I want to rock
| I want to rock | |
|---|---|
| publication | 1984 |
| length | 3:02 |
| Genre (s) | Heavy metal , glam metal |
| Author (s) | Dee Snider |
| Producer (s) | Tom Werman |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| album | Stay Hungry |
I Wanna Rock is a song written by Dee Snider and played by his band Twisted Sister . It was released on the 1984 album Stay Hungry .
Music video
Like the previous song by the band We're Not Gonna Take It , the music video features actor Mark Metcalf . In the video, he plays a strict and authoritarian teacher who harasses one of his students for drawing the Twisted Sister logo on his notebook. He wants to know from him what he intends to do with his life, to which he only replies: "I wanna rock". He and four of his classmates transform themselves into the members of Twisted Sister and defy the teacher's attempts to stop them. The teacher fails several times in the style of slapstick comedy.
Parodies
A parody called Goofy Goober Rock (in German: "Taube Nüsschen Rock") is shown in The SpongeBob SquarePants movie from 2004.
Charts
| Chart (1984–1985) | Top position |
|---|---|
 Australia ( Kent Music Report )
|
43 |
 Canada ( RPM )
|
44 |
 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ )
|
10 |
 Norway ( VG-lista )
|
5 |
 South Africa ( Springbok Radio )
|
3 |
 United States (US Billboard Hot 100 )
|
68 |
|
United States (US Billboard Top Tracks)
|
35 |
reception
In 2009 the song was ranked 17th of the best hard rock songs in a show on the VH1 broadcaster .
Web links
- I Wanna Rock in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Video on YouTube
- Lyrics on songtexte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ TheSpongeSongs: Taube Nüsschen Rock by Spongebob with lyrics (german). July 12, 2009, accessed October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Steffen Hung: australian-charts.com - Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts). Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ^ Library and Archives Canada: Image: RPM Weekly. July 17, 2013, accessed October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Steffen Hung: charts.org.nz - Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Steffen Hung: norwegiancharts.com - Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ^ Brian Currin: South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (T). Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Album Search for "stay hungry". Retrieved October 1, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Andrew Winistorfer: VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs list only slightly less annoying than their hip-hop list - Prefixmag.com . In: Prefixmag.com . ( prefixmag.com [accessed October 1, 2018]).
