The song achieved lasting commercial and critical success, with the publication Billboard labeling it "an immediate audience grabber".

Locations mentioned in the song include Phoenix, Arizona; Tacoma, Washington; Philadelphia; Atlanta; and Los Angeles.

I just put it together and didn't think much about it.He returned to the subject in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock Nights, referring to his support slot at Pink Floyd's one-off appearance at Knebworth in June 1975:[12] I had thought about the gig and I knew they [sic] way it was going to work was, I was going to play just before Pink Floyd... the sun would be going down, it would be really cold, there wouldn’t be any lights on the stage, it would be a lousy time ...

So what I did was, I wrote 'Rock'n Me' as a song to play at a festival, to just get it going.Billboard described "Rock'n Me" as a "catchy and highly humorous midtempo rocker," saying that the melody sounds like the Beach Boys and the Eagles in places.

[13] Cash Box said that it "draws from the best of rock ’n' roll over the last ten years" and has "hook-filled guitar lines.