Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets * Track #5 On Shake Rattle and Roll
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Album Shake Rattle and Roll
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets
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Bill Haley & His CometsProduced by
Milt GablerWrited by
Jimmy DeKnight & Max FreedmanAbout
Written by Max C. Freeman and Jimmy DeKnight in 1952, this song is one of rock and roll’s earliest hits and widely considered one of the first compositions to popularize the genre. It broke into proeminence playing on the intro to Blackboard Jungle, and was later the theme song to the first two seas...
Rock Around the Clock Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
[Verse 1]
Put your glad rags on, join me hon'
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
[Chorus]
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
[Verse 2]
When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more
[Chorus]
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
When the chimes ring five, six and seven
We'll be right in seventh heaven
[Chorus]
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
[Verse 4]
When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven, too
I'll be goin' strong and so will you
[Chorus]
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
[Saxophone Solo]
[Verse 5]
When the clock strikes twelve we'll cool off then
Start rockin' around the clock again
[Chorus]
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
Rock Around the Clock Q&A
Who wrote Rock Around the Clock's ?
Rock Around the Clock was written by Jimmy DeKnight & Max Freedman.
Who produced Rock Around the Clock's ?
Rock Around the Clock was produced by Milt Gabler.
When did Bill Haley & His Comets release Rock Around the Clock?
Bill Haley & His Comets released Rock Around the Clock on Thu May 20 1954.
What did Bill Haley & His Comets say about "Rock Around the Clock"?
Marshall Lytle recalled the moment he knew the song was a hit:
We were traveling on the New York thruway from Buffalo to Boston to do a television show. I turned the radio on and ‘Rock Around the Clock’ was playing. This was a new Cadillac that Bill had just bought. It had one of those Selectrix di...