| "Let It Rock" | ||||
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| Single by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne | ||||
| from the album In the City | ||||
| Released | July 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kevin Rudolf | |||
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"Let It Rock" is the debut single by American musician Kevin Rudolf. It was produced by Rudolf for his debut album, In the City, and features two verses from American rapper Lil Wayne.
In the U.S. and Canada, the song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number No. 6 on the Pop 100 and No. 2 on the Canadian Hot 100. The first week, the song debuted at No. 45 on the Australian Singles Chart and eventually reached No. 3. In the United Kingdom, the song climbed to No. 40 on physical release but due to an increase in airplay, due to BBC Radio 1 adding it to their A-list, the song climbed thirty places to No. 10 in the song's second week on the chart; then it rose to No. 5 the following week. "Let It Rock" was number 28 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[1]
The single was the official theme song for WWE's 2009 Royal Rumble. "Let It Rock" was featured in tourism ads for Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2013.
"Let It Rock" was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on May 5, 2009.[2] As of July 2011, the song has sold 4,000,000 digital downloads, making it Lil Wayne's third 4-million-seller.[3]
- ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
- ^ RIAA Searchable Database, search for Kevin Rudolf. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ Grein, Paul (July 20, 2011). "Week Ending July 17, 2011. Songs: Demi's Breakthrough". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011.