Nickelback - Rockstar Video and Lyrics
Rockstar by Nickelback, Music Video and Lyrics
“Rockstar” is the fifth U.S. single (although later re-released) by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their 2005 fifth studio album All the Right Reasons.
It was only released in the U.S. and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. Spoken-word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.
Nickelback - Rockstar Lyrics
I’m through with standing in line
To clubs we’ll never get in
It’s like the bottom of the ninth
And I’m never gonna win
This life hasn’t turned out
Quite the way I want it to be
(Tell me what you want)
I want a brand new house
On an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
For ten plus me
(So what you need?)
I’ll need a credit card that’s got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet
(Been there, done that)
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me
(So how you gonna do it?)
I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair and change my name
[Chorus:]
‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ’cause we just won’t eat
And we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
(I’ll have the quesadilla, ha, ha)
I’m gonna dress my ass
With the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
Blow my money for me
(So how you gonna do it?)
I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair and change my name
[Chorus]
And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a drug dealer on speed dial
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
I’m gonna sing those songs
That offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser
I’ll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync em every night so I don’t get ‘em wrong
[Chorus]
And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a drug dealer on speed dial
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Nickelback - Rockstar Song Info
When the song was first released in August 2006, a music video was not made for the single.
The video features celebrities and non-celebrities lip synching to the lyrics. The non-celebrities are often filmed in front of iconic landmarks, such as Times Square in New York and Millenium Park in Chicago.
Celebrities include Billy Gibbons (who voices his lines in the song), Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Eliza Dushku, Gene Simmons, Wayne Gretzky, John Rich, the cast of The Girls Next Door, Kid Rock, Lupe Fiasco, Nelly Furtado, the crew from American Chopper, Paul Wall, Ted Nugent, and numerous others. Sometimes the lyric they are lip synching relates to themselves. At the end of the video Nickelback is shown playing live on stage; this shot was filmed July 13, 2007 at the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Released United States August, 2006/June, 2007, United Kingdom November 12, 2007
Recorded 2005 in Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Genre Country Rock/Hard Rock
Length 4:15
Label Roadrunner
Writers Chad Kroeger, Nickelback
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August 24th, 2007 at 6:54 am
this song is so cool ! I WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR TOO ! :))
See ya
December 28th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
this is always stuck in my head i luv this song, but, problem is i gotta change sum of tje lyrics thogh….. cuz im a grl…
March 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
man dis iz the coolest song!!!!i b listen 2 dis everyday and i got the c.d i luv dis song this iz my rock star song!!!!! HAY HAY I WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR i luk at it as we all wanna b rockstars and want a manchion driven 15 cars IM A TRUE ROCKSTAR BABII
April 30th, 2008 at 7:56 am
great all lyricz are cool lv u the babe with big boobs kim xoxo
June 12th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
this song is fuckin awsome love nikleback wooooooooo
July 14th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Very seldom I get kinda crazy about a video, but this one hit the nail on the head. Nickleback set the bar sky high this time. Flippin Sweet!!!
August 12th, 2008 at 3:19 am
this song is kool man….