Rockin' Robin (song)
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| "Rockin' Robin" | ||
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| Single by Michael Jackson | ||
| from the album Got to Be There | ||
| B-side(s) | Love Is Here and Now You're Gone | |
| Released | 1972 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Bubblegum pop/soul | |
| Length | 2:50 | |
| Label | Motown | |
| Writer(s) | Roger Thomas | |
| Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |
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| Michael Jackson singles chronology | ||
| "Got to be There" (1971) |
"Rockin' Robin" (1972) |
"I Wanna Be Where You Are" (1972) |
Rockin' Robin is a 1958 song by Bobby Day. The single became Day's only hit single and would be revived as a single again in 1972 by the then-teenaged Michael Jackson as his second solo single release on Motown. Following the same pattern Donny Osmond followed with his first two singles (Sweet and Innocent and his own cover of Paul Anka's Puppy Love), Jackson had the same amount of success as Osmond. The singer took his version to number two on the U.S. pop singles chart that year [1].
UK singer Lolly covered this song in 1999, as the B-side to her single Big Boys Don't Cry. It peaked at no. 10 in the UK singles chart, in December of that year.
[edit] Credits
- Lead and background vocals by Michael Jackson
- Instrumentation by assorted Los Angeles musicians
[edit] Rockin' Robin in popular culture
In the episode of The Office entitled The Return, Andy (Ed Helms) records a four part a cappella version of this song and uses it as his ring tone. Hilarity ensues when Andy's phone is stolen by Jim and Pam and thrown above the ceiling, just over Andy's desk. His phone is called repeatedly by his coworkers, with the song going off each time.
