Born to Rock 'n' Roll

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"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
Born to Rock 'n' Roll (Cliff Richard song).jpg
Picture sleeve
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Dave Clark's Time The Album
B-side "Law of the Universe"
Released6 May 1986 (1986-05-06) [1]
Recorded25 August 1985 [2]
Studio Marcus Studios, London [3]
Genre Pop rock
Length3:57
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Dave Clark, Jeff Daniels, David Soames
Producer(s) Peter Collins
Cliff Richardsingles chronology
"Living Doll"
(1986)
"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
(1986)
"All I Ask of You"
(1986)

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in the UK in May 1986 as his third single from the musical soundtrack Time (Dave Clark album) . The song reached number 28 in the Irish Singles Chart, but only minor positions outside the top 40 in the UK and Australia. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

UK 7" Single (EMI 5545)

  1. "Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
  2. "Law of the Universe"

UK 12" Single (12 EMI 5545)

  1. "Born to Rock 'n' Roll" (Special Extended Mix)
  2. "Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
  3. "Law of the Universe"

Personnel

From the inner sleeve of Dave Clark's 'Time' The Album: [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 88
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 28
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 78

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