<Tr> <Td> "Hard Hearted" (1975) </Td> <Td> "I Love Rock' n Roll" (1975) </Td> <Td> "Once Upon a Time" (1976) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Love Rock' n' Roll" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill of the Arrows, who recorded the first released version . The song was later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982 . Alan Merrill has been playing the song recently live in Europe, Japan and most often in his home town New York City . </P> <P> The song was originally recorded and released by the Arrows in 1975 on Rak Records, with lead vocals, guitar, music & lyrics written by Alan Merrill and produced by Mickie Most . In an interview with Songfacts, Merrill said he wrote it as "a knee - jerk response to the Rolling Stones' ' It's Only Rock' n Roll (But I Like It)' ." This version was first released as a B - side, but was soon re-recorded and flipped to A-side status on a subsequent pressing of the record . The Arrows performed the song in 1975 on the Muriel Young - produced show 45, after which Young offered the Arrows a weekly UK television series, Arrows, which was broadcast on ITV starting in March 1976 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "I Love Rock' n Roll" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album I Love Rock' n Roll </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "You Don't Know What You've Got" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> January 19, 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 - inch single, 12 - inch single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Hard rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2: 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Boardwalk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Ritchie Cordell, Kenny Laguna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Joan Jett and the Blackhearts singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Bad Reputation" (1981) </Td> <Td> "I Love Rock' n Roll" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Crimson and Clover" (1982) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Bad Reputation" (1981) </Td> <Td> "I Love Rock' n Roll" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Crimson and Clover" (1982) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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