"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". 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). Like all rock bands with staying power, Nickelback strike a perfect balance between sonic familiarity and measured risk-taking.Mountain View ( Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada) Seuss, while the album’s title track boasts jackhammering metal riffs. The Korn-reminiscent “Must Be Nice,” from 2017’s Feed the Machine, for example, interpolates lines from nursery rhymes and Dr. 1 in multiple countries) by keeping their sound fresh. Even as musical trends changed, the band remained successful (2005’s All the Right Reasons hit No. Early songs show traces of this period-the 2000 radio hit “Leader of Men” takes cues from the stacked harmonies of Nova Scotia power-pop act Sloan-although 2001’s global smash Silver Side Up found Nickelback settling into their rowdy but tender approach to mainstream rock.
Unsurprisingly, this gives the Vancouver band widespread appeal: In the 2000s, they crossed over to the pop world with emotionally rich hits, such as “How You Remind Me” and “Photograph,” but kept a firm toehold in the heavier realm with the slashing “Too Bad” and the Southern rock-inspired “Rockstar.” Led by guitarist/vocalist Chad Kroeger, his bassist brother Mike Kroeger, and guitarist Ryan Peake, Nickelback initially coalesced in the early ’90s in Hanna, Alberta, as the cover band Village Idiot, playing alternative songs by Urge Overkill and fellow Canadians The Tragically Hip. Nickelback’s melodic post-grunge embraces the radio-friendly vibe of ’80s Canadian rock (think Bryan Adams and Loverboy) and the introspective bent of angsty ’90s alternative.
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