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{{Infobox song
| name       = Roll with It
| cover      = Steve Winwood Roll with It single.jpg
| caption    = Artwork for UK releases
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Steve Winwood]]
| album      = [[Roll with It (album)|Roll with It]]
| B-side     = The Morning Side
| released   = May 1988<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Bacon | first1 = Tony | title = Singles | publisher = Backbeat UK | year = 2006 | pages = 232 | isbn = 978-1-871547-73-3}}</ref>
| genre      =
* [[Funk]]<ref name= "RS 2004">{{cite book |chapter= Steve Winwood|last= Evans|first= Paul|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |year=2004 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages = 882–883}}</ref>
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Molanphy 2024">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2024/07/how-song-of-the-summer-became-an-american-pastime|title=Song(s) of the Summer Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=12 July 2024|access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref>
| length     = 4:30 (single/video edit)<br>5:20 (album version)
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer     = {{Flatlist|
*[[Steve Winwood]]
*[[Will Jennings]]
*[[Holland–Dozier–Holland|Holland-Dozier-Holland]]
}}
| producer   = [[Steve Winwood]], [[Tom Lord-Alge]]
| prev_title = Talking Back to the Night (remix)
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = Put on Your Dancing Shoes
| next_year  = 1988
}}
"'''Roll with It'''" is a song recorded by [[Steve Winwood]] for his album ''[[Roll with It (album)|Roll with It]]'', released on [[Virgin Records]]. It was written by Winwood and long-time collaborator [[Will Jennings]]. Publishing rights organization [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] later had [[Motown]] songwriters [[Holland-Dozier-Holland]] credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the [[Junior Walker]] hit "[[(I'm a) Roadrunner]]".
==Release and reception==
The [[single (music)|single]] spent four weeks at No. 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart in the summer of 1988.<ref>[[Fred Bronson|Bronson, Fred]] (2003). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Hits'', 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 705.</ref> It topped the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|adult contemporary chart]] for two weeks, and also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|mainstream rock chart]]. In addition, the song reached No. 30 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B chart]].<ref>Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 336.</ref> In the [[United Kingdom]], the song reached No. 53 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
"Roll with It" was nominated for two [[Grammy Award]]s in [[Grammy Awards of 1989|1989]], [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal performance]]. The album ''Roll with It'' was also nominated as [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].
==Music video==
The music video, directed by [[David Fincher]] and filmed in sepia-tone, depicts Winwood performing the song in a bar.
== Track listing ==
'''7": Virgin / VS 1085 United Kingdom'''
# "Roll With It" - 4:30
# "The Morning Side" - 3:57
'''7": Virgin / 7-99326 United States'''
# "Roll With It" - 4:30
# "The Morning Side" - 5:12
'''12" and CD Single: Virgin / VST 1085, VSCD 1085  United Kingdom'''
# "Roll With It" (12" Remix) - 9:56
# "The Morning Side" - 3:57
# "Roll With It" (7" Remix) - 4:30
* Track 1 remixed by Bruce Forest and Frank Heller
'''12": Virgin / 7 96648-0 United States'''
# "Roll With It" (12" Remix) - 9:53
# "Roll With It" (Steve Testifies Dub) - 6:44
# "The Morning Side" (7" Version) - 3:57
== Personnel ==
* [[Steve Winwood]] – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, [[Hammond organ]], [[Fairlight CMI]], bass, drums
* [[The Allman Brothers Band|Mike Lawler]] – keyboards
* [[The Memphis Horns]]
** [[Wayne Jackson (musician)|Wayne Jackson]] – trombone and trumpet
** [[Andrew Love (musician)|Andrew Love]] – tenor saxophone
* [[Tessa Niles]] – backing vocals
* Mark Williamson – backing vocals
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! align="center"|Chart (1988)
! align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|36|artist=Steve Winwood|song=Roll with It|accessdate=16 November 2019}}
|-
|Canada (''RPM'') Top Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5106A&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5106A.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5106A |title=Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=2016-10-11}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Canada (''[[The Record (magazine)|The Record]]'') Retail Singles<ref>{{cite book|author=Nanda Lwin|author-link=Nanda Lwin|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|year=1999|isbn=1-896594-13-1}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|53|artist=Steve Winwood|song=Roll with It|songid=35167|accessdate=16 November 2019}}
|-
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1988/week-29|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 1988|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|81|artist=Steve Winwood|song=Roll with It|accessdate=16 November 2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|30|artist=Steve Winwood|song=Roll with It|accessdate=16 November 2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|53|date=1988-06-18|accessdate=February 03, 2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Steve Winwood|accessdate=February 03, 2019}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1988)
!align="center"|Position
|-
|United States (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 24, 1988 |title=1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles |page=Y-20 |magazine=Billboard |volume=100 |issue=52 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1988|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1988|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|}
===All-time charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1958-2018)
! Position
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|321
|}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/release/1049448 Single release info at discogs.com]
{{Steve Winwood}}
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[[Category:1988 songs]]
[[Category:1988 singles]]
[[Category:Steve Winwood songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:Cashbox number-one singles]]
[[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by David Fincher]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Will Jennings]]
[[Category:Songs written by Steve Winwood]]
[[Category:Songs written by Holland–Dozier–Holland]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]