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"Rockstar 101" is a grunge-crunk and hip hop song which lasts for three minutes and fifty-eight seconds. [8] [9] [10] It features an "aggressive" guitar solo from Slash, according to Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly . [11] Rihanna uses her lower register and "heavy" modulation to perform most of the song, and she "growls" the lyric "The only thing I'm missing is a black guitar". [9] Rihanna "struts her stuff" as she insists that she is a "big shit talker" as she proclaims that "I'll never play a victim/ I'd rather be a stalker". [10] Sean Fennessey for Spin thought that when Rihanna sings the line "Got my middle finger up, I don't give a fuck", it sounded as though she had never sworn before due to how she preciously mewls the word 'fuck'. [12]

Critical reception

"Rockstar 101" received mixed responses from music critics. Brian Linder for IGN praised the song, writing that it "actually works" despite sounding disjointed at first. [13] Emily Tartanella of PopMatters defined "Rockstar 101" as a "brilliant bit of bravado" during her review of Rated R, [14] while Ailbhe Malone for NME wrote that Rihanna sings with "swagger" on the track, which was something that she has Hova to thank for. [15] Jon Pareles for The New York Times simply highlighted a line from the song, "I never play the victim". [16] Neil McCormick for The Daily Telegraph thought that "Rockstar 101" was one of the few songs on the album to retain the "vaguest leftover hints of her warm Caribbean vocal flavouring". [10] Ann Powers for the Los Angeles Times was critical of Slash's inclusion on the song, and she described it as an "afterthought". Powers wrote "she can definitely get by without that ultimate rock phallic symbol", a reference to Slash. [9] Pitchfork 's Ryan Dombell felt that "Rockstar 101", alike "Russian Roulette" and "The Last Song", were "instantly-dated missteps from a bygone era when a Slash feature was cool". He further wrote that "Rockstar 101" and "G4L" were "harder to justify considering their mindless boasts and torpid production". [17] The song was met with a negative review from The Guardian 's Alex Petridis, who wrote "At one extreme, the resemblance of 'Umbrella''s chorus to that of a stadium rock ballad seems to have encouraged Rihanna to cut out the middle-man and just start making stadium rock: cue the awful widdly-woo guitars of 'Rockstar 101' and 'Fire Bomb'". [18]

Chart performance

"Rockstar 101" made its first chart appearance on the United States' Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at number two; it stayed on the chart for 14 weeks. [19] The song peaked on the US Hot Digital Songs chart at number 28, spending seven weeks on the chart. [20] It subsequently peaked at number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent five weeks on the chart. [21] It also peaked at number 10 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart. [22] "Rockstar 101" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number 50 on August 22, 2010; it peaked at number 24 two weeks later for one week, and remained on the chart for six weeks. [23]

Music video

In the music video still, Rihanna is shown to be nude and covered in black body paint, wearing only a spiked crown and chains, designed by jewelry designer Fannie Schiavoni. Screenshot of Rihanna's music video Rockstar 101.jpg
In the music video still, Rihanna is shown to be nude and covered in black body paint, wearing only a spiked crown and chains, designed by jewelry designer Fannie Schiavoni.

Background

The director Melina Matsoukas filmed the music video for "Rockstar 101" in April 2010; [24] she had previously directed the videos for Rihanna's singles "Hard" and "Rude Boy". [25] [26] This video was edited by Nabil Mechi from Murex, who previously edit videos for "SOS" and "Umbrella". [27] On May 19, 2010, Rihanna released a 30-second sneak-peek preview of the video on the internet, [28] whilst the full video premiered on May 25, 2010 through the high-definition music video website Vevo. [29]

Synopsis

According to Jayson Rodriguez of MTV, the video is "a mix of goth bondage-esque voyeurism, complete with Rihanna's gyrating moves and a raging band that features Travis Barker on the drums". [29] Shortly after the video was released, Slash said that he was "flattered" that Rihanna had impersonated him in the video, saying "The video is way better with her being me than with me being me ...all things considered, it brings an element of sexuality to it that I probably wouldn't have been capable of. I think it's hot. Everything works out the way it's supposed to." [30]

Although Slash is featured on "Rockstar 101", he does not appear in the music video. Instead, Rihanna pays homage to him by impersonating him by presenting herself wearing a skull-laden top hat, wig, leather jacket, dark glasses and toothpick: [29] Rihanna can be seen strumming a guitar Slash's style. [29] Rihanna is seen in eight different scenes and settings, one of which showed an almost nude Rihanna covered in black body paint wearing only a spiked crown and jewelry chains, which were created by designer Fannie Schiavoni. [31] In other scenes, Rihanna smashes a black electric guitar and can be seen wearing an outfit made from parts of a guitar. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker makes a cameo appearance and is featured as one of the drummers in Rihanna's rock band. [32]

Live performances

Rihanna performing "Rockstar 101" on the Last Girl on Earth (2010-11) Rihanna in Last Girl on Earth Tour 16-04-6.jpg
Rihanna performing "Rockstar 101" on the Last Girl on Earth (2010-11)

Rihanna first performed "Rockstar 101" on American Idol on April 7, 2010. [33] She wore a black PVC catsuit and was accompanied on stage by guitarist Nuno Bettencourt; the set design included flame throwers and a video screen which showed guitars, lightning bolts and skulls. [33] [34] [35] At one point, the singer picked and played up a black Gibson Flying V guitar. [33] Larry Carroll for MTV wrote that the extent of Rihanna's ability to play the guitar was limited to playing it with one finger on one of the strings. However, he complimented Rihanna's overall performance, writing that her shoulder pads were "nearly as huge as her presence". He went on to write that she "half-sung, half-spoke" the song. [33] A reviewer for MTV UK agreed with Carroll, writing that "halfway through the performance [Rihanna] donned a 'black flying v guitar' although we're not sure you could say she 'played' it!" [36] Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone praised Rihanna's performance, writing "if the introductory rules of rock stardom are 'teach thyself to pick slide,' 'tight clod' and 'pyro!' then Rihanna has been paying attention in her 'Rockstar 101' classes after all". [35]

Writing for About.com, Bill Lamb was critical of Rihanna's decision to perform "Rockstar 101" on American Idol. He commented that previous media reports had indicated that the singer would be debuting a different album track, "Te Amo", which was released as the fifth single from Rated R. [37] Lamb thought that "Rockstar 101" was one of the "weaker" songs on the album, and predicted that it would be "destined to end the streak of three consecutive top 10 pop hits from the album". [37] While he wrote that the "intensely chilly, distant feel of the song works" within the context of Rated R, Lamb was unsure of whether or not it would appeal to the masses on radio. [37] The song was included on the set list of the Last Girl on Earth (2010–11). Clay Cane for BET wrote that Rihanna "deserves a round of applause for doing something different, straying away from being a standard pop tart". [38] "Rockstar 101" is also included on Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour (2013). [39]

Track listings

"Rockstar 101"
Rihanna - Rockstar 101.png
Single by Rihanna featuring Slash
from the album Rated R
ReleasedMay 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)
Recorded2009
Studio
  • Serenity Sound (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Boom Boom Room (Burbank, California)
  • Triangle Sound (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rihannasingles chronology
"Rude Boy"
(2010)		"Rockstar 101"
(2010)		"Te Amo"
(2010)
Slashsingles chronology
"By the Sword"
(2010)		"Rockstar 101"
(2010)		"Back from Cali"
(2010)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the inlay cover of Rated R. [1]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Rockstar 101"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [44] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Rockstar 101"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
United StatesMay 18, 2010Original Def Jam [3]
June 2, 2010Digital downloadThe remixes (Masterbeat.com edition) [5]
July 13, 2010The remixes (iTunes Store edition) [6]
AustraliaJuly 19, 2010Contemporary hit radioOriginal [4]
United KingdomJune 29, 2012Digital downloadThe remixes (Amazon edition) Mercury [7]

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