The song remained on the UK Singles Chart for 50 consecutive weeks before falling off in October 2008, making it one of the most successful songs on the chart in years in terms of longevity.
Man in front of the Flatiron Building: "and I'm never gonna win" 4.
The first panel of a 2008 During the song's original release, "Far Away" was more successful on the The song was re-shipped to radio for ads on 5 June 2007, and a video was made to accompany the re-release.
Many fans believe that the re-entry was a result of the song being featured on a DFS Sofa's advert. It entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #54, during its original run.
Worker in front of Marina City with a Michigan State University sweatshirt: "I wanna be a rockstar"124. Parking valet at Jones Hollywood in West Hollywood: "driving fifteen cars"35.
Gene Simmons in front of his wall of gold and platinum records: "big enough for ten"13.
Celebrities include Billy Gibbons (who voices his lines in the song), Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, Taryn Manning, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Eliza Dushku, Gene Simmons, Wayne Gretzky, Big & Rich's John Rich, the cast of The Girls Next Door, The Naked Cowboy, Kid Rock, Lupe Fiasco, Riki Lindhome, Nelly Furtado, the crew from American Chopper, Paul Wall, Ted Nugent Twista, Juicy J, Grant Hill and numerous others. Shaw was the 2010 Azalea Queen at the Azalea Festival in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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.
Overview Albums Lyrics ... Lindsey Shaw in front of the Cloud Gate: "It's like the bottom of the ninth" 3. The song was released in physical form in the country after becoming popular online and climbing into the top 50 on downloads alone.
Billy Gibbons again: "So how you gonna do it?"
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. 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. It re-entered the "Rockstar" was a major success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number two on the When the song was first released in August 2006, a music video was not made for the single. "Rockstar" is the fifth U.S. single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005).
Jordan Carlos overlooking Los Angeles: "I'd even cut my hair"72.
"Rockstar" is now the band's best selling digital single to date in the U.S., currently with U.S. digital sales of over 2 million.
The Naked Cowboy in Times Square: "The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap"107. "Rockstar" was a success in the United Kingdom, and the most successful single overall of Nickelback's career there, where it peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the UK Official Download Chart.
Man and woman in front of the Reichstag building: "For fortune and fame"71. Jessie Coleman in Grand Central Terminal: "In the VIP"41. Chuck Liddell again with Elliot Segal from DC101 in a headlock:"hey"53. Jerry Cantrell under Chicago's El tracks and in front of Double Door: "And we'll/Hey hey"48. Grant Hill signing basketball: "Sign a couple autographs/So I can"59. In the UK it was one of the biggest selling singles of 2008. It has also registered on charts it didn't the first time, such as the Pop 100 Airplay. Twista, Mayz, and unknown man again: "hang out in the coolest bars"39. Jenna Westerbeck sunbathing: "We'll all stay skinny"38. The lyrics feature the pretentious, materialistic desires of a wannabe rockstar, who craves money, cars and women. 6
Eliza Dushku again: "With the latest dictionary"90. Federico Castelluccio from The Sopranos: "Hire eight body guards"58.
Billy Gibbons again: "Yeah, so whatcha need" (voiceover)14. It peaked at #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #37 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.