"Rockstar" | ||||
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Single by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | ||||
from the album Blame It on Baby | ||||
Released | April 17, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:01 | |||
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Producer(s) | SethInTheKitchen | |||
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"Rockstar" on YouTube |
"Rockstar" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper DaBaby,featuring fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch. The song was released on April 17,2020,as the second single from DaBaby's third studio album Blame It on Baby (2020). It was written by the two rappers. "Rockstar" spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Outside of the United States,"Rockstar" topped the charts in Australia,Canada,Denmark,Greece,New Zealand,Portugal,the Republic of Ireland,Switzerland,and the United Kingdom,and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Germany,the Netherlands,France,Norway,Sweden,and Finland. Its music video is set in a zombie apocalypse.
On June 12,2020,DaBaby released a "BLM (Black Lives Matter) remix" of "Rockstar",which replaces the intro with an extra verse from him,before the rest of the song,regarding the George Floyd protests that started in May 2020,and his own experience with police abuse. [2] The song received nominations for Record of the Year,Best Melodic Rap Performance,and Best Rap Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. [3]
Reviewing the song's predecessor album for Entertainment Weekly ,Sam Hockley-Smith found "Rockstar" and "Find My Way" "catchy and brooding","allowing him [DaBaby] to rehash harrowing moments of violence,inner turmoil,and PTSD." [4] In Pitchfork ,Dani Blum noticed DaBaby "doesn't imitate Roddy Ricch as much as adjust his tone to complement the feature," thus,"his voice becomes softer,as close as DaBaby gets to tender,as he talks about the physical jolt of PTSD." [5]
"Rockstar" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in its seventh week,for the chart issue dated June 13,2020. It became DaBaby's first chart-topper and Roddy Ricch's second. It also became DaBaby's first number one and Ricch's second on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Along with "The Box",Ricch became the first artist to achieve his first two number one singles in the same year since Ed Sheeran did it in 2017. [6] Topping the chart for a second week,it became the first single to spend multiple weeks on top after a run in which five songs each spent a first and only week at the summit. [7] It spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. "Rockstar" also spent six weeks at number one in both Australia and the United Kingdom, [8] [9] and eight weeks at the top in the Republic of Ireland. [10]
DaBaby teased a music video for "Rockstar" a week before its release,posting pictures on Instagram of the filming location. [11] The Reel Goats-directed video was premiered on June 26,2020,starring the two rappers hunting zombies in an open field. [12] The seven-minute video also features a scene set to DaBaby's chorus and first verse to "Amazing Grace",which also is featured on Blame It On Baby following by the credits playing his verse from the Black Lives Matter remix. [13]
In Rolling Stone ,Jon Blistein noted the video "boasts a distinctly cinematic feel" as the two rappers are heavily armed shooting a horde of zombies with "plenty of over-the-top action," that is "balanced by a refreshingly self-aware sequence" in which the two perform the song backed by a group of zombies dancing and playing instruments. [13]
"Rockstar" was produced by North Carolina producer SethInTheKitchen,who also co-wrote the song. [14] [15] The instrumental for "Rockstar" is a melodic trap beat featuring a guitar loop created from Spectrasonics' Omnisphere. [16] The drums consist of a two-step hi-hat pattern with assorted hat rolls,sampled claps,snares,and kicks. It's bassline features an 808. [17]
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Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | MTV Video Music Awards | Song of Summer | Nominated | [18] |
2021 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | Nominated | [3] |
Best Melodic Rap Performance | Nominated | |||
Best Rap Song | Nominated |
On June 12, 2020, a remix of the song, titled "Rockstar Black Lives Matter Remix", was released. It joined many other protest songs that spoke out against police brutality in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Jessica McKinney of Complex explained how on this version, DaBaby "discusses his multiple run-ins with the police, saying, 'Cops wanna pull me over, embarrass me/Abusin' power, you never knew me, thought I was arrogant/As a juvenile, police pulled their guns like they scared of me'", while Roddy Ricch "shares a similar experience, recalling a time the police stopped him at a gas station". [19] It later ended up on the deluxe version of Blame It On Baby, which was released on August 4, 2020. [20]
DaBaby and Ricch performed the song live at the 2020 BET Awards. The performance opened in a close-up shot of DaBaby on the ground with the knee of a police officer sitting on his neck — a recreation of George Floyd's murder. He then appeared surrounded by protesters — channeling the nationwide protests against police brutality — and performing in front of burning police cars. Ricch joined him for his verse, standing atop a cop car. [21]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [96] | 5× Platinum | 350,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [97] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [98] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [99] | 2× Diamond | 320,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [100] | 8× Platinum | 640,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [101] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [102] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [103] | 3× Gold | 600,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [104] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [105] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [106] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [107] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [108] | 3× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [109] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [110] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [111] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [112] | 2× Platinum | 4,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | April 17, 2020 | Original |
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Italy | April 24, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [114] | |
United Kingdom | [115] | ||||
Urban contemporary radio | [116] | ||||
Various | June 12, 2020 |
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United States | June 23, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | [117] |
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