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"Kingdom Of Rock" is a song by Giancarlo Pasquini under his alias Dave Rodgers. It is an English-language self-cover of the 1998 single "Be Yourself!" by the Japanese boy band V6, which was originally composed by Rodgers. Rodgers' self-cover of the song made its first album appearance on "Super Eurobeat Vol. 89" on June 24, 1998. It was later released as the B-side on a 12-inch single by A-Beat-C in Italy on December 11, 1998, along with Rodgers' other song, "Go To The Top", which served as the A-side. Finally it was released as a digital single on April 15th 2022.

The song was later covered by Pasquini in 2020 under the same alias.

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Kingdom Of Rock!
Kingdom Of Rock!
Baby!

[Verse 1]
Let me take you away
I wanna be your man
Don't you say nothing, babe
I'm coming from the sky, so far away from here
I want to tell you, babe

[Pre-Chorus]
King of your love, I wanna be for you my girl now
'Cause I know this time
I'll take you high
You better follow me up to the sky

[Chorus - Repeat Twice]
Welcome to the music, and Kingdom Of Rock!
I'll take you away babe
Welcome to the pleasure, and Kingdom Of Rock!
Do you want to be mine?

[Verse 2]
Can I call out your name?
Do you wanna be my Queen?
All that I need is you
I'm coming from the night, so far away from here
I want to tell you, babe

Featured On[]

Year Version Album Track No.
1998 Kingdom Of Rock [4:00-Min Ver] Super Eurobeat Vol. 89 Track 1
Kingdom Of Rock [Mixed] The Best Of Non-Stop Super Eurobeat 1998 Disc 2, Track 10
1999 Kingdom Of Rock (Extended Mix) Super Eurobeat Vol. 99 Disc 2, Track 12
Kingdom Of Rock [Mixed] Super Eurobeat Vol. 100 - Anniversary Special Request Count Down 100!! Disc 1, Track 1
The Best Of '90s Super Eurobeat ~DJ Special Hits Collection~ Disc 2, Track 6
2000 Aerobeat Eurobeat Version 5 Track 10
2001 ParaParaParadise Original Soundtrack Disc 1, Track 16
Disc 2, Track 12
Super Eurobeat Vol. 120 - New Century Anniversary Non-Stop Megamix Disc 3, Track 8
2002 Super Eurobeat Vol. 130 ~The Global Heat 2002 Request Rush~ Disc 1, Track 49
2003 Super Euro Best Track 6
2004 Super Eurobeat Vol. 146 - 70min. 70songs Non-Stop Megamix Track 37
2006 Super Eurobeat Vol. 170 - Super Anniversary Non-Stop Mix 2006 Disc 1, Track 30
2007 Super Euro Best 100 Track 24
2008 Kingdom Of Rock (Extended Version) Super Eurobeat Presents Dave Rodgers Special Collection Vol. 2 Track 1
2009 Kingdom Of Rock [Mixed] D1 Grand Prix 2009 Track 22
2010 Super Eurobeat Vol. 200 - 20th Anniversary Hits Disc 1, Track 54
2013 Kingdom Of Rock (Extended Ver.) パラパラオールスターズ Pres. Super Eurobeat~隠れ名曲!~ Track 1
2016 Kingdom Of Rock [Mixed] Super Eurobeat Vol. 240 - Anniversary Hits 100 Tracks Disc 1, Track 4
2018 Super Eurobeat Vol. 247 - Non-Stop Mega Mix Disc 2, Track 29
Super Eurobeat Vol. 250 - Anniversary Non-Stop Mega Mix Disc 1, Track 99
2019 Kingdom Of Rock (Extended Mix) Super Eurobeat Presents Classic Hits 2019 Track 15
2020 Super Eurobeat Vol. 89 - Extended Version Rodgers & Contini Edition Track 1
2021 Kingdom Of Rock (ParaPara Edit) みんなでパラパラ ~ParaPara Dance House~ Vol. 3 Track 5
2022 Kingdom Of Rock [Mixed] The Best Of Super Eurobeat 2021 Disc 2, Track 28
2024 Kingdom Of Rock [Remastered] The Best Of 90's Remasters by Dave Rodgers Track 4

Track Listings and Formats[]

  • ABeat 1259 - 12-inch single
A. "Go To The Top" (Extended Mix) - 4:32
B. "Kingdom Of Rock" (Extended Version) - 4:10
  • ABEAT 1259 - digital release
1. "Kingdom Of Rock" - 4:10
2. "Go To The Top" - 4:37

Release History[]

Release dates for "Kingdom Of Rock"

Date Region Label Format Cat No.
December 11, 1998 Italy A-Beat-C 12-inch single ABeat 1259
April 15, 2022 Various Digital ABEAT 1259
ANTCD-A0000006890

2021 Cover[]

Main article: Kingdom Of Rock/Kingdom Of Rock 2020

Trivia[]

  • The song is known for its violin intermission in the middle of the duration. However, the 2020 version doesn't use the violin part.
  • Kingdom Of Rock was featured in the rhythm games ParaParaParadise and ParaParaParadise CS.

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