Rockin' All Over the World

For the Status Quo album, see Rockin' All Over the World (album).

"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]

"Rockin' All Over the World"
Dutch vinyl release
Single by John Fogerty
from the album John Fogerty
B-side	"The Wall"
Released	August 16, 1975^[1]
Genre	Roots rock, rock and roll
Length	2:56
Label	Asylum, 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)

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]

Reception

Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh considered the song a good choice for the album's lead single, although he claimed that it was "little more than the formulaic CCR sound with the title repeated over and over, like a chant."^[4] Billboard exclaimed "Good news for rock and roll fans. John Fogerty is back, capturing all the deceptively simple magic frantic feel that made Creedence a groundbreaking rock group in the '60s," praising the vocals, instrumentals and the title.^[5] Cash Box said that "every kid in town should sit up and take note of the simple drive, and cut out all that complicated crud."^[6]

Status Quo version

"Rockin' All Over the World"
Artwork for the UK vinyl release, also used for some international releases and the parent album of the same name
Single by Status Quo
from the album Rockin' All Over the World
B-side	Ring of a Change^[7]
Released	September 30, 1977^[8]
Genre	Boogie rock
Length	3:33
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	John Fogerty
Producer(s)	Pip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"Wild Side of Life" (1976) "Rockin' All Over the World" (1977) "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" (1977)
Ain't Complaining (1988) Running All Over the World (1988) Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again) (1988)

During the recording of Status Quo's music video to the song, bassist Alan Lancaster was living in Australia. He had refused to return to the UK for the recording, so he was replaced by a dummy with a bass guitar in the video. Quo's version was their 8th UK top ten hit, peaking at #3.

At Live Aid, Status Quo began their set (and thus the event itself, being the opening band) with "Rockin' All Over the World" which first became an unofficial anthem for the event when the BBC used it to advertise their TV coverage. Coldplay performed a portion of the song at Live 8, with lead singer Chris Martin singing the chorus during the song "In My Place", after much was made of Status Quo's absence from the concert in the British media.

The song has found widespread usage in the sports world. In 1988, to support Sport Aid, Status Quo re-recorded the song as "Running All Over the World" with slightly amended lyrics. It reached #17 in the UK Singles Chart. In the 21st century, Status Quo's 1977 rendition has become both an anthem of English football and European football more broadly, including as German side Bayer Leverkusen's post-goal track (a song played over the PA system whenever a goal is scored by the home team).^[9] The song is played over the PA system after England international matches, to which the crowd sings along. It is also popular as a crowd chant, with both original and modified lyrics, at various clubs around England, including Arsenal^[10] (modified, "Saka and Emile Smith Rowe"), Millwall^[11][12] (original) and Wrexham (modified, "Super Ben Foster In Goal").^[13]

Another re-recorded version by Status Quo - a cover of the original 1977 record - appeared on their album Riffs in 2003. The song was reprised once again, in 2014, for Status Quo's thirty-first studio album, Aquostic (Stripped Bare), as an acoustic arrangement. It was featured in the ninety-minute launch performance of the album at London's Roundhouse on 22 October, the concert being recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their In Concert series.^[14][15]

Weekly charts

Chart (1977-1978)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[16]	22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[17]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[18]	38
French Singles(SNEP)^[19]	32
Germany (Official German Charts)^[20]	7
Ireland (IRMA)^[21]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[23]	29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[25]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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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.
4. Marsh, D. (September 18, 1975). "John Fogerty". The Morning Record. p. 36. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
5. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. August 23, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
6. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 30, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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9. "FACTS AND STATS AGAINST FAVOURITE OPPONENT". Bayer04.de. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
10. "Emile Smith-Rowe discusses ring leader of viral chant". Caughtoffside.com. 28 March 2022.
11. "Rocking All over the World | Millwall - Charlton Athletic | South London Derby". YouTube.
12. "The Den was Rockin' All Over The World following the final whistle yesterday evening..." Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
13. "Watch: The brilliant 'Super Ben Foster' videos that are going viral". Nation.Cymru. April 14, 2023.
14. "Status Quo Concert Setlist at Roundhouse, London on October 22, 2014". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
15. "Status Quo - Acoustic". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
16. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 Jan 2022.
17. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
18. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
19. . Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Status Quo from the menu, then press OK.
20. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
21. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rockin' All Over the World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
22. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
23. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
24. "Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
25. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
26. "British single certifications – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over the World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 October 2016.