Rock Me" was released as an A-side in April 1976, reaching number four and number two respectively. It was also issued as an A-side in Yugoslavia and in 1979 it was included on the band's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 album.

ABBA performed the track on both their world tours, as seen in ABBA: The Movie (1977). The song was originally to be featured in the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!", to be sung on a boat, as the three fathers and a deleted character (Stanley) rocked the boat from side to side.^[2]

History

"Rock Me", whose working title had been "Didn't I?", was first recorded as "Baby" (with different lyrics to the final version) on 18 October 1974 at Glen Studio. This "tongue in cheek" version, with vocals by Agnetha, was first released on CD on the 1994 box set Thank You for the Music as part of the "ABBA Undeleted" section.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]^[5]	14

Cover versions

Brendon recorded a version in 1977 as a follow-up to his hit "Gimme Some".
German Eurodance group E-Rotic covered the song for their 1997 ABBA tribute album Thank You for the Music.

References

^ Sheffield, Rob (September 2, 2021). "The 25 Best ABBA Songs, Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2024. Some of the finest ABBA tunes are the rockers where Agnetha and Anni-Frid warn innocent bystanders...(See also "Rock Me" or "Bang-a-Boomerang"...
^ Andersson, Benny; Ulvaeus, Bjorn; and Craymer, Judy (2006), "Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You? - The Inside Story of Mamma Mia and the Songs of ABBA", Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, p.148
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "ABBA – Rock Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.

External links

ABBA For the Record

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[RS_2021-1] Sheffield, Rob (September 2, 2021). "The 25 Best ABBA Songs, Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2024. Some of the finest ABBA tunes are the rockers where Agnetha and Anni-Frid warn innocent bystanders...(See also "Rock Me" or "Bang-a-Boomerang"...

[2] Andersson, Benny; Ulvaeus, Bjorn; and Craymer, Judy (2006), "Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You? - The Inside Story of Mamma Mia and the Songs of ABBA", Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, p.148

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_New_Zealand_ABBA-4] "ABBA – Rock Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[aus76-5] "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.

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