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Rockstar (Nickelback song)

April 23, 2023

"Rockstar" is the fifth U.S. single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005). It was initially only released in the United States and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. The lyrics feature the hopes of someone who desires to be a rockstar. Spoken-word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.

"Rockstar"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
B-side"Leader of Men"
ReleasedAugust 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)
StudioMountain View (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length4:15
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Nickelback
Producer(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"Savin' Me"
(2006) 		"Rockstar"
(2006) 		"If Everyone Cared"
(2006)
Music video
"Rockstar" on YouTube

"Rockstar" is one of Nickelback's most popular singles to date, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom (their highest-charting single in that country) and being certified Platinum. It has also sold 4.5 million copies in the United States.[2]

Composition

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of G major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute.[3]

Lawsuits

In May 2020, Kirk Johnston, the guitarist for Texas rock band Snowblind Revival, sued Nickelback over the song's composition, which he believes is too similar to the Snowblind Revival song "Rock Star".[4] In August 2021, Johnston filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Warner/Chappell Music, Roadrunner Records, and Live Nation for copyright infringement.[5]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone ranked "Rockstar" at number 100 in their list of the 100 best songs of 2007.[6] Aside from its praise from Rolling Stone and popularity, some have even labelled it one of the worst songs of all time.[7][8] "Rockstar" was listed at number 2 in BuzzFeed's list of the 30 worst songs ever written[9] The Guardian's Peter Robinson claimed that the song was "...a Smack the Pony skit without the laughter track; ironic, given that Rockstar is one of the most unintentionally hilarious songs of the last few years. It is also one of most confusing."[10]

Sea shanty version

As part of the January 2021 surge in popularity of the sea shanty form, the British Indie group The Lottery Winners produced a sea shanty version of "Rockstar" via the TikTok app; Nickelback subsequently collaborated with The Lottery Winners to release a full-length shanty version.[11]

Chart performance

During the song's original release, "Far Away" was more successful on the Billboard Hot 100 and U.S. pop charts, while "Rockstar" instead found moderate success on the rock charts. It peaked at number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 37 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 54, during its original run.

The song was re-shipped to radio for ads on 5 June 2007, and a video was made to accompany the re-release. After its re-release, became active on most charts again, reaching new peaks on numerous charts like the Hot 100, the Adult Top 40, and Pop 100. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number forty-seven on week ending date July 7, 2007.[12] It also registered on charts it had previously failed to do on first release, such as the Pop 100 Airplay. "Rockstar" is now the band's best selling digital single to date in the United States, with digital sales there at 4,229,000 as of July 2013.[13]

On September 12, 2007, "Rockstar" reached a new peak of number six on the Billboard Hot 100, faring better than "Far Away". It became Nickelback's third Top 10 hit from All the Right Reasons, and their fifth career Top Ten on the Hot 100 overall. "Rockstar" reached its 3,000,000 downloads mark in the U.S. in May 2009 and became the best selling rock single of the 21st century before "How You Remind Me".[14]

It reached 4 million in sales in the U.S. in June 2012, making it the band's best selling hit in that country.[15] As of January 2015, the song has sold 4.5 million copies in the US.[2]

"Rockstar" was a major success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, becoming the most successful single overall of Nickelback's career in Britain. The song was released in physical form there after becoming popular online and climbing into the top 50 on downloads alone. Over two years after the release of All the Right Reasons, it became the band's biggest hit in the country, selling 587,000 copies. "Rockstar" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on October 21, 2007 ― week ending date October 27, 2007 ― and lasted almost nine months on the chart.

On August 10, 2008 ― week ending date August 16, 2008 ― the song re-entered the chart. The release of "Rockstar" also helped All the Right Reasons achieve a top 10 position in the UK Albums Chart for the first time, becoming their third top 10 album there. It also pushed sales of the album there from under 200,000 to over half a million. It became the United Kingdom's fifth biggest selling single of 2008.[16] In August 2008, the song re-entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart at number 27, and stayed there for an extra four weeks, taking its total of weeks in the top 40 up to 35. The song remained on the chart for 50 consecutive weeks, before falling off in October 2008.

Music video

When the song was first released in August 2006, a music video was not made for the single. Dori Oskowitz, who directed the band's "If Everyone Cared" video, returned to direct the music video for the song's re-release.[17]

 
Filming outside the Reichstag in Berlin in 2007

The video features celebrities and anonymous people lip synching to the lyrics. The non-celebrities are filmed around the world, in front of iconic landmarks, such as Times Square, the Flatiron Building and Grand Central Station in New York, Millennium Park and the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago, Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, St Pauls and Tower Bridge in London, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney, and the Brandenburger Tor and Reichstag in Berlin.

On-screen celebrities include Billy Gibbons (who voices his lines in the song), Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, Cindy Taylor, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Eliza Dushku, Dominique Swain, Gene Simmons, Wayne Gretzky, Big & Rich's John Rich, the cast of The Girls Next Door, Tom Petkos, Kid Rock, Stacey Travis, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Nelly Furtado, the crew from American Chopper, Paul Wall, Ted Nugent, Grant Hill, Taryn Manning, Lindsey Shaw, Riki Lindhome, Federico Castelluccio, Liam Lynch, Jordan Carlos, the Naked Cowboy, Three 6 Mafia and numerous others. Sometimes the lyric they are lip synching relates to themselves. At the end of the video Nickelback is shown playing live on stage; this shot was filmed on July 13, 2007, at the Comcast Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield, Massachusetts.[18]

Track listings and formats

  • AUS Maxi CD Single[19]
  1. "Rockstar" (Radio Edit) – 4:15
  2. "Never Again" (Live in Atlanta) – 4:16
  3. "Leader of Men"  – 3:29
  • EU Maxi CD Single[20]
  1. "Rockstar" (Radio Edit) – 4:15
  2. "Never Again" (Live in Atlanta) – 4:16
  3. "Photograph" (Live in Atlanta) – 4:38

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from "Rockstar" CD single liner notes.[20]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[66] Gold 4,000^
Germany (BVMI)[67] Platinum 300,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[68] 2× Platinum 1,200,000 
United States — 4,500,000[2]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Version Release date Ref.
United States Original August 14, 2006 [69]
Re-release June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06)
United Kingdom November 2007 (2007-11) [70]

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External links

  • Rockstar Lyrics at Nickelback's official site
  • Official video
  • Official video - sea shanty version

April 23, 2023
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Rockstar is the fifth U S single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album All the Right Reasons 2005 It was initially only released in the United States and Canada and has since been re released worldwide The lyrics feature the hopes of someone who desires to be a rockstar Spoken word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top Rockstar Single by Nickelbackfrom the album All the Right ReasonsB side Leader of Men ReleasedAugust 14 2006 2006 08 14 StudioMountain View Abbotsford British Columbia Canada GenreCountry rock 1 Length4 15LabelRoadrunnerSongwriter s NickelbackProducer s Nickelback Joey MoiNickelback singles chronology Savin Me 2006 Rockstar 2006 If Everyone Cared 2006 Music video Rockstar on YouTube Rockstar is one of Nickelback s most popular singles to date peaking at number two in the United Kingdom their highest charting single in that country and being certified Platinum It has also sold 4 5 million copies in the United States 2 Contents 1 Composition 1 1 Lawsuits 2 Critical reception 3 Sea shanty version 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 6 Track listings and formats 7 Credits and personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 8 3 Decade end charts 9 Certifications and sales 10 Release history 11 References 12 External linksCompositionAccording to the sheet music published at Musicnotes com by Alfred Publishing the song is written in the key of G major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute 3 Lawsuits In May 2020 Kirk Johnston the guitarist for Texas rock band Snowblind Revival sued Nickelback over the song s composition which he believes is too similar to the Snowblind Revival song Rock Star 4 In August 2021 Johnston filed a lawsuit against Nickelback Warner Chappell Music Roadrunner Records and Live Nation for copyright infringement 5 Critical receptionRolling Stone ranked Rockstar at number 100 in their list of the 100 best songs of 2007 6 Aside from its praise from Rolling Stone and popularity some have even labelled it one of the worst songs of all time 7 8 Rockstar was listed at number 2 in BuzzFeed s list of the 30 worst songs ever written 9 The Guardian s Peter Robinson claimed that the song was a Smack the Pony skit without the laughter track ironic given that Rockstar is one of the most unintentionally hilarious songs of the last few years It is also one of most confusing 10 Sea shanty versionAs part of the January 2021 surge in popularity of the sea shanty form the British Indie group The Lottery Winners produced a sea shanty version of Rockstar via the TikTok app Nickelback subsequently collaborated with The Lottery Winners to release a full length shanty version 11 Chart performanceDuring the song s original release Far Away was more successful on the Billboard Hot 100 and U S pop charts while Rockstar instead found moderate success on the rock charts It peaked at number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 37 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart It entered the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 54 during its original run The song was re shipped to radio for ads on 5 June 2007 and a video was made to accompany the re release After its re release became active on most charts again reaching new peaks on numerous charts like the Hot 100 the Adult Top 40 and Pop 100 It re entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number forty seven on week ending date July 7 2007 12 It also registered on charts it had previously failed to do on first release such as the Pop 100 Airplay Rockstar is now the band s best selling digital single to date in the United States with digital sales there at 4 229 000 as of July 2013 13 On September 12 2007 Rockstar reached a new peak of number six on the Billboard Hot 100 faring better than Far Away It became Nickelback s third Top 10 hit from All the Right Reasons and their fifth career Top Ten on the Hot 100 overall Rockstar reached its 3 000 000 downloads mark in the U S in May 2009 and became the best selling rock single of the 21st century before How You Remind Me 14 It reached 4 million in sales in the U S in June 2012 making it the band s best selling hit in that country 15 As of January 2015 the song has sold 4 5 million copies in the US 2 Rockstar was a major success in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart becoming the most successful single overall of Nickelback s career in Britain The song was released in physical form there after becoming popular online and climbing into the top 50 on downloads alone Over two years after the release of All the Right Reasons it became the band s biggest hit in the country selling 587 000 copies Rockstar debuted on the UK Singles Chart on October 21 2007 week ending date October 27 2007 and lasted almost nine months on the chart On August 10 2008 week ending date August 16 2008 the song re entered the chart The release of Rockstar also helped All the Right Reasons achieve a top 10 position in the UK Albums Chart for the first time becoming their third top 10 album there It also pushed sales of the album there from under 200 000 to over half a million It became the United Kingdom s fifth biggest selling single of 2008 16 In August 2008 the song re entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart at number 27 and stayed there for an extra four weeks taking its total of weeks in the top 40 up to 35 The song remained on the chart for 50 consecutive weeks before falling off in October 2008 Music videoThis section relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Rockstar Nickelback song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message When the song was first released in August 2006 a music video was not made for the single Dori Oskowitz who directed the band s If Everyone Cared video returned to direct the music video for the song s re release 17 Filming outside the Reichstag in Berlin in 2007 The video features celebrities and anonymous people lip synching to the lyrics The non celebrities are filmed around the world in front of iconic landmarks such as Times Square the Flatiron Building and Grand Central Station in New York Millennium Park and the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles St Pauls and Tower Bridge in London the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney and the Brandenburger Tor and Reichstag in Berlin On screen celebrities include Billy Gibbons who voices his lines in the song Chuck The Iceman Liddell Cindy Taylor Dale Earnhardt Jr Eliza Dushku Dominique Swain Gene Simmons Wayne Gretzky Big amp Rich s John Rich the cast of The Girls Next Door Tom Petkos Kid Rock Stacey Travis Lupe Fiasco Twista Nelly Furtado the crew from American Chopper Paul Wall Ted Nugent Grant Hill Taryn Manning Lindsey Shaw Riki Lindhome Federico Castelluccio Liam Lynch Jordan Carlos the Naked Cowboy Three 6 Mafia and numerous others Sometimes the lyric they are lip synching relates to themselves At the end of the video Nickelback is shown playing live on stage this shot was filmed on July 13 2007 at the Comcast Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield Massachusetts 18 Track listings and formatsAUS Maxi CD Single 19 Rockstar Radio Edit 4 15 Never Again Live in Atlanta 4 16 Leader of Men 3 29EU Maxi CD Single 20 Rockstar Radio Edit 4 15 Never Again Live in Atlanta 4 16 Photograph Live in Atlanta 4 38Credits and personnelChad Kroeger vocals guitars producer Mike Kroeger bass producer Ryan Peake guitar vocals producer Daniel Adair drums vocals producer Joey Moi producer Randy Staub mixingCredits and personnel adapted from Rockstar CD single liner notes 20 ChartsWeekly charts Chart 2006 2008 PeakpositionAustralian Physical Singles ARIA 21 60Austria O3 Austria Top 40 22 5Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 23 23Canada Canadian Hot 100 24 39Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 25 14Canada Hot AC Billboard 26 14Canada Rock Billboard 27 9Czech Republic Radio Top 100 28 17Denmark Tracklisten 29 32Europe Eurochart Hot 100 30 7Germany Official German Charts 31 23Germany Airplay Chart 32 1Hungary Radios Top 40 33 5Ireland IRMA 34 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 35 25Netherlands Single Top 100 36 14Slovakia Radio Top 100 37 28Sweden Sverigetopplistan 38 10Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 39 14UK Singles OCC 40 2UK Singles Downloads OCC 41 1UK Rock amp Metal OCC 42 1US Billboard Hot 100 43 6US Adult Top 40 Billboard 44 6US Alternative Airplay Billboard 45 37US Mainstream Rock Billboard 46 4US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 47 6Chart 2011 2017 PositionUS Hard Rock Digital Song Sales Billboard 48 2Chart 2021 PositionUS Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 49 24US Hot Alternative Songs Billboard 50 16US Hot Hard Rock Songs Billboard 51 3Chart 2022 PositionUS Hard Rock Streaming Songs Billboard 52 23 Year end charts Chart 2007 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 53 49Germany Official German Charts 54 77Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 55 81UK Singles OCC 56 128US Billboard Hot 100 57 36US Adult Top 40 Billboard 58 14Chart 2008 PositionEurope Eurochart Hot 100 59 22Hungary Radios Top 40 60 19Netherlands Single Top 100 61 91Sweden Sverigetopplistan 62 25Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 63 88UK Singles OCC 64 5Decade end charts Chart 2000 2009 PositionUK Top 100 Songs of the Decade 65 54Certifications and salesRegion Certification Certified units salesDenmark IFPI Danmark 66 Gold 4 000 Germany BVMI 67 Platinum 300 000 United Kingdom BPI 68 2 Platinum 1 200 000 United States 4 500 000 2 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release historyRegion Version Release date Ref United States Original August 14 2006 69 Re release June 6 2007 2007 06 06 United Kingdom November 2007 2007 11 70 References Casey Scott November 12 2009 Confessions of a new Nickelback fan Sydney Morning 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