I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart explained

I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart
Cover:I've_Got_a_Rock_'n'_Roll_Heart_Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Eric Clapton
Album:Money and Cigarettes
B-Side:Man in Love
Released:January 1983
Genre:Rock
Length:3:13
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Tom Dowd
Prev Title:Another Ticket
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:The Shape You're In
Next Year:1983

"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" is a song written by Troy Seals, Eddie Selser, and Steve Diamond and recorded by Eric Clapton. It appeared on Clapton's album Money and Cigarettes released in January 1983. The release was successful in the United States, peaking at 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart the same year.

Adaptation

In 2010, it was used as part of an advertisement campaign for a Fender edition of the T-Mobile HTC Magic myTouch 3G telephone.[1] Clapton also appeared in the commercial, and resurrected the song for his North American tour with Roger Daltrey.[2] This re-boosted popularity of the song, and as of February 2010 the song had shifted 112,798 digital downloads in the United States.[3]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 81
Canada (CHUM)[5] 12
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)[6] 17
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Eric Clapton. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/64agSjyTm_Y . 2021-12-15 . live. youtube.com. T-Mobile. August 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: 25 February 2010 – Eric Clapton & His Band. Where's Eric!. August 15, 2015.
  3. Book: Warner Brothers. The Billboard Magazine – Billboard BIZ. Billboard Magazine. 2010. Digital Music Downloads.
  4. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as early materials were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989).
  5. Web site: 1050 CHUM – CHUM Charts for Eric Clapton . 1050chum.com . CHUM Singles Chart . August 15, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060222003516/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=7675 . February 22, 2006 .
  6. Web site: Top Singles – Volume 38, No. 5, April 02 1983. Library and Archives Canada. RPM Magazine. August 15, 2015.
  7. December 24, 1983 . Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles . TA-18 . Billboard . 95 . 52 .