Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Awarded for	quality rock music songs
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country	United States
First awarded	1992
Last awarded	2011
Official website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,^[1] to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".^[2]

The award, reserved for songwriters, was first presented to English musician Sting in 1992. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award honors new songs (containing both melody and lyrics) or songs "first achieving prominence" during the period of eligibility. Songs containing prominent samples or interpolations are not eligible.^[3]

Bruce Springsteen holds the records for the most wins and nominations, having won four awards from nine nominations. Other winners of multiple awards include Alanis Morissette as well as the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2, with two. Award-winning songs have been performed by American artists more than any other nationality, though they have also been performed by musicians or groups originating from Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. There have been four instances in which one artist or group was nominated for two works in the same year: the group Aerosmith was nominated for both "Cryin'" and "Livin' on the Edge" in 1994, Melissa Etheridge received nominations for "Come to My Window" and "I'm the Only One" in 1995, Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers won for "One Headlight" and was also nominated for "The Difference" in 1998, and U2 was nominated for the songs "Elevation" and "Walk On" in 2002. Etheridge and the bands Aerosmith, Coldplay and Foo Fighters share the record for the most nominations without a win, with three each (not including Coldplay's and Foo Fighters' nominations for 2012). Neil Young is the most recent award recipient.

1 Recipients
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Recipients

Year^[I]	Songwriter(s)	Nationality	Work	Performing artist(s)^[II]	Nominees^[III]	Ref.
1992	Sting	United Kingdom	The Soul Cages !"The Soul Cages"	Sting	Bryan Adams, Robert Lange – "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (Bryan Adams) Eric Avery, Perry Farrell – "Been Caught Stealing" (Jane's Addiction) Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich – "Enter Sandman" (Metallica) Tom Petty – "Learning to Fly" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Chris DeGarmo – "Silent Lucidity" (Queensrÿche)	^[4]
1993	Clapton, EricEric Clapton Jim Gordon	United Kingdom	Layla !"Layla"	Clapton, EricEric Clapton	Peter Gabriel – "Digging in the Dirt" (Peter Gabriel) Kurt Cobain – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament – "Jeremy" (Pearl Jam) Bruce Springsteen – "Human Touch" (Bruce Springsteen)	^[5]
1994	Pirner, DaveDave Pirner	United States	Runaway Train !"Runaway Train"	Soul Asylum	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes – "Cryin'" (Aerosmith) Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson – "Livin' on the Edge" (Aerosmith) Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross – "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz) Jim Steinman – "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Meat Loaf)	^[6]
1995	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	United States	Streets of Philadelphia !"Streets of Philadelphia"	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	Melissa Etheridge – "Come to My Window" (Melissa Etheridge) Etheridge – "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge) Kurt Cobain – "All Apologies" (Nirvana) Chris Cornell – "Black Hole Sun" (Soundgarden)	^[7]
1996	Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette Glen Ballard	Canada	You Oughta Know !"You Oughta Know"	Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette	Bob Dylan – "Dignity" (Bob Dylan) Trent Reznor – "Hurt" (Nine Inch Nails) Bono – "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (U2) Neil Young – "Downtown" (Neil Young)	^[8]
1997	Chapman, TracyTracy Chapman	United States	Give Me One Reason !"Give Me One Reason"	Chapman, TracyTracy Chapman	Dave Matthews Band – "Too Much" (Dave Matthews Band) Garbage – "Stupid Girl" (Garbage) John Hiatt – "Cry Love" (John Hiatt) Noel Gallagher – "Wonderwall" (Oasis) Jakob Dylan – "6th Avenue Heartache" (The Wallflowers)	^[9]
1998	Dylan, JakobJakob Dylan	United States	One Headlight !"One Headlight"	The Wallflowers	Fiona Apple – "Criminal" (Fiona Apple) Meredith Brooks, Shelly Peiken) – "Bitch" (Meredith Brooks) Dave Matthews – "Crash into Me" (Dave Matthews Band) Jakob Dylan – "The Difference" (The Wallflowers)	^[10]
1999	Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette	Canada	Uninvited !"Uninvited"	Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette	John Hiatt – "Have a Little Faith in Me" (John Hiatt) Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love – "Celebrity Skin" (Hole) Dan Wilson – "Closing Time" (Semisonic) Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards – "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (The Verve)	^[11]
2000	Red Hot Chili Peppers	United States	Scar Tissue !"Scar Tissue"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks – "Angels Would Fall" (Melissa Etheridge) Garbage – "Special" (Garbage) Tom Petty – "Room at the Top" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Bruce Springsteen – "The Promise" (Bruce Springsteen)	^[12]
2001	Stapp, ScottScott Stapp Mark Tremonti	United States	With Arms Wide Open !"With Arms Wide Open"	Creed	Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Matt Roberts – "Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down) Lenny Kravitz – "Again" (Lenny Kravitz) Rob Thomas – "Bent" (Matchbox Twenty) Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith – "Californication" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)	^[13]
2002	Train	United States	Drops of Jupiter !"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"	Train	Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler – "Jaded" (Aerosmith) Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Yellow" (Coldplay) U2 – "Elevation (U2) U2 – "Walk On" (U2)	^[14]
2003	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	United States	The Rising !"The Rising"	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, Matt Roberts – "When I'm Gone" (3 Doors Down) Foo Fighters – "All My Life" (Foo Fighters) Sully Erna – "I Stand Alone" (Godsmack) Chad Kroeger – "Hero" (Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott)	^[15]
2004	White, JackJack White	United States	Seven Nation Army !"Seven Nation Army"	The White Stripes	David Hodges, Amy Lee, Ben Moody – "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence) Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal – "Someday" (Nickelback) Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon – "Disorder in the House" (Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon) Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood – "Calling All Angels" (Train )	^[16]
2005	U2	Ireland	Vertigo !"Vertigo"	U2	Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool – "American Idiot" (Green Day) Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – "Somebody Told Me" (The Killers) Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Benjamin Weikel – "Float On" (Modest Mouse) Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum, Scott Weiland – "Fall to Pieces" (Velvet Revolver)	^[17]
2006	U2	Ireland	City of Blinding Lights !"City of Blinding Lights"	U2	Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Speed of Sound" (Coldplay ) Foo Fighters – "Best of You" (Foo Fighters) Bruce Springsteen – "Devils & Dust" (Bruce Springsteen) Rivers Cuomo – "Beverly Hills" (Weezer)	^[18]
2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers	United States	Dani California !"Dani California"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Bob Dylan – "Someday Baby" (Bob Dylan) Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – "When You Were Young" (The Killers) Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson – "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) Neil Young – "Lookin' for a Leader" (Neil Young)	^[19]
2008	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	United States	Radio Nowhere !"Radio Nowhere"	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson, Brett Young – "It's Not Over" (Daughtry) Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett – "The Pretender" (Foo Fighters) Jack White – "Icky Thump" (The White Stripes) Lucinda Williams – "Come On" (Lucinda Williams)	^[20]
2009	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	United States	Girls in Their Summer Clothes !"Girls in Their Summer Clothes"	Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen	Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Violet Hill" ( [Coldplay]]) Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla– "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Death Cab for Cutie) Kings of Leon – "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon) Radiohead – "House of Cards" (Radiohead)	^[21]
2010	Followill, CalebCaleb Followill Jared Followill Matthew Followill Nathan Followill	United States	Use Somebody !"Use Somebody"	Kings of Leon	Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool – "21 Guns" (Green Day) Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder – "The Fixer" (Pearl Jam) Bruce Springsteen – "Working on a Dream" (Bruce Springsteen) Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr. – "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" (U2)	^[22]
2011	Young, NeilNeil Young	Canada	Angry World !"Angry World"	Neil Young	Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney – "Tighten Up" (The Black Keys) Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill – "Radioactive" () Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, "Country" Winston Marshall – "Little Lion Man" (Mumford & Sons) Matthew Bellamy – "Resistance" (Muse)	^[23]
2012	TBD	-	TBD	-	Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Coldplay) Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston – "The Cave" (Mumford & Sons) Foo Fighters – "Walk" (Foo Fighters) Colin Meloy – "Down by the Water" (The Decemberists) Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke – "Lotus Flower" (Radiohead)

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
^{^[III]} Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).

References

General

"Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search. Retrieved March 4, 2011. Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
"Grammy Awards: Best Rock Song (Songwriter's Award)". Rock on the Net. http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rocksong.htm. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

Specific

^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 2. http://www2.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
^ "Nominees announced for Grammy Awards". TimesDaily (Florence, Alabama) 123: p. 10B. January 8, 1992. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gl4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3840,1147988&dq. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
^ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 3. January 8, 1993. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-08/entertainment/ca-921_1_album-producer/3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "General Categories". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 3. January 7, 1994. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-07/entertainment/ca-9459_1_vocal-performance/3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 3. January 6, 1995. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 3. January 8, 1997. http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-08/entertainment/ca-16471_1_video-producer/3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "1999 Grammy Nominees". NME. IPC Media. November 27, 1998. http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ Boucher, Geoff (January 4, 2001). "Grammys Cast a Wider Net Than Usual". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 5. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jan/04/entertainment/ca-8072/5. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times (The Seattle Times Company). January 4, 2002. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020104&slug=grammylist05. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. January 15, 2003. http://www.blender.com/guide/67128/grammy-nominees-announced.html. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031205&slug=webcompletegrammylist05. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today (Gannett Company). February 7, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today (Gannett Company). December 8, 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1547492/20061207/blige_mary_j.jhtml. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). February 9, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/arts/music/10grammylist.html. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 3, 2008. http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b71618_complete_list_of_nominees_51st_annual.html. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner.com. http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=31. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

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Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music	Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance · Best Gospel Song · Best Contemporary Christian Music Song · Best Gospel Album · Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

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Music for Visual Media	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media · Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media · Best Song Written for Visual Media

Composing/Arranging	Best Instrumental Composition · Best Instrumental Arrangement · Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Crafts	Best Historical Album · Best Recording Package · Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package · Best Album Notes

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Music Video	Best Short Form Music Video · Best Long Form Music Video

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