Rockin' All Over the World

Rockin ' All over the World is a rock song that in the group version of the status quo became a hit in 1977.

The play was written by John Fogerty and was his second published under his own name single that reached number 27 in 1975 in the U.S. and number 40 in the German charts.

Version of Status Quo

In September 1977, published the piece as a status quo single from their album Rockin 'All over the World at Vertigo Records; it was a great success immediately. The song reached in her native Britain as well as in Switzerland # 3 on the singles chart in Germany 7th place includes the version of Status Quo two solos, first played by Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi of the second, also the typical piano intro by Andy Bown. The studio version has a length of 3 minutes 33 seconds.

The song was in the version of the status quo of the opener of the Live Aid concert in 1985, he represented as the theme of the event.

Other Versions

Rockin 'All over the World has been taken up by other groups such as the Georgia Satellites and Bon Jovi. While most cover versions be based on the recording of the status quo, there are also versions that keep closer to Fogerty's original version. Wolfgang Petry also released a recording of this piece.

• Rock song
• Status quo
• Song 1977