Rock 'n' Roll

Rock 'n' Roll is a song recorded by The Human League, included on the EP Holiday '80. It was originally written by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander, and released as a single by Glitter as 'Rock and Roll Part 1' (b/w 'Rock and Roll Part 2') in 1972.

Rock 'n' Roll was issued as a single track on the single 7" release of Holiday '80, but is segued into another cover version, 'Nightclubbing', on the 2x7" and 12" releases. The tracks remained exclusive to Holiday '80 until being made available as a single track on the CD releases of the Travelogue album (1988, 2003).

Rock 'n' Roll has never been made available as a single track in digital format, as opposed to Nightclubbing which was issued as a single track on A Very British Synthesizer Group anthology in 2016.

The original formation of The Human League appeared for the first and last time on Top of the Pops on 8 May 1980 to perform the song which was in the lower reaches of the UK charts. The TV exposure did not however bring any further success to their single. A recording of the performance features on the DVD included in the deluxe version of  A Very British Synthesizer Group.

