"Biggest Fan" is a song by American

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band

Call Me No One Call Me No One (sometimes abbreviated as CMNO) was an American hard rock band founded by Sevendust members Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose in 2012. It was later extended with Rek Mohr (Leo (band), Leo/Hurt (band), Hurt) on bass and Souls Harbor guit ...

. It is the first single from their debut album '' Last Parade''. It was released onto digital media outlets on April 24, 2012.

Song meaning

Clint Lowery Clint Lowery (born December 15, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the tourin ...

in an interview with theaquarian.com explained the story behind of the song: "The song was just basically, you know, about observational topics. It's based on what I see in a lot of musicians and a lot of singers. They're all kind of self-absorbed, not just musicians, but people in entertainment, actors, and people who are kind of put on a pedestal of any kind. They start to believe that they really are special and are above other people, so it's just kind of my whole jab at that. It's about people who are just completely involved with themselves and look at themselves as being above others. That was just the spark, the inspiration, that people just get this ego that takes over their lives".

Reception

Liz Ramanand from

Loudwire ''Loudwire'' is an American online media magazine that covers news of hard rock and heavy metal artists. It is owned by media and entertainment business Townsquare Media. Since its launch in August of 2011, ''Loudwire'' has secured exclusive ...

gave the song 3.5/5, stating that "With crushing drum patterns, blistering guitar riffs and a serious solo, 'Biggest Fan' is going to pound your ear drums. Right out of the gate Lowery croons, ''There’s nothing worse than a hero / Condescending believer,'' creating an anthem to keep arrogant, egotistical chumps in check and also the chorus is bound to get stuck in your head.

Charts

References

{{authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs Songs written by Clint Lowery Asylum Records singles Alternative metal songs American hard rock songs