Editing Rock Around the Clock (section)

==Tributes==
In tribute to the influence of the song and the movie that launched its popularity, the March 29, 2005 50th anniversary of the opening of ''Blackboard Jungle'' was marked by several large celebrations in the United States organized by promoter [[Martin Lewis (humorist)|Martin Lewis]] under the blanket title "Rock Is Fifty".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockisfifty.com |title=Under Construction |website=Rockisfifty.com |access-date=October 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614140842/http://www.rockisfifty.com/ |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Edna|last=Gundersen|date=March 18, 2005|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2005-03-17-coming-attractions_x.htm|title=Rock 'Clock' strikes 50|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|page=E1}}</ref> Rock Is Fifty also hosted additional celebrations in Los Angeles in July, 2005, as part of a "Rock Around the Clock-a-Thon" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the date the song reached the No. 1 spot on the American charts, as well as to observe what would have been Haley's 80th birthday. These events included numerous appearances and performances by surviving members of the original Comets, including the band's induction into the [[Rock Walk]] hall of fame, a performance at the [[Viper Room]] club on the [[Sunset Strip]], and a special performance for employees of [[NASA]]'s [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] to celebrate the success of the [[Deep Impact (spacecraft)|Deep Impact]] space probe. A special video of "Rock Around the Clock" was created to mark the occasion and was featured on NASA's website during July and August 2005. The anniversary was also marked by the publication of a book entirely devoted to the history of the song, ''Rock Around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock Revolution'', by [[Jim Dawson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/Extra.html#clockbookreview |title="EXTRA!" Page 1 / Bill Haley and the Comets |website=Rockabillyhall.com |access-date=October 10, 2016 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016214241/http://www.rockabillyhall.com/Extra.html#clockbookreview |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[United States House of Representatives]] also recognized the 40th anniversary of the composing of "Rock Around the Clock" with a special statement by Rep. [[Robert A. Borski]] of Pennsylvania, which was read into the [[Congressional Record]] on March 31, 1993.<ref>[[Congressional Record]] Vol. 139, No. 43, March 31, 1993; E841.</ref>
[[File:Rock Around The Clock UK 45 Brunswick 1955.jpg|thumb|1955 UK release as a Brunswick Records 45 single, 45–05317.]]

The Belgian band [[Telex (band)|Telex]] covered the song in 1978. They performed the song on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. Their version peaked at number 34 in the UK and number 51 in Australia in 1979.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, New South Wales.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=306}}</ref>

[[The Sex Pistols]] covered it for their soundtrack ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]'' in 1979.

The song was featured in Season 7 of the series ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' in 2008 in a jive dance sequence.

Haley's version appears in a 2017 commercial for [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]'s [[Reuben sandwich]] promotion.<ref>[http://www.ispot.tv/wjA9/subway-reuben-rock-around-the-clock-song-by-bill-haley]{{Dead link|date=July 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

The 1954 [[Decca Records]] studio recording was featured on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] TV show ''[[Dancing with the Stars: Juniors]]'' in the 2018 season during a dance sequence.

[[John Legend]] performed the song on the season finale of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]'' on ''[[NBC]]'' on May 21, 2019, as "Block Around the Clock".