Rock It (Lipps Inc. song)

"Rock It" is the debut single by Minneapolis band Lipps Inc. and the lead single from their debut album Mouth to Mouth. The song peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1980.

"Rock It"
Single by Lipps Inc.
from the album Mouth to Mouth
B-side"Power" (7")
Released1979 (1979)
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:23 (7")
5:40 (album version)
LabelCasablanca
Songwriter(s)Steven Greenberg
Producer(s)Steven Greenberg
Lipps Inc. singles chronology
"Rock It"
(1979)		 "Funkytown"
(1980)
Audio
"Rock It" on YouTube

Background

"Rock It" had become a hit in band leader Steven Greenberg's home state of Minnesota and caught the attention of Casablanca Records. It led to the band being signed by the label and the release of the band's debut album and single nationally.[2] The song failed to chart in its initial release, but following the worldwide success of "Funkytown", the single was re-released and this time reached No. 64 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the US.[3]

Cash Box said that "Cynthia Johnson's sleek vocal swoops are nicely backed by arching strings and smart funk bass."[4]

Sales
Sales for Rock It
Region Sales
Mexico 1,000,000[5]

Samples

The song has been sampled in three songs: "Euro (Dave Armstrong Mix)" by Steve Angello, "Vsaika Nedelia" by Deep Zone Project, and "Space Disco" by J Paul Getto.[6]

References
  1. Breihan, Tom (March 25, 2020). "The Number Ones: Lipps, Inc.'s "Funkytown"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 15, 2023. In 1979, Greenberg had written a disco song called "Rock It"...
  2. Lipps, Inc. Biography & History at AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. Lipps, Inc. Chart History: Hot 100
  4. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 12, 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. "Mexico Hot For Lipps, Vice Versa" (PDF). Billboard. February 28, 1981. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ""Rock It" by Lipps, Inc. - Samples, Covers, and Remixes | WhoSampled". Whosampled.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.


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