I Love Rock 'n' Roll

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single song

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song best known from Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' iconic 1981 version and later covered by pop star Britney Spears.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
I Love Rock 'n' Roll canonical	7
I Love Rock 'n Roll	2
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts version)	2
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Britney Spears music video)	1
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Britney Spears version)	1
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts music video)	1
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (The Arrows original)	1
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (album)	1
I Love Rock ’n’ Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9255481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Context triple: [Britney, hasTrack, I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

A. It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is a 1974 rock song by the Rolling Stones that became one of the band's signature anthems, celebrated for its swaggering riff and defiant lyrics about the nature of rock music.
B. Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll
"Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll" is a hard rock song by Bon Jovi that celebrates the enduring passion and rebellious spirit of rock music.
C. Mr. Rock n Roll
"Mr. Rock n Roll" is a rock song featured on the album *Rebel Soul* by American musician Kid Rock.
D. Rock and Roll All Nite
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is one of Kiss's signature hard rock anthems, celebrated for its party-themed lyrics and enduring status as a classic rock staple.
E. Rock and Roll Over
Rock and Roll Over is a 1976 hard rock album by the American band Kiss, known for its raw sound and classic tracks like "Calling Dr. Love" and "Hard Luck Woman."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Target entity description: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song best known from Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' iconic 1981 version and later covered by pop star Britney Spears.

A. It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is a 1974 rock song by the Rolling Stones that became one of the band's signature anthems, celebrated for its swaggering riff and defiant lyrics about the nature of rock music.
B. Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll
"Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll" is a hard rock song by Bon Jovi that celebrates the enduring passion and rebellious spirit of rock music.
C. Mr. Rock n Roll
"Mr. Rock n Roll" is a rock song featured on the album *Rebel Soul* by American musician Kid Rock.
D. Rock and Roll All Nite
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is one of Kiss's signature hard rock anthems, celebrated for its party-themed lyrics and enduring status as a classic rock staple.
E. Rock and Roll Over
Rock and Roll Over is a 1976 hard rock album by the American band Kiss, known for its raw sound and classic tracks like "Calling Dr. Love" and "Hard Luck Woman."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Britney (album) ⓘ linked to: Britney I Love Rock 'n' Roll (album) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
basedOn	I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts version) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll I Love Rock 'n' Roll (The Arrows original) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
chartPositionUKSinglesChart	4 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100	1 ⓘ
composer	Alan Merrill ⓘ Jake Hooker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	hard rock ⓘ pop ⓘ pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Britney Spears music video) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts music video) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
hasNotableCoverVersion	I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Britney Spears version) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts version) ⓘ linked to: I Love Rock 'n' Roll
language	English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ
leadVocalist	Britney Spears ⓘ Joan Jett ⓘ
lyricist	Alan Merrill ⓘ Jake Hooker ⓘ
notableFor	becoming Joan Jett's signature song ⓘ being covered by Britney Spears ⓘ being widely associated with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts ⓘ widespread radio airplay in the early 1980s ⓘ
originalArtist	The Arrows ⓘ
originalPerformer	The Arrows ⓘ
originalReleaseFormat	single ⓘ
originalReleaseYear	1975 ⓘ
performer	Britney Spears ⓘ Joan Jett & the Blackhearts ⓘ
producer	Kenny Laguna ⓘ Ritchie Cordell ⓘ
recordLabel	Boardwalk Records ⓘ
releaseYear	1981 ⓘ 2002 ⓘ
songwriter	Alan Merrill ⓘ Jake Hooker ⓘ
usedInFilm	Crossroads (2002 film) ⓘ
weeksAtNumberOneUSBillboardHot100	7 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Britney → hasTrack → I Love Rock 'n' Roll ⓘ

Britney → hasSingle → I Love Rock 'n' Roll ⓘ

Jake Hooker → notableWork → I Love Rock 'n' Roll ⓘ

Jake Hooker → coWrote → I Love Rock 'n' Roll ⓘ

Revival → notableSample → I Love Rock ’n’ Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts ⓘ