"(Rock) Superstar" is the second single from

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's fifth studio album '' Skull & Bones''. It was originally released as a double A-side with its standard rap

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on February 29, 2000 in the UK. An individual release was available starting sometime in April.

Music video

The song's music video is very similar to the previous single, "

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", with the man picking up a ticket that says "Rock Superstar" on it. After giving the ticket to Sen Dog, the man enters into a fun house. A group of women dress up the man in a suit, before he wanders off. After seeing a testimony on a TV screen from

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, he encounters many record executives. At the video's climax, the man is chased out after going to a performance by Cypress Hill. As the man exits the fun house, it blows up behind him. Coal Chamber bassist Nadja Peulen appears in a cameo as the bass player of the band performing at the song's climax.

Use in other media

The song is featured in the 2001 film '' Training Day''. It was also in the film Little Nicky. The song is featured in the 2000 video game '' MTV Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy Macdonald'', released on PC and various consoles. The instrumental is used as an intro at the beginning of each hour on the nationally syndicated radio and television sports talk show '' The Dan Patrick Show'', and is also used in a small game called ''Alien Battlecraft Arena''. The song is featured twice in the ''

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'' episode " The Boring Identity". The first is when

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becomes a paperboy and is introduced to their best worker, Roger. The second time is during a montage of the two "hustling" to earn extra money.

Track listing

Charts

Notes

*A "(Rap) Superstar" and "(Rock) Superstar" were released together as a double A-side single in the United Kingdom.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rock Superstar 2000 singles 2000 songs Columbia Records singles Cypress Hill songs Nu metal songs Songs written by B-Real Songs written by DJ Muggs Songs written by Sen Dog Song recordings produced by DJ Muggs