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“Rock You” by Helix
From the album Walkin' the Razor's Edge (1984)
“Rock You” by Helix appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1984 on the album Walkin' the Razor's Edge. Its best result is #289 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,298 hard rock song of all time.
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"Rock You" opens Walkin' the Razor's Edge, Helix's 1984 album, and it came from outside the band: songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. offered it while they were hunting for extra material for the record. They broke it in on stage first, debuting it at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, then produced it themselves with Rodney Mills, brought in for the mixing he'd done for 38 Special.
What sticks is the chorus, a call-and-response chant that spells out the title letter by letter, made for a crowd to shout back. It got to No. 27 on Canada's RPM pop chart, though the country's rock stations played it far more than that suggests. Singer Brian Vollmer maintains that he added a fresh verse and never got a songwriting credit for it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 289 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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