Like a Rock (song)#In media

Seger told the New York Times that the song "was inspired partly by the end of a relationship that had lasted for 11 years. You wonder where all that time went. But beyond that, it expresses my feeling that the best years of your life are in your late teens when you have no special commitments and no career. It's your last blast of fun before heading into the cruel world."[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/14/arts/the-pop-life-bob-seger-s-view-of-life-and-loving.html The Pop Life – Bob Seger's view of life and loving]

Cash Box called it an "emotional ballad of perseverance and commitment."{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-05-17.pdf|date=May 17, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-04|page=13}} Billboard called it a "slow-paced, rough-edged ballad [that] mourns the certainties of youth."{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=May 24, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-04|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yQEAAAAMBAJ|title=Reviews}}

Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Seger's 10th best song.{{cite web|title=Top 20 Bob Seger songs|author=Roberts, Janey|publisher=Classic Rock History|accessdate=2023-01-22|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/best-bob-seger-songs/}}

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Like a Rock.{{cite AV media notes |title=Like a Rock |others=Bob Seger |year=1986 |type=CD |publisher=Capitol Records |id=CDP 7 446195 2}}

• Bob Seger – lead vocals

The Silver Bullet Band

• Chris Campbell – bass
• Craig Frost – organ

Additional musicians

• Dawayne Bailey – acoustic guitar
• Douglas Kibble – background vocals
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Bill Payne – piano
• Rick Vito – slide guitar
• The Weather Girls (Izora Armstead and Martha Wash) – background vocals

This song's greatest exposure was in Chevrolet truck television advertisements from 1991 until 2004,[https://jalopnik.com/chevrolet-like-a-rock-from-the-mid-90s-5671905 Chevrolet "Like A Rock" From The Mid-90s] for their massively successful "Like a Rock" campaign. Chevrolet originally wanted to use Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." for the ad campaign but when Springsteen declined "Like a Rock" was chosen.

The B-side of some versions of the "Like a Rock" single was "Livin' Inside My Heart". Seger said of the song:{{quote|I wanted so bad to put "Living Inside My Heart" on my Greatest Hits, Volume 2 record and I fought and fought and fought. My manager said: “No, that’s a movie song.” I said: “No, I want it on there.” It’s beautiful. I was so bummed when they wouldn’t let me put it on there. I was actually working on my new album and let that one slide, and I wished I had worked harder on that Greatest Hits, Volume 2 package because there were other songs that I really wanted on there.{{cite web|title=How Bob Seger changed the face of American Music|author=Sharp, Ken|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/bob-seger-making-all-the-right-moves|date=September 10, 2018|accessdate=2022-06-29|publisher=Louder Sound|work=Classic Rock}}}}

• List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)

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