"Rock with You"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Off the Wall
Released	November 1979
Format	7"
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco/R&B
Length	3:39
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Rod Temperton
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Peak chart positions
#1 (US) #4 (Australia) #7 (UK) #58 (Germany)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1979) "Rock With You" (1980) "Off the Wall" (1980)
Michael Jackson's Visionary chronology
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (2006)	"Rock With You" (2006)	"Billie Jean" (2006)
Off the Wall track listing
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1)	"Rock with You" (2)	"Working Day and Night" (3)
HIStory track listing
"Black or White" (3)	"Rock with You" (4)	"She's Out of My Life" (5)

"Rock with You" was a successful single released by singer Michael Jackson in late 1979. The original title was "I Want To Eat You Up," but it was quickly changed to fit Jackson's image. On February 27, 2006, "Rock with You" was re-released as a single as part of the Visionary - The Video Singles. It reached number fifteen in the UK Singles Chart in March 2006. Image File history File links Rock_With_You. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Off the Wall is American pop and R&B singer Michael Jacksons breakthrough 1979 solo album. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... 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History

"Rock with You" was released as the second single from Jackson's fifth solo LP and breakthrough album, Off the Wall. The song, written by Heatwave group member and songwriter Rod Temperton, helped Jackson score one of the first Billboard number-one singles in the 1980s, as well as one of the last big hit songs of the disco era. (As by early 1980 Disco was showing signs of waning in appeal and popularity.) A video for the song showed a smiling Jackson lip-synching to the video in a sequined suit against a background of multi-colored strobe lights. The song reached number one on both the pop and R&B singles chart and became one of Jackson's most-loved songs. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Off the Wall is American pop and R&B singer Michael Jacksons breakthrough 1979 solo album. ... Heatwave was a popular international R&B/Funk band with Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. ... Rod Temperton is a British musician and songwriter. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

Cover versions

The song was later covered by singer Brandy in 1995 for Quincy Jones' album, Q's Jook Joint, while the intro beat to the song was sampled in Puff Daddy and Mase's single "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down". Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), known professionally as Brandy, is an American actress and Grammy Award-winning singer. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Quincy Delight Jones Jr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an American record producer and CEO and founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. ... Mason Durrell Betha (born August 27, 1978[1] in Jacksonville, Florida),[2] known by stage name Ma$e, is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean Diddy Combs hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. ...

Mixes

1. Album Version – 3:39
2. Album Version #2 – 3:39 - Some instruments are mixed differently. This version was used for the 7"/Video Edit.
3. Video/7" Edit – 3:23
4. Masters At Work Remix – 5:29
5. Frankie's Favorite Club Mix – 7:49
6. Frankie's Radio Mix

The Masters At Work Remix and Frankie Knuckles remixes both contain unreleased vocals and ad-libs not heard on the album version. This is because the remixers were given access to the "master tapes" of the song to produce their remix. The master tapes contained additional vocals and cuts that didn't make it on the final album version.

Track listing

Original release

UK single

1. "Rock With You" - 3:40
2. "Get On The Floor" - 4:57

US single

1. "Rock With You" - 3:40
2. "Working Day And Night" - 5:04

Visionary single

CD Side

1. "Rock With You" (7" Edit) - 3:23
2. "Rock With You" (Masters at Work Remix) - 5:33

DVD Side

1. "Rock With You" (Music Video)

Trivia

• Brandon Rogers sang "Rock With You" on "American Idol" Season 6.

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