(You Can Still) Rock in America

(You Can Still) Rock in America single Night Ranger Midnight Madness November 1983https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Night+Ranger&titel=%28You+Can+Still%29+Rock+In+America&cat=s Night Ranger singles 1983 Glam metal Eduardo Rivadavia The 11 Heaviest Hair Metal Songs Loudwire https://loudwire.com/heaviest-hair-metal-songs/ 5 March 2020 MCA Records Jack BladesBrad Gillis Sing Me Away 1983 Sister Christian 1984 "(You Can Still) Rock in America" is a song written by Jack Blades and Brad Gillis, and the first single released from Night Ranger's 1983 album Midnight Madness.Spin https://books.google.com/books?id=m-qexhnZaukC&q=you+can+still+rock+in+america+rolling+stone+night+ranger&pg=PA88 November 2001 88 Motorin' Mania Jason Roth Former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes contributed backing vocals on the song.June 2015 Background Night Ranger was on tour in Springfield, Illinois with Sammy Hagar in 1983. Singer Jack Blades bought several music magazines in town on his day off, many of which proclaimed "rock is dead" in favor of new wave artists like Thompson Twins or the Cure. Blades refused to believe it, as his band and Sammy Hagar had played so many concerts on their tour with thousands of screaming fans who seemed to think rock and roll was still very much alive. He came up with the chorus first, and then wrote some verses based on what fans would tell him about the lengths they went to attend rock concerts. "So I just took this one girl's idea of what she was telling me, and I wrote that as a commentary on what I was seeing out there when everybody was saying rock was dead. And that ended up being sort of an anthem for Night Ranger, for sure," said Blades.https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/jack-blades-of-night-ranger-and-damn-yankees Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees : Songwriter Interviews Ortega Shawna Songfacts March 15, 2010 August 6, 2021 Track listing 7:45 (You Can Still) Rock in America Blades, Gillis 4:16 Let Him Run Blades, Keagy, Watson 3:29 Personnel Night Ranger Jack Blades – bass, lead vocals Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards Brad Gillis – guitars, vocals Kelly Keagy – drums, vocals Jeff Watson – guitars, vocals Additional musicians Glenn Hughes – backing vocals on "(You Can Still) Rock in America" Charts Chart (1983)PeakpositionBillboardhot100 51 Night Ranger true January 12, 2024Billboardmainstreamrock 15 Night Ranger true January 12, 2024 In popular culture A re-recording of the song is downloadable content for Rock Band 2 and is a playable track on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.June 2015 "(You Can Still) Rock in America" was the opening credits theme song for the television series Rock 'N' America.June 2015 A snippet plays during the series finale of The Drew Carey Show. References Category:1983 songs Category:1983 singles Category:Night Ranger songs Category:MCA Records singles Category:Songs written by Jack Blades Category:Songs written by Brad Gillis Category:Songs about the United States