Born to Rock 'n' Roll

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in the UK in May 1986 as his third single from the musical soundtrack Time (Dave Clark album). The song reached number 28 in the Irish Singles Chart, but only minor positions outside the top 40 in the UK and Australia.^[4][5][6]

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
Picture sleeve
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Dave Clark's Time The Album
B-side	"Law of the Universe"
Released	6 May 1986 (1986-05-06)[1]
Recorded	25 August 1985[2]
Studio	Marcus Studios, London[3]
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:57
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Dave Clark, Jeff Daniels, David Soames
Producer(s)	Peter Collins
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Living Doll" (1986) "Born to Rock 'n' Roll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986)

Track listing

UK 7" Single (EMI 5545)

1. "Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
2. "Law of the Universe"

UK 12" Single (12 EMI 5545)

1. "Born to Rock 'n' Roll" (Special Extended Mix)
2. "Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
3. "Law of the Universe"

Personnel

From the inner sleeve of Dave Clark's 'Time' The Album:^[3]

• Cliff Richard – lead vocal
• Dave Stewart – keyboards
• Billy Squire – guitars
• Graham Jarvis – drums
• Jerry Hay – bass guitar
• Billy Squire – backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	88
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	28
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	78