Английская Википедия:(Rock) Superstar
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox song "(Rock) Superstar" is the second single from Cypress Hill's fifth studio album, Skull & Bones. It was originally released as a double A-side with its standard rap counterpart on February 29, 2000 in the UK. An individual release was available starting sometime in April.
Background and composition
Sony executive Donnie Ienner suggested adding guitars, which took the song "to a new level." Cypress Hill put the song into both the hip-hop and alternative markets, because they had fans in both places.[1]
Music video
Dean Karr directed the music video for the song.[1] The song's music video is very similar to the previous single, "(Rap) Superstar", with the man picking up a ticket that says "Rock Superstar" on it. After giving the ticket to Sen Dog, the man enters into a fun house. A group of women dress up the man in a suit before he wanders off. After seeing a testimony from Everlast on a TV screen, the man encounters many record executives. At the video's climax, he is chased out after going to a performance by Cypress Hill. As the man exits the fun house, it blows up behind him.[2]
Coal Chamber bassist Nadja Peulen appears in a cameo as the bass player of the band performing at the song's climax.[3][4]
Use in other media
The song is featured in the 2001 film Training Day.[5] It was also in the film Little Nicky.
The song is featured in the 2000 video game MTV Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy Macdonald, released on PC and various consoles.[6]
The instrumental is used as an intro at the beginning of each hour on the nationally syndicated radio and television sports talk show The Dan Patrick Show, and is also used in a small game called Alien Battlecraft Arena.
The song is featured twice in the American Dad! episode "The Boring Identity".[7] The first is when Steve becomes a paperboy and is introduced to their best worker, Roger. The second time is during a montage of the two "hustling" to earn extra money.
The song is featured in the intro to the first Twisted Metal episode WLUDRV. It is diegetic, as the protagonist is seen starting the song and singing along, an in-universe soundtrack to a car chase that he seems to be enjoying.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[8] | 18 |
| Sweden (Hitlistan)[9] | 50 |
| UK Singles Chart[10] | 13 |
Certifications
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Notes
- A Шаблон:Note "(Rap) Superstar" and "(Rock) Superstar" were released together as a double A-side single in the United Kingdom.
References
- Английская Википедия
- 2000 singles
- 2000 songs
- Columbia Records singles
- Cypress Hill songs
- Nu metal songs
- Songs written by B-Real
- Songs written by DJ Muggs
- Songs written by Sen Dog
- Song recordings produced by DJ Muggs
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