lop ), ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁commercial ▁disappoint ment . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁when ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁was ▁used ▁under ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁Black board ▁Jung le , ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁truly ▁took ▁off . ▁ ▁Many ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁behind ▁how ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁Black board ▁Jung le ▁circul ated ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁Rec ent ▁research , ▁however , ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁chosen ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁young ▁Peter ▁Ford , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Black board ▁Jung le ▁star ▁Gl enn ▁Ford ▁and ▁dan cer ▁Ele an or ▁Pow ell . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁song ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁music ▁the ▁youth ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁was ▁listening ▁to , ▁and ▁the ▁elder ▁Ford ▁borrow ed ▁several ▁records ▁from ▁his ▁son ' s ▁collection , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁H ale y ' s ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁song ▁chosen . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁song ▁finished ▁at ▁# 5 0 ▁in ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ▁... ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Songs ▁survey ▁of ▁top ▁t unes ▁in ▁American ▁cinema . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁rock ▁and