"Celebrity Status" is a song recorded by Canadian
pop rock band
Marianas Trench. It was released for radio airplay on February 12, 2010 as the fourth single from their second studio album ''
Masterpiece Theatre''.
The song was released digitally on April 6, 2010.
The song peaked at number 24 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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and is certified double platinum in Canada.
Background and composition
The song is about the music business in a satirical matter. The track runs at 164
BPM and is in the key of
E major
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.
The song was featured along with
Pink's
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History
Pink's was founded by Paul and Betty Pin ...
Raise Your Glass in the
University of British Columbia's lipdub video released on April 8, 2011.
Awards and nominations
Accolades
Music video
The music video for "Celebrity Status" was directed by Colin Minihan and Tony Mirza.
The video premiered on
MuchMusic
Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults.
MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...
's Much on Demand on March 31, 2010. It features Josh Ramsay in his home at night channel surfing on his TV. Throughout the video, parodies of TV shows and commercials are shown, typically with the band members playing the roles. These include a cooking show, a sitcom, CSI (on the Ox channel), Cops, a courtroom show and 90210. The band is seen performing in between the shows. Shots of Josh as the viewer are shown throughout, noting his disengagement with what is on the television. During the last chorus, a fire starts erupting in some of the shows. The TV catches fire, waking him a now sleeping Josh, and he stares as the fire spreads to the curtain.
The music video earned two nominations at the
2010 MuchMusic Video Awards
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for "UR Fave Video of the Year" and "Pop Video or the Year".
It was also nominated for "Video of the Year" at the 2011 Independent Music Awards.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
{{Marianas Trench
2010 singles
2010 songs
Songs written by Josh Ramsay
Marianas Trench (band) songs