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).