Party Like a Rockstar

"Party Like a Rockstar"
Single by Shop Boyz from the album Rockstar Mentality
Released	May 2007 (U.S.) August 13, 2007 (UK)
Format	CD single
Genre	Hip hop/Crunk, Hood rock
Length	4:18
Label	On Deck/Universal Republic
Producer	PIT
Shop Boyz singles chronology
- "Party Like a Rockstar" (2007) "They Like Me" (2007)

"Party Like a Rockstar" is a rap song recorded by Shop Boyz. It was released as the first single from their debut album Rockstar Mentality (2007). It has become very successful in the United States, peaking in the top five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Tracks, and Hot 100 charts. The song is played with two electric guitar riffs, and the utterance "T-t-t-totally dude!" on the hook. It also makes references to certain rock figures such as Marilyn Manson, The Osbournes, Kiss, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Travis Barker. It is currently the most played rhythmic, and rap song in the United States, according to Radio & Records^[1] as well as the "summer hit of 2007" according to commercials airing on MTV. It will be featured in the video game NBA Live 08. The remix features Lil Wayne, Jim Jones and Chamillionaire with more guitar riffs included. Another unofficial remix has been produced by Lil Jon and the Swedish composer Jay Orpin, who also wrote the first remix, but had Lil' Jon make changes for the beat for this remix. That remix has been unofficially called the Orpinz Old Duff WWE Remix because some feel it resembles a professional wrestlers entrance music. There is also a freestyle version by J. R. Writer of Dipset as well as further remixes by Tech N9ne and Trina. Cristal and Shay from VH1's Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School appear in the song's music video. The song has started to gain airplay in the UK on BBC Radio 1 and has been added to the B-List on its playlist.

Chart performance

"Party Like a Rockstar" was a mid-charting hit in the United States as an airplay-only single. Confusion ensued, however, when a similarly-titled song by hip hop artist Freak Nasty titled "Do It Just Like a Rock Star", was erroneously listed in the U.S. iTunes Store with the title "Party Like a Rockstar". This led to Freak Nasty's song, recorded in 2005, selling approximately 30,000 digital downloads even though his track was completely different. ^[2] In the Billboard issue dated May 26, 2007, the Shop Boyz were at number 54 on the Hot 100 due to strong airplay while Freak Nasty was number 56 due to strong sales. The following week, after the Shop Boyz had an official digital release of their single, "Party Like a Rockstar" shot to number two while Freak Nasty dropped completely off the chart. Amid accusations of Freak Nasty taking advantage of the popularity of the Shop Boyz song, he responded in Billboard magazine's letters to the editor, stating in part, "I expect any artist that's signed to a major to do far better than any independent artist. Unlike Shop Boyz, I don't have a video. I also don't have any radio play or marketing. They do. My song sounds totally different from theirs, and our names are distinctly different. So how can consumers be confused? I have much love and respect for Shop Boyz, and I would never do anything to block their shine." ^[3] Its currently the longest song of 2007 to stay and hold the number 2 spot on Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song did not reach the number 1 spot due to the reign of the Rihanna's smash hit "Umbrella" which was number 1 for 7 weeks.

Chart positions

References

External links

• Shop Boyz on MySpace
• Music video for "Party Like a Rockstar" at YouTube