Mr Rock & Roll

"Mr Rock & Roll"
Single by Amy Macdonald
from the album This Is the Life
B-side	"Somebody New", "What Is Love"
Released	July 16, 2007 (UK) August 5, 2008 (US)
Format	CD single, Digital download
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	3:35
Label	Vertigo Records
Writer(s)	Amy Macdonald
Amy Macdonald singles chronology
"Poison Prince" (2007) "Mr Rock and Roll" (2007) "L.A." (2007)
iTunes digital single cover iTunes Digital Cover

"Mr Rock & Roll" is a single by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on July 16, 2007. It was her first full single after the limited online release of "Poison Prince",^[1] and was released on CD and 7" vinyl. It charted at #1 in the Scottish Singles Charts and #12 in the United Kingdom. The song is the first track on Macdonald’s debut album This Is the Life, and is her most successful single in the UK so far. This song is also featured on the BBC Olympics 2008 programme, where it is played as it looks over the days events.

Background

The first single from the album was "Poison Prince", a limited online release, while the debut first full single was the successful "Mr Rock & Roll" which debuted at #12. The following singles "L.A." and "This Is the Life" were considerably less successful in the UK, although "This Is the Life" is considered her most successful song in the rest of Europe, where it peaked at #1 in the Belgian Top 50 and Dutch Top 40, #3 in the Spanish Top 50, it's also reached #6 on the Norway Top 20 Singles, #2 on the Swiss Top 100 and #8 in the Danish Top 40. It peaked at a disappointing #28 in the UK spending 17 weeks in the UK's Top 75 Singles. After fifth single Run, the sixth release from the album was a re-release of "Poison Prince" on 19 May 2008.^[2]

Three songs of the album are cover versions: "Caledonia", originally recorded in 1979 by Dougie MacLean, "Fairytale of New York", first performed in 1987 by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and "Mr. Brightside", cover version of a 2004 song by The Killers, written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning.

Music video

The music video consists of her playing a guitar in a white room. Pictures of her, a man and a woman walking in town is also to be seen.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Mr Rock & Roll"
2. "Somebody New"

7" single

1. "Mr Rock & Roll"
2. "What Is Love"

CD single - Europe

1. "Mr Rock & Roll"
2. "Somebody New"
3. "Let's Start a Band"

CD single - Germany

1. "Mr Rock and Roll"
2. "A Wish For Something More"
3. "Let's Start a Band"

Digital download

1. "Mr Rock & Roll"
2. "Mr Rock & Roll" (acoustic)

Charts

Chart (2007/2008)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	4
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5]	7
European Hot 100 Singles[6]	41
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[7]	3
Germany (Media Control AG)[8]	21
Norway (VG-lista)[9]	14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Rank
German Singles Chart [13]	53

References

1. ^ "Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life (2007) - 320 kbs". Boris Music Corner. 2008-03-28. http://jouwboris.multiply.com/journal/item/31. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 
2. ^ "Footballer's wife? Not me says Amy Macdonald". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 9 May 2008. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/Footballers-wife-Not-me-says.4066272.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-03. 
3. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/amy-macdonald/mr-rock-roll/11639029
7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
11. ^ "Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
12. ^ "Chart Stats – Amy MacDonald – Mr Rock & Roll" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
13. ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Jahrescharts2008

External links

• Mr Rock & Roll Music Video on youtube
• Mr Rock & Roll at amazon.com