Holly Rock
{{Infobox song
| name = Holly Rock
| cover = Holly_Rock.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sheila E.
| album = Krush Groove: Music from the Motion Picture
| B-side = Toy Box
| released = 1986
| recorded = April 24, 1985
| studio = Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
| genre =
| length = 4:56 (album version)
3:58 (single version)
6:35 (extended version)
| label = Warner Bros.
| producer = Prince, Sheila E.
| prev_title = A Love Bizarre
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Hold Me
| next_year = 1987
}}
"Holly Rock" is a song written and produced by Prince and performed by Sheila E. who also received writing and production credits. The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1985 film Krush Groove, with Sheila E.{{cite news |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-new-prince-single-holly-rock-new-video-2532592 |title=Fan-favourite 'lost' Prince song 'Holly Rock' is released as a single, with a brand-new video |work=NME |date=July 26, 2019 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}} performing the song in the film. It is a high-energy rap number with Sheila E. rapping throughout most of the song. The song did not chart except in the Low Countries, but it became a fan favorite.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} The 7" single release was backed by "Toy Box", a track from Romance 1600.
Music video
A live performance of the song was used as the music video.
Background
"Holly Rock" is the sixth track (and only Prince-related track) on the movie Krush Groove soundtrack. It was released as the album's fifth single nine months after the album's release.
Basic tracking took place on April 24, 1985, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (the day after "Evolsidog" and four days before "All My Dreams" and "Kiss").
In 2019 the original Prince version of the song was released on the posthumous Prince album Originals.{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Soma |url= https://thequietus.com/articles/26674-prince-originals-review |title=Prince In A Camisole: Undressing The 'Originals' Album |work=The Quietus |date=June 20, 2019 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}
Formats and track listings
US 7"
- "Holly Rock" (edit) – 3:58
- "Toy Box – 5:32
US 12" promo
- "Holly Rock" (extended version) – 6:35
- "Holly Rock" (7" single edit) – 3:58
Originals release
- "Holly Rock" – 6:38
- "Holly Rock" (music video edit) – 3:56
- "Holly Rock" (edit) – 3:47
Personnel
Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl{{cite book|last=Tudahl |first=Duane |date=2021 |title=Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781538144527}}
- Sheila E. – lead and backing vocals, drums, bongos, timbales, cowbells
- Prince – backing vocals, electric guitar, Oberheim OB-8, bass guitar, Linn LM-1, cymbal
- Eddie M. – saxophone
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for "Holly Rock" ! scope="col"| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Flanders|8|artist=Sheila E.|song=Holly Rock|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 11, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|8|year=1986|week=29|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 11, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|8|artist=Sheila E.|song=Holly Rock|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 11, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for "Holly Rock" ! scope="col"| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1986|title=Jaaroverzichten 1986|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=November 11, 2020}}
| 74 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1986|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=November 11, 2020}}
| 86 |
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References
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