Rockin' (song)

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"Rockin'"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album Starboy
ReleasedMay 9, 2017
Recorded2016
Studio
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ali Payami
  • Max Martin
  • The Weeknd (co.)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Lust for Life"
(2017)		"Rockin'" / "Reminder"
(2017)		"A Lie"
(2017)
Music video
"Rockin'" on YouTube

"Rockin'" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his third studio album, Starboy (2016). The song was released to contemporary hit radio in France on May 9, 2017, as the album's sixth international single. [4] The song was written by the Weeknd, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, Belly, and producers Ali Payami and Max Martin, with the Weeknd serving as a co-producer.

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Music and composition

The song is performed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 113 beats per minute. [5]

Chart performance

"Rockin'" peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 despite never being released as a single in North America. The song also charted and peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Critical reception

The song received generally mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Mosi Reeves from Rolling Stone opined that the song "has an infectious garage-house rhythm courtesy of producers Max Martin and Ali Payami, but all The Weeknd can do is respond with a clunky chorus". [6] Mike Pizzo, writing for the Las Vegas Weekly , described the song as being "2-step-fueled". [7] Furthermore, Christopher Hooton from The Independent wrote that "Rockin'" is a "workout jam". [8] Writing for Spin , Jordan Sargent said the song is "destined to be a single". [9]

Charts

Chart (2016–2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [11] 41
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 25
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [13] 18
France (SNEP) [14] 176
Germany (GfK) [15] 60
Ireland (IRMA) [16] 28
Italy (FIMI) [17] 46
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 25
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [19] 1
Norway (VG-lista) [20] 24
Portugal (AFP) [21] 31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [22] 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [23] 72
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [24] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [25] 26
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [26] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [27] 44
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [28] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [29] Platinum80,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [30] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [31] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
FranceMay 9, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [4]
ItalyMay 26, 2017 Universal [33]
United KingdomJuly 21, 2017
  • XO
  • Republic
 [34]

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