Rock and Roll Is Dead

Infobox Single
Name = Rock and Roll Is Dead


Artist = Lenny Kravitz
from Album = Circus
Released= 1995
Format= CD Single,Maxi Single
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 3:24
Label = Virgin America
Writer = Lenny Kravitz
Producer = Lenny Kravitz
Chart position =

• #22 (United Kingdom)

• #75 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100)

Last single = "Is There Any Love In Your Heart" (1994)
This single = "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (1995)
Next single = "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (1995)"Rock and Roll Is Dead" is the first single released from the 1995 Lenny Kravitz album "Circus".

ong Information

"Rock and Roll Is Dead" is an uptempo rock song.

Kravitz on the meaning of "Rock and Roll Is Dead":

"That song was completely misunderstood. A lot of people don't take [the song] that one layer deeper--they hear the title and chorus and take it at face value. They think I'm being serious when actually I'm a very big clown. But you have to know me to see that. I'm constantly cracking up and cracking everybody else around me up. People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it." [http://www.lenny-kravitz.com/interviewlivedaily.html]

The same year that "Rock and Roll Is Dead" was released, Prince released a b-side called "Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis)" for the single "Gold" from "The Gold Experience" album.

The song was covered by Aira Mitsuki on her debut album COPY.

Chart Performance

The song reached #75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Music Video

The music video for "Rock and Roll Is Dead" was directed by Ruven Afanador. The video shows Kravitz performing the song with his band, as well as Kravitz with visual artistic related backgrounds.

ingle Tracklisting

#"Rock and Roll Is Dead" - 3:22
#Another Life" - 3:59
#"Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Live performance) - 4:00