"Rockstar" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American country rock singer Hardy, released on February 9, 2024, as the second single from his third studio album, Quit!!. An accompanying music video was released alongside the song.[1]
The song, as a whole, speaks on the life of a rock artist, aptly titled "Rockstar".[4] The opening line to the song, and the hook to the chorus, makes a joke about everyone in the industry charting songs called "Rockstar", poking fun at other songs on pop radio with the same title such as Post Malone's "Rockstar", DaBaby's "Rockstar", and most closely related (and also mentioned later in the song), Nickelback's "Rockstar". The first verse goes on about how Hardy is finally making it in the music scene, and now he has to "check the box" of writing a song called "Rockstar". In the second verse, Hardy continues on about how he has become a household name and how a kid dressed up as him for Halloween, and went to a party where everyone sang "My town's smaller than your town", a reference to his debut single, "Rednecker", in which that lyric begins the chorus.
Commercial performance
"Rockstar" was a commercial success, and reached No. 1 on the US BillboardHot Hard Rock Songs chart, becoming Hardy's first No. 1 on the respective chart.[5] It also peaked within the top 5 on the US BillboardMainstream Rock Airplay chart, after being released to rock radio.
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