| "Rockin' All Over the World" | ||||
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| Single by John Fogerty | ||||
| from the album John Fogerty | ||||
| B-side | "The Wall" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Writer(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer | John Fogerty | |||
| John Fogerty singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rockin' All Over the World" | ||||
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| Single by Status Quo | ||||
| from the album Rockin' All Over the World | ||||
| B-side | Ring of a Change[1] | |||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Hard rock Boogie rock |
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| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Writer(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer | Pip Williams | |||
| Status Quo singles chronology | ||||
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"Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album (see John Fogerty) in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World. It is this version which is best known and most played all over the world.
During the recording of Quo's music video to the song, bassist Alan Lancaster was living in Australia. He had refused to return to the UK for the recording, so he was replaced by a dummy with a bass guitar in the video.
At Live Aid, Status Quo began their set (and thus the event itself, being the opening band) with "Rockin' All Over the World" which first became an unofficial anthem for the event when the BBC used it to advertise their TV coverage. Coldplay performed a portion of the song at Live 8, with lead singer Chris Martin singing the chorus during the song "In My Place", after much was made of Status Quo's absence from the concert in the British media.
Other versions of this song have been recorded for example by The Georgia Satellites and Bon Jovi, but also by artists outside the English-speaking world such as Dutch Bertus Staigerpaip, German Wolfgang Petry and Spanish Platero y Tú (outro of "Si tú te vas" song). Beach Boy Carl Wilson recorded it on his 1983 solo album "Youngblood", and The Beach Boys themselves added the song to their live act in the mid-Eighties. Bruce Springsteen has played the song a number of times during his famous live shows, and it was the final song played on his 2009 Working on a Dream Tour.
The song has found a usage in the sports world as well. In 1988, to support Sport Aid, Status Quo re-recorded the song as "Running All Over The World" with slightly amended lyrics. It reached #17 in the British Singles Chart. Another re-recorded version appeared on their album Riffs in 2003.
The song is now a Southend United FC anthem after they began singing "Shrimping All Over the World" after the 2004 LDV Vans Trophy final. Supporters of the Northern Ireland national football team often sing the song, particularly on away trips, changing the lyrics to "Drinkin' All Over the World". The song is also the goal music of the German football club Bayer Leverkusen. It is also played at Leyton Orient and Millwall F.C. after every home win. The song is often played after major rugby league finals.