Rock Around the Clock

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Rock Around the Clock is a landmark 1954 rock and roll song by Bill Haley & His Comets that became one of the most influential and recognizable tracks in popular music history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
bassist Marshall Lytle ⓘ
bSide Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town) ⓘ
chartedAtNumberOne Billboard Hot 100 predecessor chart ⓘ
UK Singles Chart ⓘ
composer Max C. Freedman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact associated with youth culture of the 1950s ⓘ
helped bring rock and roll to international attention ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1950s ⓘ
drummer Billy Gussak ⓘ
featuredMusician Danny Cedrone ⓘ
filmUseYear 1955 ⓘ
firstReleasedAs single ⓘ
genre rock and roll ⓘ
guitarSoloBy Danny Cedrone ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley ⓘ
Teens and numerous other artists ⓘ
The Sex Pistols ⓘ
linked to: Sex Pistols
hasFormat 45 rpm record ⓘ
78 rpm record ⓘ
hasTempo fast ⓘ
hasTheme dancing and partying around the clock ⓘ
includedInList Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll ⓘ
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ
influenced development of rock and roll ⓘ
popularization of rock and roll among mainstream audiences ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Bill Haley ⓘ
length 2:08 ⓘ
lyricist Max C. Freedman ⓘ
openingLyric One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock ⓘ
originalReleaseDate 1954-05-20 ⓘ
performer Bill Haley & His Comets ⓘ
pianist Johnny Grande ⓘ
producer Milt Gabler ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the best-selling singles of all time ⓘ
one of the most influential songs in popular music ⓘ
rock and roll standard ⓘ
recordingDate 1954-04-12 ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
saxophonist Joey Ambrose ⓘ
songwriter James E. Myers ⓘ
Max C. Freedman ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
usedInFilm Blackboard Jungle ⓘ
yearOfPeakChartSuccess 1955 ⓘ

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Rock Around the Clock (early seasons) → basedOn → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Bill Haley & His Comets → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Bill Haley → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
subject linked to: Haley
The Karate Kid Part II soundtrack → hasPart → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Milt Gabler → songwritingCredit → "Rock Around the Clock" (producer, associated with hit version) ⓘ
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Rock Around the Clock → alsoKnownAs → (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
linked to: Rock Around the Clock
Johnny Grande → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Bill Haley → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Ann Robinson → appearedIn → Rock Around the Clock (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to: Rock Around the Clock
Max C. Freedman → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Max C. Freedman → coWrote → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Fred F. Sears → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Fred F. Sears → directed → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Henry Slate → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Lisa Gaye → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Blackboard Jungle → musicFeatured → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Stink → hasBonusTrackOnReissue → Rock Around the Clock (live) ⓘ
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Move It On Over → hasInfluenceOn → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
rock and roll → notableSong → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
L'Homme à tête de chou → follows → Rock Around the Bunker ⓘ
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L'Homme à tête de chou → precededBy → Rock Around the Bunker ⓘ
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Sam Katzman → produced → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
James E. Myers → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
James E. Myers → coWrote → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Rock Around the Clock → alsoKnownAs → (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
subject linked to: James E. Myers
linked to: Rock Around the Clock
Marshall Lytle → notableWork → Rock Around the Clock ⓘ
Marshall Lytle → performedOn → Rock Around the Clock (Decca recording, 1954) ⓘ
linked to: Rock Around the Clock