![]() Then, the devil appears to offer Chad a deal. It's like the bottom of the ninth and I'm never gonna winĪs you can see Chad is not a happy camper. I'm through with standin' in lines to clubs I'll never get in The song starts off with Chad Kroegar’s current situation in life. Now, onto the meat and potatoes of this dissertation: a line by line commentary of the song “Rockstar” by Nickelback. ![]() What could this mean? Does this mean correlation equals causation? Did the hate on Nickelback from the coastal elite predict the rise of Trump? Is this a satirical take on how every single fucking article for the past four years tries to relate to the 2016 election no matter how tangentially? Who knows? Here are some examples of godawful memes from the late 2000’s The main crux you need to know is that Nickelback in the late 2000’s had been memed to death for being quote-unquote “bad”. Like all good stories, let’s start at the beginning.Ĭhad Kroeger was born Chad Robert Turton in Hanna, Alberta on November 15, 1974…. You are now ready for my examination of “Rockstar”. Now that you, the reader, have listened to the song and had your life thoroughly changed. ![]() Side Note: You youngbloods don’t understand the pain of buying songs 99 cents a pop at iTunes or buying CDs at the nearest retailer near you. You read that right at least 10 times and only the Walmart Exclusive Edition. Post Malone’s “Rockstar” did not even come close to having the cultural impact as Nickleback’s “Rockstar.”īefore reading any further, all I ask is that you, the reader, listen to the song “Rockstar” by Nickelback- All the Right Reasons (Walmart Exclusive Edition) at least 10 times. Ahahah you thought I would be analyzing the song “Rockstar” by Post Malone ft. It was certified Quadruple Platinum in Canada, Double Platinum in Australia and Sweden, and Platinum in Denmark, Italy and New Zealand.Īrtist’s age on Release Date: Austin Richard Post was 22 years old and Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph aka 21 Savage was 25 years old when this song was released.Ĭover Versions: Sofia Karlberg – Bars and Melody – Three Guests – Alus – Daddy Rock – Andy Cizek & Nik – other amateur artists covered this song on Youtube.Hello, I’m back and today I am going to be talking about the song “Rockstar” by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005). ‘Rockstar’ topped the charts in several countries around the world including Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia and Sweden. In the UK, it also topped the charts and was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it double Platinum. Songwriter/s: Austin post – Shayaa Abraham-Joseph – Louis Bell – Olufummibi AwoshileyĬhart Rankings: In the US, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts and the Rhythmic Charts. We went with something futuristic to give it this nice cool and dark vibe.” I wanted to add a long outro with a guitar, but it can’t be an actual guitar because it’s 2017. I finished my part and sent it off to Savage and there it is.” Co-writer Louis Bell told Billboard that in 2016 he received a text from Post Malone with a video of an early version of ‘Rockstar’ he said: “I knew it was a smash through the phone, a few months later, we got in the studio and I wanted to really build it up to make it really full and musical. We just cut like a little scratch vocal and we took it back to LA. ![]() We were just vibing on it and the melody was sick. So we did that, and Joey Bada$$ was in there. He’s a really young guy, and a really talented producer. He played the beat and it was incredible. Some kid came in, and I guess he was in the session next door and he was like, ‘Hey? Can I play you some beats?’ I’m like, ‘I guess so.’ You know, I’m a nice guy, I like music. In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Post Malone told the story of the song, he said: “I was in New York, and we were at Quad Studios. This song is about sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.
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