Rock Me (Melanie C song)

"Rock Me"
Single by Melanie C
from the album The Sea
B-side "Stop This Train"
Released 24 June 2011
Format
Genre
Length 3:11
Label Red Girl
Writer(s)
  • Melanie Chisholm
  • Dave Roth
  • David Jost
Producer(s)
Melanie C singles chronology
"Understand"
(2008)		 "Rock Me"
(2011)		 "Think About It"
(2011)
Music video
"Rock Me" on YouTube

"Rock Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Melanie C from her fifth solo album, The Sea. It was released as the album's first single on 24 June 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Written by Melanie C, Dave Roth and David Jost, it serves as official theme song for German TV channel ZDF's coverage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1] The song debuted at number 38 in the German Singles Chart. Melanie C performed this on The Sea – Live tour as the opening song.

Music video

Melanie C in a music video scene, where she was dancing around in a skate park.

The video premiered two weeks before the release of the single. It was filmed in Manchester, UK. It featured Chisholm dancing around in a skate park (Namely Projekts Skatepark), and in front of a wall with letters "rock me" painted on it. Chisholm was also the choreographer for the music video.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Rock Me".

  1. "Rock Me" – 3:11
  2. "Stop This Train" – 4:00 (Melanie Chisholm, Peter-John Vettese)
  1. "Rock Me" – 3:11
  2. "Stop This Train" – 4:00
  3. "Rock Me" (Dance Mix) – 3:29
  4. "Rock Me" (Music Video) - 3:12

Chart

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 38

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Germany 24 June 2011[5] CD single, digital download 313 Music, Warner Music
Switzerland
Austria
Worldwide 26 June 2011[6] Digital download Red Girl Records

References

  1. ↑ "Album Announcement". MelanieC.net. Red Girl Records Ltd. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Rock Me (2track): Melanie C: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rock Me - Single von Melanie C - Rock Me - Single bei iTunes vorbestellen". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.
  4. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > MELANIE C > Rock Me (2track) – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  5. ↑ Corner, Lewis (7 June 2011). "Mel C unveils 'Rock Me' music video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "'Rock Me' Worldwide iTunes Release". melaniec.net. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.