{"id":6526,"date":"2026-10-26T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6526"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:07:49","slug":"the-rolling-stones-song-that-inspired-i-love-rock-n-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-rolling-stones-song-that-inspired-i-love-rock-n-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rolling Stones Song That Inspired \u201cI Love Rock \u2019N\u2019 Roll\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1976, while Joan Jett was on tour with The Runaways in the UK, glam-rock band The Arrows caught her attention with a song they were playing on their variety show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She couldn&#8217;t convince The Runaways to cover the song. But she got her chance to record it in 1981 with backing band The Blackhearts. In January of 1982, that song\u2014&#8221;I Love Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Roll&#8221;\u2014became her biggest hit with seven weeks at No. 1 and over two million copies sold. It&#8217;s practically synonymous with her name, and people often assume she wrote it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I Love Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Roll&#8221; was actually written by The Arrows&#8217; vocalist Alan Merrill, with input from producer Mickie Most of RAK Records. It was released in 1975 as a B-side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Response to The Rolling Stones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Love Rock &amp;apos;N Roll - Joan Jett &amp; the Blackhearts (Official Music Video) [Remastered HD]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMsazR6Tnf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I Love Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Roll&#8221; is more than just an ode to the genre. Merrill wrote the song specifically as a &#8220;knee-jerk response&#8221; to The Rolling Stones&#8217; song &#8220;It&#8217;s Only Rock &#8216;n Roll (But I Like It)&#8221;. He felt the band displayed a rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll lifestyle onstage but were part of the establishment in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI remember watching it on Top of the Pops,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/blog\/interviews\/alan-merrill-of-the-arrows\">Merrill once explained in an interview<\/a>. &#8220;I\u2019d met Mick Jagger socially a few times, and I knew he was hanging around with Prince Rupert Lowenstein and people like that \u2013 jet setters. I almost felt like \u2018It\u2019s Only Rock And Roll\u2019 was an apology to those jet-set princes and princesses that he was hanging around with \u2013 the aristocracy, you know. That was my interpretation as a young man: Okay, I love rock and roll.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I Love Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Roll&#8221; is essentially a song within a song. The verses depict two teenagers flirting with each other over a jukebox, while the chorus is the song they&#8217;re playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it was written solely by Merrill, the song is also credited to Jake Hooker. Merrill agreed to give Hooker a songwriting credit in return for Hooker paying Merrill&#8217;s fare for a flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJake won the lottery with that air ticket,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/alan-merrill-tells-the-story-of-i-love-rock-n-roll-in-his-final-guitar-world-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merrill joked with <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/alan-merrill-tells-the-story-of-i-love-rock-n-roll-in-his-final-guitar-world-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guitar World<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arrows, I Love Rock N Roll, Alan Merrill\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8AT_Pbtyid0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Ebet Roberts\/Redferns<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before Joan Jett had a hit with &#8220;I Love Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Roll&#8221;, it was recorded by another artist, taking its inspiration from The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":547050,"featured_media":6549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"byline":{"profiles":[{"type":"byline_id","atts":{"term_id":19,"post_id":80}}]},"savage_platform_role_ideator":[],"savage_platform_role_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_senior_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_photographer":[],"savage_platform_role_illustrator":[],"savage_platform_role_translator":[],"savage_platform_role_as-told-to":[],"savage_platform_role_reviewed-by":[],"savage_platform_disable_recirculation":false,"savage_platform_article_type":"news","savage_platform_vice_article_type":"article","savage_platform_article_intent":"","savage_platform_show_affiliate_disclaimer":false,"savage_platform_markdown_available":false,"savage_platform_markdown_version":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"wp_curate_deduplication":false,"wp_curate_unique_pinned_posts":false,"savage_platform_featured_image_caption":"Photo by Ebet Roberts\/Redferns","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"savage_platform_subheadline":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[579,18],"byline":[19],"class_list":["post-6526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","tag-joan-jett","tag-rock-music"],"savage_platform_primary_term":{"category":{"term_name":"Facts","term_id":3,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/category\/facts\/"},"post_tag":{"term_name":"Joan Jett","term_id":579,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/tag\/joan-jett\/"}},"hide_from_homepage":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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