Rock with You

"Rock with You" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. Rod Temperton wrote the song, and Quincy Jones produced it. It is the second single from his fifth studio album, Off the Wall (1979). Epic Records released the single on November 3, 1979. The song was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart.[1]

"Rock with You"
Single by Michael Jackson
from Off the Wall"
B-side"Working Day and Night"
ReleasedNovember 3, 1979
RecordedDecember 8, 1978 – June 25, 1979
Genre
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:20 (single/video version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Rod Temperton
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson singles chronology
""Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
(1979)
Rock with You ""Off the Wall"
(1979)

Music video

There is a music video for the song. The video uses the shorter single version of the song. It features Michael in a sparkly sequined suit singing the song with a bright laser behind him. Bruce Gowers directed the video.[2] It was filmed in 1979 at the 800 Stage in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. Hot 100 for Week of January 19, 1980 (in en-US). Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
  2. Weingarten, Christopher R.. Michael Jackson's 20 Greatest Videos: The Stories Behind the Vision. Rolling Stone (June 24, 2009). Retrieved May 3, 2026.