Like a Rock (song)
"Like a Rock" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The single peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.[1]
| "Like a Rock" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | ||||
| from the album Like a Rock | ||||
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| Released | May 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
| Genre | Heartland rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 4:36 (DJ 45 version) 5:56 (single and album version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Seger | |||
| Producer(s) | Punch Andrews, David N. Cole, Bob Seger | |||
| Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Like a Rock" on YouTube | ||||
Background and writing
Seger told the New York Times that the song "was inspired partly by the end of a relationship that had lasted for 11 years. You wonder where all that time went. But beyond that, it expresses my feeling that the best years of your life are in your late teens when you have no special commitments and no career. It's your last blast of fun before heading into the cruel world."[2]
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Like a Rock.[3]
- Bob Seger – lead vocals
The Silver Bullet Band
- Chris Campbell – bass
- Craig Frost – organ
Additional musicians
- Dawayne Bailey – acoustic guitar
- Douglas Kibble – background vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Bill Payne – piano
- Rick Vito – slide guitar
- The Weather Girls (Izora Armstead and Martha Wash) – background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 33 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 12 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[1] | 21 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[1] | 1 |
In media
The song was parodied as "Tastes Like Liberty" for Krusty Burger's Ribwich in The Simpsons episode "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can". The song was also featured in the 2005 film The Weather Man, starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine.
This song's greatest exposure was in Chevrolet truck television advertisements from 1991 until 2004,[4] for their massively successful "Like a Rock" campaign, which was also one of their longest-running ad campaigns. The song would help sell millions of trucks over the years, and is still widely associated with Chevrolet today.
References
- "Bob Seger > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- The Pop Life – Bob Seger's view of life and loving
- Like a Rock (CD). Bob Seger. Capitol Records. 1986. CDP 7 446195 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Chevrolet "Like A Rock" From The Mid-90s
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