Rockin' for Myself

"Rockin' for Myself"
Single by Motiv8
B-side"Remix"
Released
  • 1993
  • 1994 (re-issue)
Recorded1993
GenreEurodance
Length3:51
Label
  • Nuff Respect Records
  • WEA
Songwriter(s)
  • D. Leoni
  • G. Bortolotti
  • M. Gray
  • M. Persona
  • S. Rodway
Producer(s)Steve Rodway
Motiv8 singles chronology
"Mission"
(1992)
"Rockin' for Myself"
(1993)
"Break the Chain"
(1995)
Music video
"Rockin' for Myself" on YouTube

"Rockin' for Myself" is a song by British electronic dance music record producer Motiv8, aka Steve Rodway. Based around a vocal loop originally performed by Anne-Marie Smith on Italian dance act 49ers' 1992 single, "Move Your Feet", it was released in late 1993 by Nuff Respect Records and features vocals by British singer Angie Brown. This version reached number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. In the spring of 1994, it was re-mixed and re-released by WEA, peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 63. Outside Europe, it was successful in Australia, peaking at number nine and being certified gold. A music video (using the "Ultimate Vocal Mix") was produced to promote the single, featuring dancer and singer Rhonda Marchen lip-syncing the song on a red sofa, wearing yellow sweater and beret.