Old Time rock and Roll - wikipedia Old Time rock and Roll `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' Single by Bob Seger from the album Stranger in Town B - side `` Sunspot Baby '' Released March 1979 Format 7 '' vinyl Genre Rock and roll Length 3 : 12 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) George Jackson, Thomas E. Jones III, and Bob Seger ( uncredited ) Producer ( s ) Bob Seger Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Bob Seger singles chronology `` We 've Got Tonight '' ( 1978 ) `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' ( 1979 ) `` Fire Lake '' ( 1980 ) `` We 've Got Tonight '' ( 1978 ) `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' ( 1979 ) `` Fire Lake '' ( 1980 ) `` Old Time Rock And Roll '' Bob Seger 's `` Old Time Rock And Roll '' from Stranger in Town Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' is a song written by George Jackson and recorded by Bob Seger on his 1978 album Stranger in Town. It was also released as a single in 1979. It is a sentimentalized look back at the music of the original rock ' n ' roll era. The song gained substantial popularity after being featured in the 1983 film Risky Business. It has since become a standard in popular music and was ranked number two on the Amusement & Music Operators Association 's survey of the Top 40 Jukebox Singles of All Time in 1996. It was also listed as one of the Songs of the Century in 2001 and ranked # 100 in AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs poll in 2004 of the top songs in American cinema. The song was recorded at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama and Sound Suite Studios in Detroit, Michigan. Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 Reception 4 Chart performance 5 Status Quo Version 6 References 7 External links History The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, who often backed Seger in his studio recordings, sent Seger a demo of the song during the recording of Stranger in Town. He said in 2006 ( and also on the `` Stranger in Town '' episode of the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard a few years earlier ) : All I kept from the original was : `` Old time rock and roll, that kind of music just soothes the soul, I reminisce about the days of old with that old time rock and roll ''. I rewrote the verses and I never took credit. That was the dumbest thing I ever did. And Tom Jones ( Thomas E. Jones ) and George Jackson know it, too. But I just wanted to finish the record ( Stranger in Town ). I rewrote every verse you hear except for the choruses. I did n't ask for credit. My manager said : `` You should ask for a third of the credit. '' And I said : `` Nah. Nobody 's gon na like it. '' I 'm not credited on it so I could n't control the copyright either. Meanwhile it got into a Hardee 's commercial because I could n't control it. Oh my God, it was awful ! '' However, George Stephenson of Malaco Records claimed : `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' is truly ( George ) Jackson 's song, and he has the tapes to prove it, despite Seger 's claims that he altered it. Bob had pretty much finished his recording at Muscle Shoals and he asked them if they had any other songs he could listen to for the future... '' Originally, the Silver Bullet Band was displeased with its inclusion on Stranger in Town, claiming, according to Seger, that the song was not `` Silver Bullety ''. However, upon hearing audience reactions to it during their tour in Europe, the band grew to like the song. In 1990, Seger joined Billy Joel on one occasion and Don Henley on another to play the song during their concerts in Auburn Hills, Michigan. He also performed the song at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. In popular culture The song was featured in the 1983 film Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise. Cruise 's character, Joel Goodson, famously lip - syncs and dances in his underwear as this song plays after his parents leave him home alone. The sequence was simulated in the teaser trailer for Garfield : The Movie, the 1984 Alvin and the Chipmunks episode `` The Victrola Awards '' as performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks, and commercials for Guitar Hero on Tour : Decades, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero : Metallica, and more recently Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. Activision created a series of television advertisements directed by Brett Ratner based on the scene, each featuring a different set of celebrities lip - sync to the lyrics while using the new instrument controllers. The first ad included athletes Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk, Alex Rodriguez, and Michael Phelps. Another ad spot featured model Heidi Klum ; two versions of Klum 's ad exist, one a `` director 's cut '' where she is wearing less clothing. A subsequent commercial featuring model Marisa Miller was banned from airing as too racy. Two separate ads featured David Cook, the winner of the seventh season of American Idol, along with fellow finalist David Archuleta. The song was featured in the TV series ALF, The Nanny, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Growing Pains, Scrubs, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and South Park. Most recently, the song was sung on the episode `` Girls ( And Boys ) On Film '' from American TV series Glee, in a mash - up with Kenny Loggins ' song `` Danger Zone '' from the 1986 film Top Gun, also starring Cruise and The Goldbergs, where Barry Goldberg tries to do the Risky Business dance move that Tom Cruise did in his button up shirt without pants. American Singer and actress Cher did a cover on the song during her 2008 - 2011 residency show, Cher ( 2008 -- 2011 ). In a running gag called `` Hot Sax '' on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( and before that Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ), the host, sidekick and house band take turns miming the song 's saxophone solo while a recording of it is played. The South African trio Mark Haze ( from Idols South Africa season seven ), Dozi and Ghapi recorded a version on their album Rocking Buddies in 2013. In 2014, on the opening night of Mexico Tiene Talento ( Mexico Got Talent ), Pablo Lopez, a homeless man who sings on the Mexico City subway system, debuted at the auditions with a rendition in a nearly identical voice to that of Seger ; causing a total amusement and a golden button for the next stage. Reception `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' achieved substantial album - oriented rock radio airplay and as the fourth single from Stranger in Town, it reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. It was re-released in 1983 after its inclusion in the film Risky Business and reached number 48 on the Billboard chart. The song remains a staple on classic rock radio. In Australia, the song was released twice and charted for a total of 55 weeks. The first run was in 1983 after its use in the film Risky Business, reaching number 53 on the charts. The second run saw it reach # 3 in late 1987. Chart performance Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Top 100 31 New Zealand Singles Chart 38 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 28 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 34 Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard 48 U.S. Cash Box 38 Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position Australian KMR Status Quo version In 2000 the british rock band Status Quo recorded a version of this song on their album Famous in the Last Century. They played it at Top of the Pops and published it as a single which charted in UK and Norway. Chart ( 2000 ) Peak position Norway VG - lista UK Singles chart 83 References Jump up ^ Kreck, Dick. `` Jukebox goes modern, but play list stands the test of time '' Denver Post December 16, 1996 : A-02 Jump up ^ Seger 's Stranger in Town album credits Jump up ^ Seger 's Greatest Hits album liner notes Jump up ^ Sharp, K. : Classic Rock, Issue 102, page 59. Future Publishing, 2007. Jump up ^ `` George Jackson : Songwriter who penned hundreds of soul, rock and r'n'b tunes ''. The Independent. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013. Jump up ^ Graff, Gary ( October 1994 ). `` Bob Seger Tells The Stories Behind The Hits ''. Detroit Free Press. Jump up ^ Weschler, Tom, and Gary Graff. Travelin Man : on the road and behind the scenes with Bob Seger. Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Activision Publishing Unveils Star - Studded Television Ads Promoting The Highly Anticipated Guitar Hero ( R ) World Tour Launch ''. Activision. 2008 - 10 - 24. Archived from the original on 2009 - 07 - 16. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ Rose, Frank ( 2008 - 12 - 02 ). `` Is Social Advertising an Oxymoron ? ''. Wired. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Marisa 's banned ad `` too sexy '' ``. The Sun ( UK ). London. 2010 - 06 - 16. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 16. Jump up ^ `` rocking buddies, dozi, ghapi, Mark Haze, Album Info, Tracks, Lyrics ''. Markhaze.co.za. Archived from the original on 2014 - 02 - 22. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Pablo López del metro a México tiene talento ''. Eltrece.mx. 2014 - 10 - 19. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Pop Songs : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 218. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 01 - 30. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Bob Seger Craig Frost Chris Campbell Alto Reed Drew Abbott Charlie Allen Martin Dave Teegarden Rick Manasa Robyn Robbins Dawayne Bailey The Bob Seger System albums Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Man ( 1969 ) Noah ( 1969 ) Mongrel ( 1970 ) Bob Seger solo albums Brand New Morning ( 1971 ) Smokin ' O.P. 's ( 1972 ) Back in ' 72 ( 1973 ) Seven ( 1974 ) Beautiful Loser ( 1975 ) Face the Promise ( 2006 ) Ride Out ( 2014 ) Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band albums Night Moves ( 1976 ) Stranger in Town ( 1978 ) Against the Wind ( 1980 ) The Distance ( 1982 ) Like a Rock ( 1986 ) The Fire Inside ( 1991 ) It 's a Mystery ( 1995 ) Live albums Live Bullet ( 1976 ) Nine Tonight ( 1981 ) Compilations The Bob Seger Collection ( 1979 ) Greatest Hits ( 1994 ) Greatest Hits 2 ( 2003 ) Early Seger Vol. 1 ( 2009 ) Ultimate Hits : Rock and Roll Never Forgets ( 2011 ) Singles `` The Lonely One '' ( 1961 ) `` TGIF '' ( 1965 ) `` Ballad of the Yellow Beret '' ( 1966 ) `` East Side Story '' ( 1966 ) `` Sock It to Me Santa '' ( 1966 ) `` Persecution Smith '' ( 1966 ) `` Vagrant Winter '' ( 1967 ) `` Heavy Music '' ( 1967 ) `` 2 + 2 = ? '' ( 1968 ) `` Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Man '' ( 1969 ) `` Ivory '' ( 1969 ) `` Noah '' ( 1969 ) `` Innervenus Eyes '' ( 1969 ) `` Lucifer '' ( 1970 ) `` Lookin ' Back '' ( 1971 ) `` If I Were a Carpenter '' ( 1972 ) `` Who Do You Love '' ( 1972 ) `` Midnight Rider '' ( 1973 ) `` Turn the Page '' ( 1973 ) `` Back in ' 72 '' / `` Rosalie '' ( 1973 ) Need Ya / Seen Alot of Floors ( 1973 ) `` UMC ( Upper Middle Class ) '' ( 1974 ) `` Get Out of Denver '' ( 1974 ) `` Beautiful Loser '' ( 1975 ) `` Katmandu '' ( 1975 ) `` Nutbush City Limits '' ( live ) ( 1976 ) `` Travelin ' Man '' ( 1976 ) `` Night Moves '' ( 1976 ) `` Mainstreet '' ( 1976 ) `` Rock and Roll Never Forgets '' ( 1976 ) `` The Fire Down Below '' ( 1977 ) `` Sunspot Baby '' ( 1977 ) `` Hollywood Nights '' ( 1978 ) `` We 've Got Tonite '' ( 1978 ) `` Still the Same '' ( 1978 ) `` Old Time Rock and Roll '' ( 1979 ) `` Fire Lake '' ( 1980 ) `` Against the Wind '' ( 1980 ) `` You 'll Accomp'ny Me '' ( 1980 ) `` The Horizontal Bop '' ( 1980 ) `` Her Strut '' ( 1980 ) `` Tryin ' to Live My Life Without You '' ( 1981 ) `` Feel Like a Number '' ( live ) ( 1981 ) `` Hollywood Nights '' ( live ) ( 1981 ) `` We 've Got Tonite '' ( live ) ( 1982 ) `` Shame on the Moon '' ( 1982 ) `` Even Now '' ( 1983 ) `` Roll Me Away '' ( 1983 ) `` Understanding '' ( 1984 ) `` American Storm '' / `` Fortunate Son '' ( 1986 ) `` Like a Rock '' ( 1986 ) `` It 's You '' ( 1986 ) `` Miami '' ( 1986 ) `` Shakedown '' ( 1987 ) `` Blue Monday '' ( 1989 ) `` Take a Chance '' ( 1991 ) `` The Real Love '' ( 1991 ) `` The Fire Inside '' ( radio edit ) ( 1991 ) `` In Your Time '' ( 1994 ) `` C'est La Vie '' / `` Night Moves '' ( 1994 ) `` Lock and Load '' ( rock mix ) ( 1995 ) `` Manhattan '' ( 1995 ) `` Hands in the Air '' ( 1996 ) `` Chances Are '' ( with Martina McBride ) ( 1998 ) `` Landing in London '' ( with 3 Doors Down ) ( 2005 ) `` Wait for Me '' ( 2006 ) `` Wreck This Heart '' ( 2006 ) `` Downtown Train '' ( 2011 ) `` Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey ( Going Back to Birmingham ) '' ( 2011 ) `` Detroit Made '' ( 2014 ) `` You Take Me In '' ( 2014 ) `` Glenn Song '' ( 2017 ) Related articles Discography Gibson / Miller Band Book : Bob Seger Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Time_Rock_and_Roll&oldid=799910834 '' Categories : 1978 songs 1979 singles Bob Seger songs Songs written by George Jackson ( songwriter ) Songs about music Capitol Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 15 : 20. 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Question: who sings old time rock and roll song
Answer: Bob Seger