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This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources (ideally, using inline citations). Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2008) “Rockin' Robin” Single by Michael Jackson from the album Got to Be There B-side "Love Is Here and Rock and roll Length 2:50 Label Motown Writer(s) Roger Thomas Producer Hal Davis Michael Jackson singles chronology "Got to be There" (1971) "Rockin' Robin" (1972) "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (1972) "Rockin' Robin" is a 1958 song by Bobby Day. The single was Day's only hit single, becoming a No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song was covered by The Hollies on their first album in 1964 and would be revived as a single again in 1972 by the teenaged Michael Jackson as his second single release on Motown. Jackson took his version to number two on the U.S. pop singles chart that year [1]. UK singer Lolly covered this song in 1999, as the B-side to her single "Big Boys Don't Cry." It peaked at no. 10 in the UK singles chart, in December of that year. Credits Lead and background vocals by Michael Jackson Background vocals by Marlon Jackson Instrumentation by assorted Los Angeles musicians Rockin' Robin in popular culture In the episode of The Office entitled "The Return" (2007), the character Andy (Ed Helms) records a four part a cappella version of this song and uses it as his ring tone. In the episode On a 2006 episode of the children's TV show The Slammer, 11 year old Shaun Walsh sings it as an audience member. Keke Palmer sings it on the street in downtown Philadelphia in the TV movie The Wool Cap (2004). The animated Rock-a-Doodle, released in 1992, features Rockin' Robin as a major part of the movie. In the 1986 hit film Stand by Me, during the beginning of the film one of the main characters, Gordie, walks to the treehouse, with this song playing. Megan Joy performed this song during the Top 13 week of American Idol (season 8). [hide] v • d • eMichael Jackson singles Got to Be There "Got to Be There" · "Rockin' Robin" · "I Wanna Be Where You Are" · "Ain't No Sunshine" Ben "Ben" Music and Me "With a Child's Heart" · "Happy" Forever, Michael "We're Almost There" · "Just a Little Bit of You" The Wiz "Ease on Down the Road" · "You Can't Win" · "A Brand New Day" Off the Wall "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" · "Rock with You" · "Off the Wall" · "She's out of My Life" · "Girlfriend" One Day in Your Life "One Day in Your Life" Thriller "The Girl Is Mine" · "Billie Jean" · "Beat It" · "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" · "Human Nature" · "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" · "Thriller" Bad "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" · "Bad" · | ||||
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