Rockstar (Poison song)

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"Rockstar"
Single by Poison
from the album Hollyweird
ReleasedMay 27, 2001
RecordedApril 2001
Genre Glam metal, Hard rock
Length3:33
Label Cyanide Records
Songwriter(s) Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille
Producer(s) Thom Panunzio, Bret Michaels
Poison singles chronology
"The Last Song"
(2000)
"Rockstar"
(2001)
"Squeeze Box"
(2002)

"Rockstar" is a song by American rock band Poison. It was released as the first single from their then upcoming album Hollyweird . [1]

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Background

The song was first released as a digital download single on May 27, 2001 and then as a CD single in May 2002. The lyrics were written by Bret Michaels and C.C. DeVille. [2]

Live performance

"Rockstar" has been performed 20 times by the band in concert. Its first performance was on May 27, 2001. It was a regular in the setlist on the Glam, Slam, Metal, Jam Tour, but only played once on the Hollyweird World Tour. [3]

Personnel

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References

  1. "Poison - Hollyweird". Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards".
  3. "Rock Star by Poison Song Statistics". 2015.