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Rock Steady (Bonnie Raitt and Bryan Adams song)

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"Rock Steady"
Single by Bonnie Raitt with Bryan Adams
from the album Road Tested
ReleasedOctober 23, 1995 (1995-10-23)
GenreRock
Length4:12
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bonnie Raitt singles chronology
"You Got It"
(1995) 		"Rock Steady"
(1995) 		"One Belief Away"
(1998)
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
(1995) 		"Rock Steady"
(1995) 		"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"
(1996)

"Rock Steady" is a song from American blues singer Bonnie Raitt's first live album, Road Tested (1995), written by Bryan Adams and Gretchen Peters. The song was written as a duet with Adams and Raitt for her Road Tested Tour, which also became one of her albums. The original demo version of the song appears on Adams' 1996 single "Let's Make a Night to Remember". It was officially released via Capitol Records on October 23, 1995, to AOR radio. The song reached number 17 in Adams' native Canada and entered the top 50 in the Flanders region of Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

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Pan-European magazine Music & Media named "Rock Steady" Single of the Week, writing, "What a brilliant idea to put these two together! A moaning bottleneck riff rips open this track, which has "classic" stomped all over it. Rait's bluesy feel and Adams' R&R pedigree fuse into a perfect rock song, which will energise radio listeners at any time of the day."[1]

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "Rock Steady"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 23, 1995 Album-oriented rock radio Capitol [12]
United Kingdom October 30, 1995
  • CD
  • cassette single
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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles — Single of the Week" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 46. November 18, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ "Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams – Rock Steady (Live)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2851." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2846." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 47, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  12. ^ "The premiere single from the forthcoming Double-Album ROAD TESTED". FMQB Album Report. No. 964. October 20, 1995. Impact Date 10/23!
  13. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 28, 1995. p. 43.
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