Rock Me (Melanie C song)
Encyclopedia
"Rock Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Melanie C from her fifth solo album, The Sea
. It was released as the album's first single on 24 June 2011 in Germany
, Austria
and Switzerland
. Written by Melanie C, Dave Roth and David Jost, it serves as official theme song for German
TV channel ZDF
's coverage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The song debuted at number 38 in the German Singles Chart.
.
The Sea (Melanie C album)
The Sea is the fifth studio album by English recording artist Melanie C. Made under her own independent record label Red Girl Records, the album marks her first new material in four years, since the reunion with the Spice Girls and giving birth to her first child.Preceding the album's release,...
. It was released as the album's first single on 24 June 2011 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Written by Melanie C, Dave Roth and David Jost, it serves as official theme song for German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
TV channel ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
's coverage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The song debuted at number 38 in the German Singles Chart.
Music Video
The video premiered two weeks before the release of the single. You see Melanie dancing around in a skate park, and in front of a wall with letters "rock me" painted on it. Melanie is also doing choreographyChoreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
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Track listing
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- CD single
- "Rock Me" – 3:11
- "Stop This Train" – 4:00 (Melanie Chisholm, Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
)
- Digital download
- "Rock Me" – 3:11
- "Stop This Train" – 4:00 (Melanie Chisholm, Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
) - "Rock Me" (Dance Mix) – 3:29
- "Rock Me" (Music Video) - 3:12
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Germany | 24 June 2011 | CD single, digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
313 Music, Warner Music Warner Music Group Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies... |
Switzerland | |||
Austria | |||
Worldwide | 26 June 2011 | Digital download | Red Girl Records Red Girl Records Red Girl Records is a London, UK based independent record label founded by Melanie C, after parting ways with her record label Virgin Records. All of Melanie's activities are decided upon and funded by herself, alongside her business partner and manager, Nancy Phillips.-Studio albums:*2005:... |