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I Wanna Rock
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- Album
- Stay Hungry
- Released
- 1984
- Genres
- glam metal, glam rock
- Length
- 3:00
- Tempo
- 106 BPM
- Label
- Rhino Atlantic
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About this song
Dee Snider wrote most of the album Stay Hungry, and the song was one of those that came together quickly. He described it as his attempt at a feel similar to Iron Maiden. It was released as the follow-up single to "We're Not Gonna Take It" with a similar music video, again featuring Mark Metcalf. The song was a modest hit, peaking at #68 in the US and #93 in the UK, and VH1 ranked it #20 on its 2006 list of greatest metal songs. In 2008, guitarist Jay Jay French recorded a version called "I Want Barack" to support Barack Obama's presidential run.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 3 other songs, like “Rock (Original Ver.) by Ph0ton”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Any Way You Want It / I Wanna Rock (Reprise) by Original Broadway Cast of Rock Of Ages (Ft. Adam Dannheisser, Amy Spanger, Andre Ward, Constantine Maroulis, Michele Mais & Mitchell Jarvis)”.
- Written by Dee Snider.
- Produced by Tom Werman.
- Recorded at Record Plant - NYC / Westlake Studios - LA / Cherokee Studios - Hollywood.