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I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Arrows

Band
Arrows
Label
RAK
Released
July, 1975
I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Arrows

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows in 1975. It is best known for its 1981 cover version by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, which was released as the first single from her album of the same name. Jett's rendition became her highest-charting hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the No. 3 song for 1982. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, representing two million units shipped to stores. Jett's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016.

Recorded 1975
Genre Hard rock
Length 2:48
Label RAK
Writer(s) Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker
Producer(s) Mickie Most

Sobre I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Arrows

Hard rock song described by co-writer Alan Merrill as a "a knee-jerk response to the Rolling Stones' 'It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)'."

Conquista de I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Arrows

The song was later made even more famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Jett's version was a number-one single for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. 

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