Roll to Me explained

Roll to Me
Cover:Del-Amitri-Roll-To-Me.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Del Amitri
Album:Twisted
B-Side:
  • "In the Frame"
  • "Food for Songs" (acoustic)
  • "One Thing Left to Do" (acoustic)
Genre:Pop rock[1] [2]
Length:2:12
Label:A&M
Producer:Al Clay
Prev Title:Driving with the Brakes On
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Tell Her This
Next Year:1996

"Roll to Me" is a song by Scottish pop rock band Del Amitri, released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Twisted (1995). The song became their biggest hit in the United States when it reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It finished at number 55 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart of 1995. In the United Kingdom, it was a moderate hit, peaking at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1[3]

  1. "Roll to Me"
  2. "In the Frame"
  3. "Food for Songs" (acoustic version)
  4. "One Thing Left to Do" (acoustic version)

UK CD2[4]

  1. "Roll to Me"
  2. "Spit in the Rain"
  3. "Stone Cold Sober"
  4. "Move Away Jimmy Blue"

UK cassette single and European CD single[5] [6]

  1. "Roll to Me"
  2. "In the Frame"

US CD single[7]

  1. "Roll to Me" – 2:12
  2. "Long Way Down" – 3:29
  3. "Scared to Live" – 4:44
  4. "Someone Else Will" – 4:48

US cassette single[8]

A. "Roll to Me" (LP version)

B. "Long Way Down"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 1
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[13] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] 48
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 55
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 34
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[17] 26
Chart (1996)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 17
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 8
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[20] 87

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United States12 June 1995Alternative radioA&M[21]
13 June 1995Contemporary hit radio[22]
United Kingdom26 June 1995[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Milward . John . Del Amitri . February 17, 2022 . salon . October 7, 1998.
  2. Web site: Tom. Eames. The 100 greatest songs of the 1990s, ranked. Smooth Radio. July 31, 2024. August 15, 2024.
  3. Roll to Me. Del Amitri. 1995. UK CD1 liner notes. A&M Records. 581 129-2.
  4. Roll to Me. Del Amitri. 1995. UK CD2 liner notes. A&M Records. 581 131-2.
  5. Roll to Me. Del Amitri. 1995. UK cassette single sleeve. A&M Records. 581 128-4.
  6. Roll to Me. Del Amitri. 1995. European CD single liner notes. A&M Records. 581 128-2.
  7. Roll to Me. Del Amitri. 1995. US CD single liner notes. A&M Records. 31458 1115 2.
  8. Roll to Me. Del Amitri. 1995. US cassette single sleeve. A&M Records. 31458 1114 4.
  9. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.7. '95 – 22.7. '95). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 20. 15 July 1995. 1 October 2019.
  10. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 4 November 1995. 31 January 2024.
  11. Adult Contemporary. Billboard. 16 December 1995. subscription. 31 January 2024.
  12. Adult Pop Airplay. Billboard. 9 December 1995. 31 January 2024.
  13. Pop Airplay. Billboard. 4 November 1995. subscription. 31 January 2024.
  14. RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 26 April 2019.
  15. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1995. Longboredsurfer.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090815124541/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995. 15 August 2009. 27 August 2010.
  16. The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 107. 51. YE-80. 23 December 1995. 26 August 2021. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628190958/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-12-23.pdf. live.
  17. The Year in Music 1995: Top 40/Mainstream Top Titles. Airplay Monitor. 3. 51. 8. 15 December 1995.
  18. The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 108. 52. YE-84. 28 December 1996. 13 December 2023.
  19. The Year in Music: Hot Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 108. 52. YE-86. 28 December 1996. 13 December 2023.
  20. Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles. Airplay Monitor. 4. 53. 30. 27 December 1996.
  21. New Music for June. Radio & Records. 1096. 78. 26 May 1995.
  22. Selected New Releases. Radio & Records. 1098. 32. 9 June 1995. 9 August 2021.
  23. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 43. 24 June 1995. 28 June 2021.