Michael Jackson - Rock With You "Rock With You" was written by Rod Temperton and recorded by Michael Jackson. It was released on November 3, 1979, as the second single from Michael Jackson’s fifth album, Off the Wall. Written by Heatwave group member and songwriter Rod Temperton, who also wrote Jackson's 1984 song "Thriller". The song helped Jackson score one of the first Billboard number-one singles in the 1980s. It reached number one on both the pop and R&B singles chart and became one of Jackson's most-loved songs. A video for the song shows a smiling Jackson dancing in a sequined suit against a background laser. According to Billboard, the song was the fourth biggest single of 1980.[1] It is also considered one of the last big hits of the disco era.   It was re-released as a single on February 27, 2006, as part of the Visionary: The Video Singles box set. SOURCE: