"Rock On" is the debut single by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Tucker Beathard Tucker Russell Beathard ( ; born January 24, 1995) is an American country music singer and songwriter. A son of songwriter Casey Beathard, Beathard was signed to Dot Records, a subsidiary of Big Machine Records in 2015 where he released his deb ...

. It was released in March 2016 as the first single from Beathard's debut EP '' Fight Like Hell''. Beathard wrote the song with his father,

Casey Beathard Casey Michael Beathard ( ; born December 2, 1965) is an American country music songwriter. The son of former National Football League general manager Bobby Beathard, and father of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback C. J. Beathard, and country mu ...

, and Marla Cannon-Goodman. It was included on his extended play, ''Fight Like Hell'', released on October 7.

Critical reception

An uncredited ''

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'' review of the song was positive, saying that "Every note and guitar lick of this scorned country rocker feels genuine and sincere. There’s little doubt he has a face in mind as he sings about the girl that got away, and then changes to the point that he doesn’t want her back anymore anyway."

Commercial performance

The song has sold 216,000 copies in the United States as of October 2016.

Music video

The music video was directed by Good One, a collaboration between brothers Ry and Drew Cox, and premiered in May 2016.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year end charts

References

{{Tucker Beathard 2016 songs 2016 debut singles Tucker Beathard songs Dot Records singles Songs written by Casey Beathard Songs written by Marla Cannon-Goodman