You're Gonna Get Rocked! (song)
Encyclopedia
"You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson
, taken from her 1988 album La Toya
. The single, produced by popular hip-hop hitmakers Full Force
, was among her most successful.
of the single was the album track "Does It Really Matter".
"You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is the third of four songs by La Toya Jackson
to have an accompanying music video. It was also one of the last singles by Jackson to have a worldwide release. A huge promotion campaign followed in the fall of 1988, with Jackson performing the song live on many different TV shows worldwide.
The track samples
James Brown
's "Funky President
". The Miami News
reviewed the song as having a "heavy funk beat" that does "grind to a fierce rhythm track."
", in Caracas
for Venezuelan television, and in her September 1989 live pay-per-view
concert at Bally's
Reno
.
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...
, taken from her 1988 album La Toya
La Toya
La Toya, also known as You're Gonna Get Rocked! is the 5th studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson. While the cover and box states the album's name as La Toya, the actual disc and cassette tape state the name as You're Gonna Get Rocked!...
. The single, produced by popular hip-hop hitmakers Full Force
Full Force
Full Force is a group of R&B performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, USA, calling itself the original hip hop vocal band.-Members:*B-Fine - drums and drum programming*Shy Shy - bass guitar...
, was among her most successful.
Song information
The single was released throughout the U.S., Europe, and Canada. It peaked at #103, barely missing the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, #90 in the United Kingdom, #82 in the Netherlands and #42 in New Zealand. The B-sideA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of the single was the album track "Does It Really Matter".
"You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is the third of four songs by La Toya Jackson
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...
to have an accompanying music video. It was also one of the last singles by Jackson to have a worldwide release. A huge promotion campaign followed in the fall of 1988, with Jackson performing the song live on many different TV shows worldwide.
The track samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
's "Funky President
Funky President
"Funky President " is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S...
". The Miami News
The Miami News
The Miami News was the dominant evening newspaper in Miami, Florida for most of the 20th century, its chief concurrent competitor being the morning-edition of The Miami Herald. The paper started publishing in May 1896 as a weekly called The Miami Metropolis. The Metropolis had become a daily paper...
reviewed the song as having a "heavy funk beat" that does "grind to a fierce rhythm track."
Notable live performances
Jackson performed "You're Gonna Get Rocked" on Dutch program "CountdownCountdown (Dutch TV series)
The Dutch music show Countdown was a popular music show from 1978 to the early '90s, broadcast by the broadcasting system Veronica. It ranked as the top music show in the whole of Europe. Due to the popularity this show, the career of one of its hosts throughout the entire period, Adam Curry, rose...
", in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
for Venezuelan television, and in her September 1989 live pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
concert at Bally's
Grand Sierra Resort
The Grand Sierra Resort & Casino is a resort hotel located approximately three miles east of Downtown Reno, Nevada. The hotel has 2,001 guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants, including two by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer, and a casino with of space...
Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
.
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 42 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
90 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 66 |
Versions
- Album version
- Radio edit
- Single version
- 12" remix
- 7" edit
- Extended version
- Bonus beats
- Dub
- Full Force Hard-Core Mix
- Full Force "Get Busy" Mix