Eagle Rock (song)

"Eagle Rock"
Single by Daddy Cool
from the album Daddy Who? Daddy Cool
A-side"Eagle Rock"
B-side"Bom Bom"
Released1971
GenreAustralian rock, blues rock
Length4:09
LabelSparmac
Wizard
Songwriter(s)Ross Wilson
Producer(s)Robie Porter
Daddy Cool singles chronology
"Eagle Rock"
(1971)
"Come Back Again"
(1971)

"Eagle Rock" is a song by Australian rock band Daddy Cool, released as their debut single in 1971 on the Sparmac record label. It went on to become the best-selling Australian single of the year, achieving gold status in eleven weeks, and remaining at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report for a (then) record ten weeks. "Eagle Rock" also spent 17 weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Melbourne Top 40 Singles Chart. The song was re-released by Wizard Records in 1982, and reached No. 17 on the Australian singles chart.

In New Zealand, the song has charted three times. In 1971, it reached No. 17 on Listener's single chart; in 1986, it reached No. 19 on the RIANZ Singles Chart; and in 1990, it topped the RIANZ chart for four weeks, staying in the top 50 for fifteen weeks and achieving gold status. The accompanying promotional video, directed by Chris Löfvén, shows the band in locations around Melbourne. Over the years, "Eagle Rock" has been regarded as one of the most influential and acclaimed Australian songs.