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"Rockin'" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his third studio album, Starboy (2016). The song was released to contemporary hit radio in France on May 9, 2017, as the album's sixth international single. The song was written by the Weeknd, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, Belly, and producers Ali Payami and Max Martin, with the Weeknd serving as a co-producer.

Music and composition

The song is performed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 113 beats per minute.

Chart performance

"Rockin'" peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 despite never being released as a single in North America. The song also charted and peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Critical reception

The song received generally mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Mosi Reeves from Rolling Stone opined that the song "has an infectious garage-house rhythm courtesy of producers Max Martin and Ali Payami, but all The Weeknd can do is respond with a clunky chorus". Mike Pizzo, writing for the Las Vegas Weekly, described the song as being "2-step-fueled". Furthermore, Christopher Hooton from The Independent wrote that "Rockin'" is a "workout jam". Writing for Spin, Jordan Sargent said the song is "destined to be a single".

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

1. Starboy Credits (PDF). November 23, 2016.
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8. "First impressions, track-by-track, of The Weeknd's new album 'Star Boy'". The Independent. November 25, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
9. "Review: The Weeknd's Starboy Offers the Same Old Lechery Between Great Pop Singles". Spin. November 29, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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30. "Italian single certifications – The Weeknd – Rockin'" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 7, 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Rockin'" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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34. "New UK Single". Radio 1. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

v t e The Weeknd songs
Discography Songs
Trilogy	House of Balloons "High for This" "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" "The Morning" "Wicked Games" "Twenty Eight" Thursday "The Zone" "Rolling Stone" Echoes of Silence "D.D" "Echoes of Silence"
Kiss Land	"Belong to the World" "Live For" "Wanderlust" "Kiss Land" "Odd Look"
Beauty Behind the Madness	"Tell Your Friends" "Often" "The Hills" "Acquainted" "Can't Feel My Face" "Earned It" "In the Night" "Prisoner"
Starboy	"Starboy" "Party Monster" "False Alarm" "Reminder" "Rockin'" "Secrets" "Stargirl Interlude" "Sidewalks" "Six Feet Under" "A Lonely Night" "All I Know" "Die for You" "I Feel It Coming"
My Dear Melancholy	"Call Out My Name" "Try Me" "Wasted Times" "I Was Never There" "Hurt You"
After Hours	"Alone Again" "Too Late" "Hardest to Love" "Scared to Live" "Snowchild" "Escape from LA" "Heartless" "Faith" "Blinding Lights" "In Your Eyes" "Save Your Tears" "Repeat After Me (Interlude)" "After Hours" "Until I Bleed Out"
Dawn FM	"Gasoline" "How Do I Make You Love Me?" "Take My Breath" "Sacrifice" "Out of Time" "Here We Go... Again" "Is There Someone Else?" "I Heard You're Married" "Less than Zero" "Moth to a Flame"
The Idol	"Double Fantasy" "Popular" "One of the Girls"
Hurry Up Tomorrow	"Dancing in the Flames" "Timeless" "São Paulo"
Other songs	"Crew Love" "Remember You" "One of Those Nights" "Sexodus" "Elastic Heart" "Or Nah" "King of the Fall" "Love Me Harder" "Might Not" "Nocturnal" "FML" "Low Life" "6 Inch" "Wild Love" "Some Way" "Comin Out Strong" "Lust for Life" "A Lie" "Curve" "Pray for Me" "What You Want" "Skeletons" "Wake Up" "Lost in the Fire" "Price on My Head" "Power Is Power" "Smile" "Over Now" "Off the Table" "Hawái" "You Right" "Better Believe" "One Right Now" "La Fama" "Die for It" "Hurricane" "Tears in the Club" "Poison" "Creepin'" "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" "K-pop" "Circus Maximus" "Another One of Me" "Young Metro" "We Still Don't Trust You"
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