Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue explained

Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue
Type:	single
Artist:	the Beach Boys
Album:	Made in U.S.A.
B-Side:	"Good Vibrations" (live)
Released:	June 9, 1986
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	3:44
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Terry Melcher
Prev Title:	She Believes in Love Again"
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	California Dreamin'
Next Year:	1986

"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1986 album Made in U.S.A. Written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher, it was released as a single on June 9, 1986 and reached number 68 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart.

Cash Box said that it "features the unforgettable vocal harmonies and fun-loving trademarks that have endeared the Beach Boys to audiences for all these years."^[1] Billboard said "theme and beat date from their earliest days, vocal arrangements from their maturity."^[2]

Personnel

Partial credits from Craig Slowinski.^{[3] [4]}

• Brian Wilson - lead vocals, uncredited producer
• Mike Love - backing vocals
• Al Jardine - backing and additional lead vocals
• Carl Wilson - backing and additional lead vocals
• Bruce Johnston - backing vocals
• Terry Melcher - producer
• Bill House - associate producer
• unknown - acoustic guitars, synthesizers, drum machine

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	79
Canada Top Singles	73
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart	33
New Zealand Singles Chart	50
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	68

References

1. Single Releases. Cash Box. June 21, 1986. 2022-08-04. 11.
2. Billboard. June 28, 1986. 2022-08-04. 79. Reviews.
3. Web site: Rock n Roll to the Rescue Producer credits .
4. Web site: '70s Beach Boys Songs Brian Didn't Sing on .
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 66.