Rockstar (4:16)
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“Rockstar” is the fifth U.S. single (although later re-released) by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their 2005 fifth studio album All the Right Reasons. It was only released in the U.S. and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. Spoken-word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.
During the song’s original release “Far Away” was more successful on the U.S. Hot 100 and U.S. Pop charts, while “Rockstar” instead found moderate success on the rock charts. It peaked at #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #37 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #54, during its original run. Because the song was released so close together with “Far Away” the band opted to shoot a video for “Far Away” and a video for “Rockstar” was not originally made.
The song was re-shipped to radio for ads on 5 June 2007, and a video was made to accompany the re-release. Since its re-release, the song has experienced great mainstream success, and has become active on most charts again, reaching new peaks on numerous charts like The Hot 100, the Adult Top 40, and Pop 100. It has also registered on charts it didn’t the first time, such as the Pop 100 Airplay. The song climbed as high as #3 on iTunes top 100 selling songs as well as #1 on the chart of the most downloaded music video on iTunes. When iTunes released their Top Sellers of 2007, “Rockstar” was the 14th best selling digital song of 2007, and the “Rockstar” video was the #1 selling music video on iTunes for 2007.
During the song’s original release “Far Away” was more successful on the U.S. Hot 100 and U.S. Pop charts, while “Rockstar” instead found moderate success on the rock charts. It peaked at #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #37 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #54, during its original run. Because the song was released so close together with “Far Away” the band opted to shoot a video for “Far Away” and a video for “Rockstar” was not originally made.
The song was re-shipped to radio for ads on 5 June 2007, and a video was made to accompany the re-release. Since its re-release, the song has experienced great mainstream success, and has become active on most charts again, reaching new peaks on numerous charts like The Hot 100, the Adult Top 40, and Pop 100. It has also registered on charts it didn’t the first time, such as the Pop 100 Airplay. The song climbed as high as #3 on iTunes top 100 selling songs as well as #1 on the chart of the most downloaded music video on iTunes. When iTunes released their Top Sellers of 2007, “Rockstar” was the 14th best selling digital song of 2007, and the “Rockstar” video was the #1 selling music video on iTunes for 2007.
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rafa_bdr wrote:
srrssrsrrsrsrsrsrsrsrssrrsssssssssssssrrsrrrssrrssrrsr
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sapphire1905 wrote:
The "irony" haha singing his own profession :)
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AlexG77Ch wrote:
very,very cool song!!!...
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AylaQuark wrote:
oh the mockery he's singing of his profession...lol
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jfon605 wrote:
It was better when it was called "Money for Nothing".
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Wrparr wrote:
i love this band, but this is not my favorite song
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justbornawsome wrote:
I'll even change my name <3
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SandyDG wrote:
and the drugs come cheap...hey hey I wanna be a rockstar...
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brooklynboy99 wrote:
I just fuckin love this band!!!! Become a follower : http://onelightcoming.blogspot.com
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Whatever93 wrote:
haha awesome
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ABM1708 wrote:
I'd love to be a rockstar
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pratyush_ACDC wrote:
the girls come easy and the drugs come cheap!
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ArtfulRaceHorse wrote:
And live in hilltop houses driving 15 cars...(carry on)
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Geneinorod wrote:
Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars...
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BLOOD1975 wrote:
very impressive video :-D
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DBAJerry wrote:
Hated it at first? Really? Wow. Not me. I think these are some of the greatest lyrics in rock.
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rikntara wrote:
ME TOO!!!!
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nullachick wrote:
Yeah thats what I want !!!!!
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LauraIrma wrote:
very nice
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xxValery wrote:
awesome song !! =D
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