Roller (April Wine song)

"Roller" is a song by Canadian rock band April Wine, released off their 1978 studio album First Glance.

[1][2] The song peaked at #25 on the RPM 100 Singles chart in Canada,[citation needed] and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 28, 1979, in the United States, becoming their first American hit since 1972.

[5][6][7] Myles Goodwyn, main singer and songwriter for April Wine, penned the song in 1976, though it wasn't recorded until 1978, when it was released as a single from the album, becoming the album's biggest hit.

"Roller" has been featured in several films, most notably Joe Dirt (2001),[8] Grown Ups 2 (2013),[9][10] and The Heat (2013).

[11][12] It also has been in several television shows such as Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 3, "Tricks and Treats"; the "Pilot" episode of The Americans in 2013, season 2, episode 6 "Take Me Away" of Being Erica in 2011; and the 2009 Canadian documentary The Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop in the 1970s, which also included several other April Wine songs.