▁Rock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ", ▁though ▁this ▁form ▁is ▁generally ▁only ▁used ▁on ▁releases ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁De cca ▁Records ▁recording ; ▁most ▁other ▁record ings ▁of ▁this ▁song ▁by ▁H ale y ▁and ▁others ▁( including ▁Son ny ▁D ae ) ▁short en ▁this ▁title ▁further ▁to ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Rec ording ▁Reg istry ▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁as ▁being ▁" c ultur ally , ▁histor ically , ▁or ▁artist ically ▁significant ." ▁ ▁False ▁starts ▁There ▁are ▁sources ▁that ▁indicate ▁that ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁but ▁documents ▁un cover ed ▁by ▁historian ▁Jim ▁Daw son ▁indicate ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁written ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁The ▁original ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁bore ▁little ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁version ▁recorded ▁by ▁H ale y , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁closer ▁to ▁a ▁popular ▁instrument al ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁called ▁" The ▁S ync op ated ▁C lock " ▁( written ▁by ▁L ero y ▁Anderson ). ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁cred ited ▁to ▁My ers ▁( as ▁" J im my ▁De K night ") ▁and ▁Max ▁C . ▁Fre ed man ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁copy right ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 3