Britney Spears' Official "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" Single Cover

“I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” is the fourth European single released internationally by pop singer Britney Spears from the album Britney during the second quarter of 2002, except in the United States. The song was used in her 2002 movie Crossroads. Spears’s character, Lucy, performs it in a karaoke bar. Spears said of the song, “They asked me to sing karaoke in the movie Crossroads and I’ve actually sung I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll in a lot of clubs that I’ve been to.”

Spears has publicly admitted the original song to be one of her favorites. Spears listened to The Arrows’ original Mickie Most-produced version just before she recorded the song, according to her Jive A&R man Steve Lunt. When promoting the single’s release she infamously attributed the hit version of the song to Pat Benatar instead of Jett, although she claims this was a remark made in sarcasm rather than a mistake.

Music video

Directed by Chris Applebaum, the music video for “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” features Spears in a tight-fitting leather getup. Straightforward, it features Spears jamming in a large red room, complete with her own band, a stack of speakers, and flashing lights. She crawls along on the floor, and plays air guitar before smashing the speakers with a real guitar. Spears also dances on a rotating motorcycle and gets covered with confetti.

“I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” failed to make the top ten in most countries. However, the track was not a total flop as it made at least top forty placement in most regions. The song was moderately successful in the UK, where it peaked at number thirteen (which, at the time, was her lowest peak for a single released there, until “BTI” only managed to reach number fifteen in 2008). The single sold a total of 51,000 copies. The single also got certified Gold in Australia.

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