"Rockstar" is a song by American
Rock
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band
Poison it was released as the first single from their then upcoming album ''
Hollyweird
Hollyweird is the sixth studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on May 21, 2002 through Cyanide Music and debuted at No. 103 on The Billboard 200 chart and No. 8 on the Independent Albums chart and sold 11,000 copies in its f ...
''. The song was first released as a digital download single on May 27, 2001 and then as a CD single in May 2002.
The lyrics were written by
Bret Michaels and
C.C. DeVille.
Live performance
"Rockstar" has been performed 20 times by the band in concert. Its first performance was on May 27, 2001. It was a regular in the setlist on the Glam, Slam, Metal, Jam Tour, but only played once on the Hollyweird World Tour.
Personnel
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Bret Michaels -
lead vocals,
rhythm guitar,
keyboard
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C.C. DeVille -
lead guitar
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backing vocals
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Bobby Dall
Robert Harry Kuykendall, also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1958), is an American musician best known as the bassist for the multi-platinum selling rock band Poison.
The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has sold 15 mill ...
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bass, backing vocals
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Rikki Rockett
Richard Allan Ream (born August 8, 1961), better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer for rock band Poison.
The band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone.
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drums, backing vocals
References
2001 singles
Poison (American band) songs
2001 songs
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