You're Gonna Get Rocked! (song)

"You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson, taken from her 1988 album La Toya. The single, produced by popular hip hop hitmakers Full Force, was among her most successful.

Song information

The single was released throughout the U.S., Europe, and Canada. It peaked at #103, barely missing the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, #90 in the United Kingdom,^[1] #82 in the Netherlands and #42 in New Zealand. The B-side of the single was the album track "Does It Really Matter".

"You're Gonna Get Rocked!" is the third of five songs by La Toya Jackson to have an accompanying music video. The clip was directed by Greg Gold and was released in October 1988.^[2] A huge promotion campaign followed in the fall of 1988, with Jackson performing the song live on many different TV shows worldwide.

The track samples James Brown's "Funky President". The Miami News reviewed the song as having a "heavy funk beat" that does "grind to a fierce rhythm track."^[3]

Music video

The music video depicts Jackson as the head of a motorcycle gang. Clad in leather and rhinestones, Jackson cruises through an urban street on the back of a motorbike. She demands respect from the local street toughs and performs a dance number with the members of her gang. The edgy clip drew comparisons to her brother Michael Jackson's short film for his single "Bad."

Notable live performances

Jackson performed "You're Gonna Get Rocked" on the German TV shows Eurotops and Extratour, on the Dutch program "Countdown", in Caracas for Venezuelan television, and in her September 1989 live pay-per-view concert at Bally's Reno.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	42^[4]
Dutch Top 40	82^[4]
UK Singles Chart	90
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	3
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	66
Belgium	35^[4]

Versions

Album version
Radio edit
Single version
12" remix
7" edit
Extended version
Bonus beats
Dub
Full Force Hard-Core Mix
Full Force "Get Busy" Mix

References

↑ UK chart position retrieved on July 28, 2007
↑ Garcia, Alex S. "LaToya Jackson (You're gonna get rocked)". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ Tarradell, Mario. La Toya struggles in Michael's shadow The Miami News Nov 26, 1988
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La Toya Jackson

Albums	La Toya Jackson My Special Love Heart Don't Lie Imagination La Toya Bad Girl No Relations Formidable From Nashville to You Stop in the Name of Love

Extended plays	Starting Over

Bibliography	La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family Starting Over

Singles	"If You Feel The Funk" "Night Time Lover" "Stay the Night" "I Don't Want You to Go" "Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'" "Heart Don't Lie" "Hot Potato" "Private Joy" "Baby Sister" "He's a Pretender" "Imagination" "Oops, Oh No!" with Cerrone "Yes, I'm Ready" "(Ain't Nobody Loves You) Like I Do" "(Tell Me) She Means Nothing To You At All" "You're Gonna Get Rocked" "Such a Wicked Love" "You Blew" "Bad Girl" "You and Me" "Sexual Feeling" "Why Don't You Want My Love?" "Oops, Oh No! (Remix)" "Sexbox" "Let's Rock the House" "I Can't Help Myself" "Don't Break My Heart" with Tom Beser "Just Wanna Dance" "Free the World" "Home" "Feels Like Love" "Trouble"

Promotional singles	"I Don't Play That"

Notable collaborations	"We Are the World" "Stop the Madness"

Television	The Jacksons Armed & Famous Celebrity Big Brother 6 The Celebrity Apprentice 4 The Celebrity Apprentice 6 Life With La Toya

Related articles	Discography The Jackson family Jack Gordon Gordon v. Gordon Playboy Celebrity Centerfold

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