Rocks (song)
| "Rocks" | ||||
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| Single by Primal Scream | ||||
| from the album Give Out But Don't Give Up | ||||
| A-side | "Funky Jam" (Hot Ass mix) | |||
| B-side | "Everybody Needs Somebody" | |||
| Released | 28 February 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
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| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd | |||
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"Rocks" is a song by the Scottish rock band Primal Scream from their fourth studio album, Give Out But Don't Give Up (1994). This track was the first indication of the band's evolution in musical genre, contrasting with the approaches used in Primal Scream's previous album, titled Screamadelica, which had gotten released in 1991 and featured dance-related leanings. "Rocks" (and the Give Out But Don't Give Up album as a whole) feature a more bluesy hard rock approach akin to arena-friendly songs of the past, being inspired by British artists such as T. Rex, the Rolling Stones, and Faces.
"Rocks" was released as a single on 28 February 1994, and the track reached the number seven spot on the UK Singles Chart. It had served as a double A-side with another of the band's songs, which the group titled "Funky Jam". Together, they were the highest-charting Primal Scream single until "Country Girl" reached number five in 2006. In 2024, the song received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams exceeding 400,000.