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"Roller" | ||||
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Single by April Wine | ||||
from the album First Glance | ||||
B-side | "Right Down to It" | |||
Released | March 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Studio | Le Manoir, Oxfordshire, England | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 4:19 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Myles Goodwyn | |||
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April Wine singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Roller" on YouTube |
"Roller" is a song by Canadian rock band April Wine, released off their 1978 studio album First Glance. [1] [2] The song peaked at #25 on the RPM 100 Singles chart in Canada,[ citation needed] and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 28, 1979, in the United States, becoming their first American hit since 1972. [3] [4]
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. [5] [6] [7]
Myles Goodwyn, main singer and songwriter for April Wine, penned the song in 1976, though it wasn't recorded until 1978, and was decided to be released as a single from the album, becoming the album's biggest hit.
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 34 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 24 |
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 97 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 30 |
"Roller" has been featured in several films, most notably Joe Dirt (2001), [8] Grown Ups 2 (2013), [9] [10] and The Heat (2013). [11] [12] It also has been in several television shows such as Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 3, "Tricks and Treats"; the "Pilot" episode of The Americans in 2013, season 2, episode 6 "Take Me Away" of Being Erica in 2011; and the 2009 Canadian documentary The Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop in the 1970s, which also included several other April Wine songs.