THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

415-Nickleback-Rockstar.

2007-Number 2 single.

Best Bit-At 1.01. The song maybe about spending billions of Dollars but Nickleback took their name from the Nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his job at Starbucks, he would frequently say, ‘Here’s your Nickel back.’

Nickleback were formed in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, in 1995 by Chad Kroeger (vocals,) his brother Mike Kroeger (bass,) their cousin Brandon Kroeger (drums,) and Ryan Peake (guitar, and keyboards.) Brandon left the band in 1997, with Mitch Guindon being his replacement between 1997-1998, followed by Ryan Vikedal, from 1998-2005, and since 2005 Daniel Adair has been the bands official drummer. Prior to becoming Nickleback the four founding members had played together as a covers band called ‘Village Idiot’ in the early 1990’s. Nickleback are one of Canada’s most successful acts with record sales in excess of 50 million Albums worldwide, having released nine studio Albums to date between 1996-2017. They have also released two compilation Albums, and 44 singles, of which 16 have charted in Canada, nine in the UK, and 10 on Billboard in America. There 2001 song ‘How You Remind Me’ is their best seller, reaching Number 1 in Canada, and America, and is considered their signature song.

‘Rockstar’ was taken from Nickleback’s fifth studio Album ‘All the Right Reasons’ from 2005, with all four band members sharing writing credits. Although the song was recorded in 2005, it didn’t become a hit in the UK until 2007, the song was proving very popular, reaching the top 50 on downloads alone, prompting the record company to give it a physical release. ‘Rockstar’ went on to sell just short of 600,000 copies in the UK, and is their most successful track in that country.’Rockstar’ was probably aided to it’s great success by it’s memorable video which features many rockstar’s miming the songs lyrics, including Billy Gibbons,(see also best songs 653) who actually performs the spoken words on the track. Other famous faces include Kid Rock,(see also best songs 433) and Nelly Furtado.

‘Rockstar’ does not condone what some perceive to be, and in some cases correctly, the decadence of a few. Instead ‘Rockstar’ pokes fun at the stereotypical lifestyle of a famous musician, complete with references to extravagant homes, groupies, drugs, and famous friends.

‘I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs, and a bathroom I can play baseball in, and a king size tub, big enough for ten plus me.’