R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
(A Salute to 60's Rock)"
Single by John Cougar Mellencamp
from the album Scarecrow
B-side"Under the Boardwalk"
ReleasedJanuary 1986
RecordedApril 25, 1985 at Belmont Mall, Belmont, Indiana
GenreRock and roll[1]
Length
  • 2:55 (album version)[2]
  • 2:48 (7" single)
LabelRiva
Songwriter(s)John Mellencamp
Producer(s)
John Cougar Mellencamp singles chronology
"Small Town"
(1985) 		"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
(A Salute to 60's Rock)"
(1986) 		"Rain on the Scarecrow"
(1986)
Music video
"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." on YouTube

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", subtitled "A Salute to 60's Rock", is a rock song written and performed by John Mellencamp. It was the third single from his 1985 album Scarecrow and a top-ten hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks charts, peaking at number 2[3] and number 6 respectively.[4] In Australia, the single effectively became a double-A side when the B-side "Under the Boardwalk" received significant airplay and both tracks were listed together on the singles chart, reaching #18.[5]

  1. ^ Steve Sullivan (17 May 2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 583. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference notes1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 419. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  4. ^ "John Mellencamp: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).