Rockit
~ Recording by Herbie Hancock
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 35DP 82 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | FC 38814 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
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| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock ("Disc manufactured in Japan by CBS/Sony") | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 38814 |
| 1.2 | Rockit (Long/Album Version) | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit | Herbie Hancock | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBSA 3577 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit | Herbie Hancock | Single |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 25540 |
| 1.10 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Stereoplay Highlights CD 7: Meisterwerke aus Pop und Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), CBS Special Products, stereoplay | CDSP 15737 |
| 1.1 | Rockit (long / album version) | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit / Megamix | Herbie Hancock | Single |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 44H 06895 |
| 1.8 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Best of 12" Gold, Volume 10 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Old Gold (UK, hits reissues) | OG 1410 |
| 1.12 | Rockit | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | Club Columbia: A Collection of Classic Dance Mixes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 46088 |
| 1.8 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | The Collection | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CCSCD 283 |
| 1.8 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | The Collection | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | CCSCD 283 |
| 1.10 | Rockit | 5:21 | Herbie Hancock | Street Jams: Electric Funk, Part 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 70575 |
| 1.3 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Billboard Decade of Music, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 471237 2 |
| 2.5 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | MTV Replay (Music From Past MTV Video Music Awards Winners) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A2 23344 |
| 4.12 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Playboy’s 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 314-521007-2 |
| 1.5 | Rockit (12″ mix) | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | Classic Electro: Classic Electro Mastercuts, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mastercuts | CUTSCD 19 |
| 1.5 | Rock It | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | 80's Dance Party, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SPG Music | SPG-1980 |
| 1.3 | Rock It | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | L'America del rock 10: La febbre del sabato sera | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | AdR-10 |
| 1.10 | Rock It | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Old School, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Thump Records | THCD 4030 |
| 1.10 | Rockit | 5:21 | Herbie Hancock | Street Jams: Electric Funk, Part 1-4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72062 |
| 2.4 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 10 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 7243 8 31226 2 2 |
| 2.15 | Rock‐It | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Classic MTV: Class of 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71834 |
| 2.7 | Rockit | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD44 |
| 1.9 | Rockit | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1983–1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2745, R988-27 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | 80's Dance Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A 26707 |
| 2.13 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Dance Club Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Direct (Canadian label) | TV2K 24033 |
| 1.11 | Rock It | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | 80's Alive 2 -Red- | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-8380 |
| 2.5 | Rockit | 5:27 | Herbie Hancock | King of the Beats | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Team | teamcd2 |
| 1.13 | Rock It | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | Les Années 80 + Mode d’emploi, Tome 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| East West France | 9548 35246-2 |
| 1.11 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Mr Funk | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 492786 2 |
| 1.7 | Rockit | 5:27 | Herbie Hancock | Audio’s Audiophile, Volume 5: Ebony and Ivory (Gold CD) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 27000664 D |
| 2.3 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Electro Empire | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI Electrola (more likely the company trademark of EMI Electrola GmbH than an imprint) | 7243 4 95206 2 2 |
| 2.1 | Rockit | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | |
| 2.17 | Rockit | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | The Best Funk Album in the World | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 844255 2 4, VTDCD126 |
| 1.10 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Back in tha Day 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 7697401452 | |
| 1.9 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits! | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 65963 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”) | SRCS 9566 |
| 2.10 | Rockit | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | The Ultimate Grammy Box: From the Recording Academy’s Collection of Award Winning Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 69783 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65962 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697 11712 2 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65962 |
| 2.16 | Rockit | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | Stars of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Records | |
| 1.9 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits! | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65963 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”) | SRGS 4536 |
| 2.3 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Urban Theory Presents... Electro Science - Freestylers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Urban Theory | URB CD 03 |
| 1.8 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Ken Burns Jazz: Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 61446 |
| 1.8 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | The Definitive (Ken Burns Jazz) | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.12 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Disco Dance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | A3K 53292 |
| 2.10 | Rockit | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | The Ultimate Grammy Box: From the Recording Academy’s Collection of Award Winning Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 85669 |
| 1.8 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Zoolander: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | 2061-62324-2 |
| 2.2 | Rockit | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | McMusic Break Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| McMusic ANS | McCD 119 |
| 1.2 | Rockit | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 5: Wildstyle Pirate Radio | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EK 87006 |
| 1.2 | Rockit | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 5: Wildstyle Pirate Radio | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | EPC 510062 2 |
| 5.2 | Rockit | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Official Soundtrack Box Set | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Rockstar Games, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 5100642000, EPC 510064 2 |
| 8.4 | Rockit (album version) | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | 80er Kult | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | 986967 2 |
| 4.3 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Herbie Hancock Box | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 90928 |
| 1.15 | Rock it | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Very Best of the 80's: 1983, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.13 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Ronny’s Pop Show: Die 80er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | 9883162000/1, 9883162000/2, 9883162000/3, SSP 988316 2 |
| 8.14 | Rockit | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | Sony Music präsentiert 20 Jahre Compact Disc Digital Audio | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | SSP 988297 2 |
| 1.11 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | 9883442000, SSP 988344 2 |
| 2.12 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Die Hits der 80er: Dance Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | SSP 989489-9 |
| 1.11 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Synth & Electro | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | 989448-2 |
| 2.14 | Rock It | 5:22 | Herbie Hancock | Bar Guru Bar: The Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 519906 2 |
| 2.8 | Rockit | 5:27 | Herbie Hancock | The Essential Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 82796 94593 2 | |
| 3.20 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Top 100 Hits 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Coqueiro Verde | |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP 10074 |
| 2.1 | Rockit | 5:27 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint) | SICP 10074 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 65962 |
| 2.16 | Rockit (album version) | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Feel Good 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697482212 | |
| 2.15 | Rockit (album version) | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Feel Good 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697509762 |
| 1.19 | Rock It | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Watermelon Man: The Ultimate Hancock! | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Blue Note, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999, 50999 6410222 1 |
| 1.9 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Playlist: The Very Best of Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.9 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | The Best of Herbie Hancock | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697983782 |
| 30.1 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | The Complete Columbia Album Collection: 1972–1988 | Herbie Hancock | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697724082 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | G010000669232D |
| 1.73 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | 80 Totally 80s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.11 | Rockit (album version) | 5:24 | Herbie Hancock | Die Hit-Giganten: Best of Maxi-Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88765435222 |
| 5.12 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | 100 Hits der 80er: The Sound of My Life | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875146422 |
| 1.6 | Rockit (12″) | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Twelve Inch Eighties: People Hold On | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | TWIN80001 |
| 2.11 | Rockit (12″ version) | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | FTG Presents The Vaults, Vol. 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Funky Town Grooves | FTGV 004 |
| 1.25 | Rock It | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | Kontor: Top of the Clubs: Electric 80s (unmixed + mixes) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + DJ-mix | Kontor Records | ||
| 3.10 | Rockit (long/album version) | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Grand 12‐Inches 17 | Ben Liebrand | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19075897012 |
| 1.1 | Rockit | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock | Future Shock | Herbie Hancock | Album | CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 25540 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Rockit | 5:27 | Herbie Hancock | CBS Records Compact Disc Demonstration II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | ASK 1951 |
| 1.3 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Disco Greats - Part 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Daily Mail, Sony Music Special Markets | |
| 1.4 | Rockit | 5:26 | Herbie Hancock | Nostalgic Dance | Various Artists | Album |
| Daily Star Sunday (UK weekly tabloid), peoplesound | PSCD0114 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.6 | Rockit | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | 80’s on the Run | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (bootlegs pretending to be on Sony BMG ME) | |
| 5.1 | Rockit | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Radio (Individual tracks from the stations) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Rockstar Games | |
| 1.5 | Rockit | 5:23 | Herbie Hancock | YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 9 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| YTMND | |
| 3.9 | Rockit | 5:29 | Herbie Hancock | Best of the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.43 | Rockit | 5:29 | Herbie Hancock | Jazz From A To Z 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | ||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.11 | Rock It! | 5:25 | Herbie Hancock | Chartbreakers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | |
Relationships
| recorded in: | United States (in 1983) |
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| recording engineer: | Martin Bisi |
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| producer: | Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell) |
| mixer: | Dave Jerden |
| bass: | Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) (in 1983) |
| keyboard: | Michael Beinhorn (in 1983) Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1983) |
| performer: | DXT (US 80s hip hop, aka Grandmixer D.ST) |
| recorded at: | OAO Studio in Brooklyn, United States (in 1983) |
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| mixed at: | Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, United States |
| DJ-mixes: | Section 4: Hey Can You Relate / What Time Is Love / Funky Acid Makossa / Shafted Off / And the Break Goes Again / Radio Babylon / Rockit / 900 Number / Spybreak / It’s the New Style (part of “Prodigy Present: The Dirtchamber Sessions, Volume One” DJ‐mix) by DJ Mink (UK 1-hit wonder breaks artist, track "Hey! Hey! Can U Relate?") / The KLF (British electronic band with several aliases) / Frankie Bones (US house/techno DJ) / Frankie Bones (US house/techno DJ) / Frankie Bones (US house/techno DJ) / Meat Beat Manifesto / Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) / The 45 King (aka DJ Mark) / Propellerheads / Beastie Boys BT's 4th of July 80s Set by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist) (order: 15) DJ IKU日本代表で参加したチャリティーイベント ミックス by DJ IKU (Japan based DJ) (order: 21) |
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| sampled by: | Kitz-Stein-Horn by Edelweiss (Austrian electronica/dance band) This Is the Remix by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis) Tout le monde en parle : Entrée by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) Tout le monde en parle : Sommaire by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) |
| music videos: | Rockit |
| recording of: | Rockit (in 1983) |
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Related works
Rockit
| writer: | Michael Beinhorn Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) |
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