Rocky (song)

"Rocky" is a song written by Ronald Johnson (under the moniker Jay Stevens, a.k.a. Woody P. Snow) and performed by American singer Austin Roberts. It was released in May 1975 as the lead single and title track from his studio album of the same name which was released in October 1975. It was an international success, reaching Number 1 in South Africa, as well as being a moderate hit in the UK, reaching Number 22 on the UK Singles chart, his only chart appearance there. The song has also spawned multiple successful cover versions, including a Country version by Dickey Lee three months later as the fifth single from his album of the same name, which was a North American Top 10 country hit, where it peaked at Number 1 on the US Country Chart, as well as two successful foreign-language adaptations in Europe the following year, in German by Frank Farian (which was Number 1 in West Germany and a crossover hit in Dutchophone markets, where it was a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands and a moderate hit in Dutch Belgium), and in Dutch by Don Mercedes (based on Farian's German adaptation, where in both the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking Belgium out-charted Farian's version at Number 1).