Rockaria!
Sign in to save"Rockaria!" is a song by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), written by Jeff Lynne. It was the third track on the band's successful 1976 album A New World Record, and was the second single from the album. On some CD pressings of A New World Record, the title appears without the exclamation mark.
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- Instance of
- single
- Genre
- rock music
- Followed by
- Do Ya
- Follows
- Livin' Thing
- Producer
- Jeff Lynne
- Performer
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Record label
- Jet Records
- Lyrics by
- Jeff Lynne
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- publication date
- 1977-02-19
- single taken from the album or EP
- A New World Record
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"Rockaria!" is a song by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), written by Jeff Lynne. It was the third track on the band's successful 1976 album A New World Record, and was the second single from the album. On some CD pressings of A New World Record, the title appears without the exclamation mark.
== Lyrics and music == "Rockaria!" is one of two hard rock 'n' roll songs on A New World Record, the other being "Do Ya". Hartford Courant critic Henry McNulty described the riffs as being "a little bit Gene Vincent and a little bit Little Richard." Allmusic critic Donald A. Guarasco described it as "a stunning tune that combined symphonic swells, operatic vocals, 50's styled guitar riffs and a Beatles-esque melody into one delirious pop song."
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