I Love Rock 'n' Roll

I Love Rock 'n' RollSingle by Britney Spears
General Information
Artist(s)	Britney Spears
Recorded	2001
Released	May 27, 2002
Genre	Dance-pop • Pop rock
Length	3:05
Album	Britney
Label	Jive Records
Writer(s)	Jake Hooker • Alan Merrill
Producer(s)	Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Singles Chronology
Previous	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (2002)
Current	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (2002)
Next	"Boys" (2002)
Britney Track list
"Anticipating"
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
"Cinderella"
Music Video

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It served as the fourth single from her third full length studio album, Britney. It was released on May 27, 2002, by Jive Records. The song was used in her 2002 movie Crossroads. Spears' character, Lucy, performs it in a karaoke bar. It is a cover of the Arrows' song of the same name.

Background

Spears said of the song, "They asked me to sing karaoke in the movie Crossroads and I've actually sung I Love Rock 'n' Roll in a lot of clubs that I've been to." Spears has publicly admitted the original song to be one of her favorites. Spears listened to the Arrows' original Mickie Most-produced version just before she recorded the song, according to her Jive A&R man Steve Lunt. The scratches performed on this song were performed by Corey Chase, at Hit Factory Miami. When promoting the single's release she infamously attributed the hit version of the song to Pat Benatar instead of Jett, although she claims this was a remark made in sarcasm rather than a mistake. The song is a pop rock and dance-pop song.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey, is this thing on?

[Verse 1]
I saw him dancing there by the record machine
I knew he must have been about seventeen
The beat was going strong
Playing my favorite song
I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me
Yeah, with me
I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me
Yeah, with me, singin'

[Chorus]
I love rock 'n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock 'n' roll
So come and take the time, and dance with me, ow!

[Verse 2]
He smiled, so I got up and asked for his name
"But that don't matter," he said, "'Cause it's all the same"
He said, "Can I take you home, where we can be alone?"
And next we were moving on, and he was with me
Yeah, with me
And we were moving on, and singing that same ol' song
Yeah, with me, singin'

[Chorus]
I love rock 'n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock 'n' roll
So come and take the time, and dance with me, ow!

[Bridge]
I love rock 'n' roll, yeah
'Cause it soothes my soul, yeah
I love rock 'n' roll
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I said, "Can I take you home, where we can be alone?"
And next we were moving on
And he was with me
Yeah, with me
And we were moving on
And singing that same ol' song
Yeah, with me, singin'

[Chorus]
I love rock 'n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock 'n' roll
So come and take the time, and dance with me
I love rock 'n' roll (I love rock 'n' roll)
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
So come and take the time, and dance with me (Dance with me)

I love rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
(I said) I love rock 'n' roll
(So dance with me)
So come and take the time, and dance with me (Dance with me, oh)

I love rock 'n' roll (Rock 'n' roll)
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock 'n' roll
So come and take the time, and dance with me
I love rock 'n' roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock 'n' roll
So come and take the time, and dance with me

Tracklistings

European Promo CD

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:06

European CD Single

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:06
2. "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) - 3:18

European Maxi-CD

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke) - 3:05
3. "Overprotected" (Riprock 'N Alex G Remix) - 3:25
4. "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" (Metro Remix) - 5:24

United Kingdom Maxi-CD

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke) - 3:05
3. "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) - 3:06
4. "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix Music Video) - 3:06
5. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (New Enhanced Music Video)

Germany CD Single (Released

July 22, 2002)

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke) - 3:05

Japan Maxi-CD (Released

June 19, 2002)

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke) - 3:05
3. "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) - 3:06
4. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix) - 5:24
5. "I'm A Slave 4 U" (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) - 3:18
6. "I'm a Slave 4 U" (Miguel Migs Petalpusher Vocal Remix) - 3:50
7. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Spanish Fly Dub Mix) - 6:01

Australia CD Single

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke) - 3:05
3. "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) - 3:06

Australia Cassette

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Karaoke) - 3:05
3. "Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix) - 3:06

The Singles Collection Boxset Single

1. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Album version) - 3:07
2. "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" (Metro Remix - Radio Edit) - 3:29

Single artwork

The Original Single

The I Love Rock 'n' Roll Limited Edition

Video

Britney Spears - I Love Rock 'N' Roll (Official HD Video)

Britney Spears - I Love Rock 'N' Roll (Crossroads Version) -HD Master-