"Rok the Nation" | ||||
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Single by Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K | ||||
from the album Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K | ||||
Released | March 1990 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rob'n'Raz, Leila K, MC II Fresh | |||
Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rok the Nation" on YouTube |
"Rok the Nation" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo Rob'n'Raz featuring rapper Leila K, released in March 1990 by BMG as the second single from their debut album, Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K (1990). It peaked at number three in both Sweden and Finland. Additionally, the song was a top-20 hit in the Netherlands and Switzerland, and a top-30 hit in Ireland and West Germany. In the UK, "Rok the Nation" reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
Mick Mercer from Melody Maker commented, "Ah, now here's something interesting. Leila K [...] has a nice voice that made " Got to Get" the little fun bundle that it was. This is more interesting, with some studiously sharp vocals and a chintzy keyboard carpet pattern for her to rub the dirt into. It's tougher than you'd expect with lovely trumpet touches and a successful plunge down to the rhythm near the end followed by some fast, oddly stippled vocal delivery." [2]
David Giles from Music Week wrote, "The team that sneaked a surprise hit with the recent "Got to Get" follow up with a track that is heavy enough to please clubbers but with enough hooks to succeed chartwise again. The drum machine break sounds suspiciously similar in Japan's " Vision Of China" though..." [3] Siân Pattenden from Smash Hits felt that "this is harder, dare I say funkier than 'Got to Get'". [4]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [5] | 79 |
Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100) [6] | 41 |
Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista) [7] | 3 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [8] | 21 |
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [9] | 16 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [10] | 23 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 3 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 13 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [13] | 41 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [14] | 21 |