
The track received generally positive reviews from music critics. "Rock with You" is a Disco and funk song, that was written in the key of E ♭ minor. In 2021, Rolling Stone placed it at number 354 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time It was re-released as a single on February 27, 2006, as part of the Visionary: The Video Singles box set. It is also considered one of the last hits of the disco era. According to Billboard, the song was the fourth biggest single of 1980. It spent a total of four weeks at the top position on the former chart from January 19 to February 9, 1980, and six weeks (from January 5 to February 9, 1980) on the latter chart. It reached number one on both the US pop (Jackson's third number-one on this chart) and R&B charts (Jackson's second number one on that chart). It was also the third number-one hit of the 1980s, a decade in which the pop singles chart would quickly be dominated by Jackson. It was released on November 3, 1979, by Epic Records as the second single from Jackson's fifth solo studio album Off the Wall (1979). It was first offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. His estate earned $825 million in 2016, the highest yearly amount ever recorded by the magazine." Rock with You" is a song recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. Forbes ranked Jackson as the top-earning deceased celebrity for the fifth consecutive year in 2017. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. While preparing for his comeback concert series, This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication in 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, 13 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Legend Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 24 American Music Awards — more than any other artist — including the "Artist of the Century", 13 number-one singles in the United States during his solo career—more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era—and estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide. He is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only dancer from pop and rock music. Jackson's other albums, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best-selling albums.


Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales of over 66 million copies worldwide. Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Michael Joseph Jackson (Aug— June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.
