2010Released
3:06

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Rock the Boat. By Songfacts®.

The Hues Corporation was a Los Angeles band formed in 1969. They were a black vocal group comprised of Hubert Ann Kelly, St. Clair Lee and Fleming Williams, who sang lead on this track. Their name was a pun on billionaire Howard Hughes' corporation.

This song uses nautical imagery to describe a love that lasts. They've "sailed through every storm" with "a cargo full of love and devotion," so there's no reason to rock this boat.

This was arguably the first disco song to hit #1 in the US. The instrumental hit "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," which also had a disco sound, was released three months earlier.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Rock the Boat.
D♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
107BPM

Album

The album Rock the Boat is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Rock the Boat.
Sony Music Entertainment
(P) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment

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