Roller (April Wine song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Roller

| cover = April_Wine_Roller.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = 1979 Capitol Germany release

| type = single

| artist = April Wine

| album = First Glance

| B-side = Right Down to It

| released = March 1979

| recorded = 1978

| studio = Le Manoir, Oxfordshire, England

| venue =

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 4:19

| label = *Aquarius (Canada)

• Capitol (US)

| writer = Myles Goodwyn

| producer = *Myles Goodwyn

• Mike Stone

| prev_title = Comin' Right Down on Top of Me

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = Get Ready for Love

| next_year = 1979

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|usWQOPTORn8|"Roller"}}}}

}}

"Roller" is a song by Canadian rock band April Wine, released off their 1978 studio album First Glance.{{Cite web|title=First Glance {{!}} April Wine - Official Website|url=https://www.aprilwine.ca/albums/first-glance/|access-date=2021-11-11|language=en}}{{Citation|title=April Wine – First Glance (1979, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1915367-April-Wine-First-Glance|language=en|access-date=2021-11-11}} The song peaked at #25 on the RPM 100 Singles chart in Canada,{{Citation needed|date=November 2021|reason=Need to find where this charting info came from and if its from a reliable source}} and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 28, 1979, in the United States, becoming their first American hit since 1972.{{Cite web|title=April Wine - Songs|url=https://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/april-wine.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.allbutforgottenoldies.net}}{{Cite magazine|title=Roller by April Wine {{!}} Billboard The Hot 100 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1979-04-27|access-date=2021-10-12|magazine=Billboard}}

The song was instantly successful in North America, and helped April Wine regain international success, as it was their first hit song outside of Canada since 1972's "You Could Have Been a Lady", after a decade of success limited to their home country of Canada. "Roller" remains a staple of the band's discography, and remains a staple of classic rock radio in both Canada and the United States.{{Cite web|last=James|first=Scott|title=The Q Counts Down Your 150 Best Canadian Rock Songs For Canada Deh: Liveblog|url=https://www.theq.fm/2017/07/01/canada-150-countdown/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=100.3 The Q!|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|title=April Wine Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/april-wine/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-10-12|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|title=Top 10 Essential April Wine Songs Every Classic Rock Fan Should Hear|url=https://iloveclassicrock.com/top-10-essential-april-wine-songs-every-classic-rock-fan-should-hear/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=I Love Classic Rock|language=en-US}}