Rock It (Little Red song)

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"Rock It"
Single by Little Red
from the album Midnight Remember
Released4 June 2010
Length3:28
LabelLiberation Music
Songwriter(s)Dominic Byrne
Little Red singles chronology
"Waiting" / "Wait Is Over"
(2009)
"Rock It"
(2010)
"Slow Motion"
(2010)

"Rock It" is a song by Australian rock band Little Red and is the fourth track on their 2010 album, Midnight Remember. The song was released as the first single from the Midnight Remember album on 4 June 2010 by Liberation Music in Australia and New Zealand. The song was certified Platinum and later placed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.[1] The song was used during the opening montage of the "Hope for the Hopeless" episode of Grey's Anatomy (series 8, episode 12).[2]

At the AIR Awards of 2010, the song won Best Independent Single/EP.[3][4]

At the EG Awards of 2010, the band won Best New Talent with "Rock It".[5][6]

It was used as background music for Brisbane City Councils Public Transport 2019 advertisement.

In 2023, Vance Joy sang a cover of the song for the 50th anniversary of Mushroom Group.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 19

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Little Red". Little Red Myspace Page. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Music From Grey's Anatomy Season 8, Episodes 12: Hope for the Hopeless". Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!". 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ "The Age 2010 EG Music Awards". YouTube. December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ^ "The Age EG Awards". Beat Magazine. December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Little Red – Rock It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 May 2018.