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Like a Rock
Song intelligence

Like a Rock

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet BandLike a Rock1986Rock4:18

A powerful anthem about youthful strength and the fading of that vitality with age. Became the soundtrack of Chevrolet truck ads for over a decade.

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Story, meaning & motivation

"Like a Rock" reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Seger's most commercially ubiquitous song through its long-running use in Chevrolet truck advertisements from 1991 to 2004. The song's imagery of physical and moral strength — youth as an unassailable, rock-solid foundation — resonated powerfully with American working-class audiences.

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  1. "Like a Rock" was used in Chevrolet truck advertising campaigns from 1991 to 2004, one of the longest-running music-brand partnerships in advertising history. Verified
  2. The song is widely interpreted as a meditation on the loss of youthful physical and moral certainty as one ages. High
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Credits

Songwriter
Bob Seger — Sole writer
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Lead Vocals
Bob Seger
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Producer
Punch Andrews — Co-produced with Seger and Bill Szymczyk
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Band & member context

Bob Seger
Lead Vocals, Guitar · since 1973
Alto Reed
Saxophone · since 1973
Chris Campbell
Bass · since 1973
Craig Frost
Keyboards · since 1980
Don Brewer
Drums · since 1983
Charlie Allen Martin
Drums · since 1973
Drew Abbott
Guitar · since 1974
Robyn Robbins
Keyboards · since 1974
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Where you heard it

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Chevrolet Trucks — "Like a Rock" Campaign
1991

Used as the theme song for Chevrolet truck advertisements throughout the 1990s and into 2004, becoming one of the most recognized advertising music partnerships in American television history.

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Connections — samples, covers, remixes, interpolations, influences

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Timeline

1986
Album/Single Release

Released on Like a Rock; reached #12 Hot 100

1991
Chevy Campaign Begins

Chevrolet begins using song in truck advertising campaigns

2004
Chevy Campaign Ends

Chevrolet ends the long-running Like a Rock advertising campaign

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