A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy

For the Bad Company song, see Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy.

"A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
Single by The Kinks
from the album Misfits
B-side
  • "Artificial Light" (U.K.)
  • "Live Life" (U.S.)
  • "Get Up" (Canada)
Released5 May 1978[1]
RecordedJuly 1977 – January 1978 at Konk Studios, London
GenreRock
Length4:58
LabelArista 189 (U.K.)
Arista AS 0342 (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Ray Davies
The Kinks singles chronology
"Father Christmas"
(1977) 		"A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
(1978) 		"Live Life"
(1978)

"A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" is the lead single and fourth track from The Kinks' 1978 album Misfits. Written by Ray Davies, the song was inspired by the band's then-tumultuous state at the time, with two members leaving the band during the recording of Misfits. Released as the first single from the album, the track was the band's most successful single in years, reaching number 30.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 94.