It became Nickelback's third Top 10 hit from All the Right Reasons, and their fifth career Top Ten on the Hot 100 overall. On September 12, 2007, 'Rockstar' reached a new peak of number six on the Billboard Hot 100, faring better than 'Far Away'.

'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. It also registered on charts it had previously failed to do on first release, such as the Pop 100 Airplay. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number forty-seven on week ending date July 7, 2007. 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. The song was re-shipped to radio for ads on 5 June 2007, and a video was made to accompany the re-release. It entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 54, during its original run. It peaked at number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number 37 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. pop charts, while 'Rockstar' instead found moderate success on the rock charts. Chart performance ĭuring the song's original release, 'Far Away' was more successful on the Billboard Hot 100 and U.S. It is also one of most confusing.' Sea shanty version Īs 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.

'Rockstar' was listed at number 2 in BuzzFeed's list of the 30 worst songs ever written 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. Aside from its praise from Rolling Stone and popularity, some have even labelled it one of the worst songs of all time. Rolling Stone ranked 'Rockstar' at number 100 in their list of the 100 best songs of 2007. In August 2021, Johnston filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Warner/Chappell Music, Roadrunner Records, and Live Nation for copyright infringement. 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'. Composition Īccording to the sheet music published at 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. It has also sold 4.5 million copies in the United States. '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. Spoken-word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. The lyrics feature the hopes of someone who desires to be a rockstar. It was initially only released in the United States and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005). Mountain View ( Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)

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