<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Hard Hearted" (1975) </Td> <Td> "I Love Rock' n Roll" (1975) </Td> <Td> "Once Upon a Time" (1976) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <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 played the song 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>

Who sang the original i love rock and roll