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I Love Rock 'N' Roll is een rocklied, geschreven in 1975 door Jake Hooker en Alan Merrill van The Arrows.

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker for their British glam rock band the Arrows. Conceived by Merrill in response to "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" by the Rolling Stones, it was recorded and released by the Arrows in 1975 as a standalone single.

Joan Jett saw the band perform the song on their self-titled UK series in 1976, and brought it to her band of the time, the Runaways, who ultimately passed on the song. After the Runaways split, Jett covered the song with her band, the Blackhearts, for her 1981 album I Love Rock 'n Roll. Released in 1982 as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and several international charts, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over two million copies within the United States.

Jett's version is often featured in professional listings of the greatest songs of all time. It is an enduring work, being covered by artists such as Britney Spears and "Weird Al" Yankovic. In 2016, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.