Rock My Heart

"Rock My Heart" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway. It was released on January 9, 1994, as the fourth and final single from his debut album, The Album. The song was written and produced by Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello. Like the previous single "I Miss You", the song was a hit in several countries, particularly in the UK, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland and Belgium, where it reached the top 10. In Israel, it peaked at number 1 for two weeks. "Rock My Heart" shot into the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 17 on April 9, 1994 and peaked at 7 four weeks later.

"Rock My Heart"
Single by Haddaway
from the album The Album
B-side	"Remix"
Released	March 1994[1]
Recorded	January 1993
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:57
Label	Coconut Logic Records Scorpio Music
Songwriter(s)	Dee Dee Halligan Junior Torello
Producer(s)	Dee Dee Halligan Junior Torello
Haddaway singles chronology
"I Miss You" (1993) "Rock My Heart" (1994) "Fly Away" (1995)
Music video
"Rock My Heart" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis wrote in his review, that "Rock My Heart" "shine just as brightly" as "What Is Love" and "Life".[2] Music & Media commented that "escorted by his steady female background singers, Haddaway bounces like a pinball wizard on a synthesiser trampoline."[3] Reading Evening Post called the song "effervescent", noting that it "should follow his others into the charts". They added that "he undeniably has a way with this sort of repetititve Euro synth pop."[4]

Chart performance

"Rock My Heart" was successful on the charts in several countries, becoming one of Haddaway's biggest hits to date. It reached the Top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked at number 9 on April 10, 1994,[5] in its third week at the UK Singles Chart. It spent two weeks at that position. Additionally, it also managed to climb into the Top 20 in Austria, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Rock My Heart" went to number 7. Outside Europe, it hit number-one in Israel, with two weeks at the top. It also reached number 7 on the Canadian RPM Dance Chart, number 25 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, number 43 in New Zealand and number 83 in Australia.

Airplay

"Rock My Heart" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 16 on March 26, 1994 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, West-, North West- and South-Europe. It peaked at the third position on April 23.[6]

Music video

The music video features Haddaway in a desert-like setting along with backing singer Natascha Wright, who has also worked with DJ BoBo and La Bouche. It was uploaded to YouTube in October 2012. By August 2020, the video had more than 5,8 million views.[7]

Track listings

CD single

1. "Rock My Heart" (radio mix) — 3:57
2. "Rock My Heart" (extended mix) — 5:55

CD maxi

1. "Rock My Heart" (radio mix) — 3:57
2. "Rock My Heart" (extended mix) — 5:55
3. "Rock My Heart" (celebration mix) — 5:58
4. "Rock My Heart" (Trime'n Delgado club-mix) — 5:56

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8][9] 83 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 5 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[12] "Stir It Up" / "Rock My Heart" 7 Denmark (IFPI)[13] 10 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 7 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 4 France (SNEP)[15] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 10 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[17] 13 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 9 Israel (Israel Top-30)[19] 1 Italy (FIMI)[20] 21 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 43 Scotland (OCC)[24] 6 Spain (AFYVE)[25] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 9 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales ^1[29] 25 ^1 "Stir It Up" / "Rock My Heart"

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 22 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[31] 44 Germany (Official German Charts)[32] 66 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 84 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 75

References

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4. "HADDAWAY Rock My Heart". Reading Evening Post. 1994-03-25. page 48. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 10 April 1994 - 16 April 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
6. "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 November 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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13. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
14. Billboard: Hits of the World, 23 April 1994
15. "Lescharts.com – Haddaway – Rock My Heart" (in French). Les classement single.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Haddaway – Rock My Heart". GfK Entertainment Charts.
17. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.04.1994 - 04.05.1994)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
18. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rock My Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
19. Israel Top-30: 2 weeks at No. 1 (25 January 1994 & 1 February 1994)
20. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: H". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
21. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Haddaway" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
22. "Dutchcharts.nl – Haddaway – Rock My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
23. "Charts.nz – Haddaway – Rock My Heart". Top 40 Singles.
24. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
25. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
26. "Swedishcharts.com – Haddaway – Rock My Heart". Singles Top 100.
27. "Swisscharts.com – Haddaway – Rock My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
28. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
29. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 9 September 2008)
30. "jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
31. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
32. "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
33. "Single top 100 over 1994" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
34. "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics