Rockin' All Over the World

"Rockin' All Over the World"
Dutch vinyl release
Single by John Fogerty
from the album John Fogerty
B-side"The Wall"
ReleasedAugust 16, 1975[1]
GenreRoots rock, rock and roll
Length2:56
LabelAsylum, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
John Fogerty singles chronology
"Comin' Down the Road"
(1973)
"Rockin' All Over the World"
(1975)
"Almost Saturday Night"
(1975)

"Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song written by John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. It was also released as a single, spending six weeks in the US top 40, peaking at #27.[2]

Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World. In July 1985 Status Quo opened Live Aid at Wembley Stadium with "Rockin' All Over the World".[3]

  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "John Fogerty - Rockin' All Over The World". hitparade.ch.
  2. ^ "Chart History: John Fogerty". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  3. ^ "Aaaaaay-o! Aaaaaay-o! Why Live Aid was the greatest show of all". The Independent. Retrieved 13 July 2020.