| "A#1 Roller Rager" | ||||
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| Single by CKY | ||||
| from the album Carver City | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chad I Ginsburg | |||
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"A#1 Roller Rager" is a song by American rock band CKY. Written by Deron Miller and Chad I Ginsburg, it was featured on the band's 2009 fourth studio album, Carver City . It was released as the second and final single from Carver City on May 4, 2009.
In a review of Carver City , guitar website Ultimate Guitar Archive noted that "A#1 Roller Rager vacillates between broody and raging". [1] PopMatters writer Lana Cooper described the song as "wickedly melodic", and claimed that it sounded "vaguely reminiscent" of alternative rock band Foo Fighters. [2] Phil Freeman of music website AllMusic compared the style of the track's guitar riff to the band Fu Manchu. [3]
"A#1 Roller Rager" was released as a digital download single on May 4, 2009, [4] the second single from the album following "Hellions on Parade". [5] In 2015, it was included on the reissue of the compilation album The Best of CKY. [6]
The music video for "A#1 Roller Rager" was directed by drummer Jess Margera's brother Bam Margera and produced by Joe Frantz, with post-production effects added by Backseat Conceptions. [7] The video was released in May 2009, shortly after the single and the album. [8]
AllMusic writer Phil Freeman identified "A#1 Roller Rager" as one of three highlights on Carver City, praising the track for its guitar riff, presence of synthesizers, and chorus. [3]