But one video nearly derailed Squier’s career—and 42 years later it’s still being talked about.
As recently as spring 2026, the song was debated on Reddit, with one user calling it a “cringe fest” and another admitting that it was hard to take Squier seriously as a rocker after the video came out.
“We need you on the ground swimming around,” Lee joked about the direction Squier was likely given.
“Rock Me Tonite” was actually Squier’s biggest chart hit. The lead single from the album Signs of Life, the song peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1984.
“When an album (Signs of Life) sells over a million, you can’t be too unhappy about it,” he added.
Still, in the 2011 book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, Squier noted that his concert career changed upon the release of the cheesy "Rock Me Tonite" video.
Four decades later, Squier doesn’t intend to be remembered for “Rock Me Tonite.” In a 2025 interview with Goldmine magazine, the singer said, “I assume that I’ll be remembered for Don’t Say No. ... It’s a classic, and no one is ever going to make a record like that again … but I think most people know that, so I won’t pick that one. I’ll go with [1993 ’s] Tell the Truth. Truth shows my evolution as an artist on all fronts. The playing on it is great.”
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