Roll to Me

1995 single by Del Amitri

"Roll to Me"

Single by Del Amitri
from the album  Twisted
B-side|

* "In the Frame"
* "Food for Songs" (acoustic)
* "One Thing Left to Do" (acoustic)

Released| 26 June 1995 (1995-06-26)
Genre| Pop rock[1][2]
Length| 2:12
Label| A&M
Songwriter(s)| Justin Currie
Producer(s)| Al Clay
Del Amitri singles chronology
| "Driving with the Brakes On"
(1995)  | "Roll to Me"
(1995)  | "Tell Her This"
(1996)

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Audio
"Roll to Me" on YouTube

"Roll to Me" is a song by Scottish pop rock band Del Amitri, released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Twisted (1995). The song became their biggest hit in the United States when it reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It finished at number 55 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart of 1995. In the United Kingdom, it was a moderate hit, peaking at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

## Track listings

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UK CD1[3]

1. "Roll to Me"
2. "In the Frame"
3. "Food for Songs" (acoustic version)
4. "One Thing Left to Do" (acoustic version)

UK CD2[4]

1. "Roll to Me"
2. "Spit in the Rain"
3. "Stone Cold Sober"
4. "Move Away Jimmy Blue"

UK cassette single and European CD single[5][6]

1. "Roll to Me"
2. "In the Frame"

US CD single[7]

1. "Roll to Me" – 2:12
2. "Long Way Down" – 3:29
3. "Scared to Live" – 4:44
4. "Someone Else Will" – 4:48

US cassette single[8]

A. "Roll to Me" (LP version)
B. "Long Way Down"

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1995)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] | 5
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] | 40
Scotland (OCC)[11] | 10
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 22
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] | 4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15] | 1
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[16] | 8

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1995)  | Position

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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] | 48
US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 55
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] | 34
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[20] | 26
Chart (1996)  | Position

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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] | 17
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] | 8
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[23] | 87

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United States  | 12 June 1995  | Alternative radio | A&M | [24]
13 June 1995  | Contemporary hit radio | [25]
United Kingdom  | 26 June 1995  |

* CD
* cassette

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## References

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1. ^ Milward, John (7 October 1998). "Del Amitri". salon. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
2. ^ Eames, Tom (31 July 2024). "The 100 greatest songs of the 1990s, ranked". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
3. ^ Roll to Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Del Amitri. A&M Records. 1995. 581 129-2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. ^ Roll to Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Del Amitri. A&M Records. 1995. 581 131-2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ Roll to Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Del Amitri. A&M Records. 1995. 581 128-4.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. ^ Roll to Me (European CD single liner notes). Del Amitri. A&M Records. 1995. 581 128-2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. ^ Roll to Me (US CD single liner notes). Del Amitri. A&M Records. 1995. 31458 1115 2.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. ^ Roll to Me (US cassette single sleeve). Del Amitri. A&M Records. 1995. 31458 1114 4.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8527." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
10. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.7. '95 – 22.7. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 July 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
13. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 4 November 1995. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
14. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. 16 December 1995. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
15. ^ "Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. 9 December 1995. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
16. ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. 4 November 1995. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
17. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
18. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
19. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51\. 23 December 1995. p. YE-80. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
20. ^ "The Year in Music 1995: Top 40/Mainstream Top Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 3, no. 51\. 15 December 1995. p. 8.
21. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52\. 28 December 1996. p. YE-84. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
22. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52\. 28 December 1996. p. YE-86. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
23. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53\. 27 December 1996. p. 30.
24. ^ "New Music for June". Radio & Records. No. 1096\. 26 May 1995. p. 78.
25. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1098\. 9 June 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
26. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 June 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

## External links

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* "Roll to Me" at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
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Del Amitri

* Justin Currie
* Iain Harvie
* Andy Alston
* Ashley Soan
* Kris Dollimore

* Mick Slaven
* David Cummings
* Mark Price

Studio albums|

* Del Amitri
* Waking Hours
* Change Everything
* Twisted
* Some Other Sucker's Parade
* Can You Do Me Good?
* Fatal Mistakes

Compilations|

* Hatful of Rain: The Best of Del Amitri
* Lousy with Love: The B-Sides

Singles|

* "Nothing Ever Happens"
* "Roll to Me"
* "Don't Come Home Too Soon"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work

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