Rock & Roll Queen

This article is about the 2005 song and single by The Subways. For the 1972 album and song by Mott the Hoople, see Rock and Roll Queen. For the 2016 TV episode, see Rock and Roll Queen (Vinyl). For other uses, see Queen of Rock.

"Rock and Roll Queen"
Single by The Subways
from the album Young for Eternity
Released	20 June 2005
Genre	Alternative rock, garage punk
Label	Infectious, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper, Josh Morgan
The Subways singles chronology
"Oh Yeah" (2005) "Rock and Roll Queen" (2005) "With You" (2005)

"Rock & Roll Queen" is a single from the British indie rock band The Subways, from their debut record Young for Eternity. It is the third single from the CD. It was featured on the hit drama The OC and is track 1 on Music from the OC: Mix 5. It also features in British TV advertisements for Rimmel, the movie Live Free or Die Hard, the 2008 German movie Die Welle as well as appearing on the soundtracks of EA Sports games Rugby 06 and FIFA Street 2. In 2008, the song appeared in the video games Saints Row 2, Pure and Forza Horizon. It was used in the scene to introduce Evers boys in the Netflix film The School for Good and Evil. The song was also used in the trailer and nightclub scene for the film RocknRolla, in which they appear performing the song.

Cash Box said of the song that it has "dance drive and the power" and that it "should bring this newcomer act into top forty form."

Track listings

• 7"

1. "Rock & Roll Queen"
2. "Under The Sun"

• CDS

1. "Rock & Roll Queen"
2. "Automatic"

• CDM

1. "Rock & Roll Queen"
2. "Another Sense"
3. "I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say" (Zane Lowe Session)
4. "Rock & Roll Queen" [Video]

Chart performance

The single itself reached number 22 on the UK singles chart when released on 20 June 2005.