Rock star 101
| Rock star 101 | |
|---|---|
| Rihanna feat. Slash | |
| publication | May 25, 2010 |
| length | 3:58 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , hip-hop , rock |
| text | Terius Nash , Christopher Stewart, Robyn Fenty |
| music | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart |
| album | Rated R |
Rockstar 101 is a song by the Barbadian singer Rihanna . It was Rihanna, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart wrote and is part of its fourth studio album Rated R . The song is a classic hip hop track but includes a guitar solo by Slash . The associated remixes, on the other hand, contain elements of dubstep and electronic dance music. Among others, Dave Audé and Mark Picchiotti were involved in them.
After its release on May 25, 2010, the song immediately reached number two on the US dance charts and number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 in Australia .
Background and publication
Rihanna co-wrote the song with Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. The recordings were made at Serenity Sound Studios in Los Angeles , California, the Boom Boom Room in Burbank , California and Triangle Sound Studios in Atlanta , Georgia . In addition to Nash and Stewart, Makeba Riddick was the producer , who mainly took care of the vocals. The song was mixed by Jaycen Joshua at Larrabee Studios in Universal City , California. The assistant was Giancarlo Lino. The sound engineers involved were Marcus Tovar, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Andrew Wuepper and Chris "TEK" O'Ryan. A guitar solo comes from the guitarist Slash.
Ryan Seacrest announced the release of the single after Rihanna first sang the song live on American Idol on April 7, 2010 . It is the fourth single from the album Rated R in the United States and the fifth single from the album worldwide. The single was released on May 18, 2010 as a download and was played on the radio for the first time on the same day. A week later, the EP Rockstar 101: The Remixes was released with twelve different versions of Rockstar 101 on Rihanna's label Def Jam Recordings .
Rihanna also featured the song on her Last Girl on Earth tour .
The song was used to advertise the upcoming Nikita and MTV Video Music Awards 2010 shows .
music
Musically, in contrast to her more R&B-oriented work on earlier albums, the song can be clearly assigned to hip-hop. In addition, the song with Slash's guitar solo contains a surprising hard rock and metal influence , which makes the song seem very aggressive. This fits well with the basic direction of the album. Controlled aggression is one of the main themes of the album there. In the song, she appears very confident and aggressive. Little was left of the warm-hearted, Caribbean flair of the previous albums. Music critics state that this aggressive approach, which is particularly noticeable in this song, was influenced by the attack of her ex-boyfriend Chris Browns . He had physically attacked the singer in February 2009 before the Academy Awards and was therefore charged with assault.
criticism
The song was received very mixed by the critics. Ann Powers wrote in the Los Angeles Times that Slash's performance was dispensable. Rihanna wouldn't need it, she could insist on the song alone. Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the song's strong chords, much like Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly . Emily Tarantella of Popmatters praised the song as "brilliant showing off."
Music video
The music video for Rockstar 101 was shot in April 2010. Directed by Melina Matsoukas , who directed Rihanna's last music videos for Hard and Rude Boy . On May 19, 2010, a 30-second clip of the music video was posted online, along with a video that showed a behind-the-scenes look at the video shoot. The entire music video premiered on May 25, 2010 on the Vevo video website .
The music video is sexually charged and contains elements of the Gothic and BDSM scene, such as bondage , lacquer and leather. In addition, Rihanna appears as a rock star with a real band. In the music video, Rihanna shows herself in eight different scenes, her body is painted black with paint and in some scenes Rihanna shows herself completely naked and veiled with objects the view of intimate places. During these scenes, Rihanna is painted black. She also wears necklaces and a crown of thorns, both made by jewelry designer Fannie Schiavoni . In a scene in the forest, Rihanna imitates Slash with his classic long hair and sunglasses, the guitarist himself does not appear in the video. In further scenes, Rihanna plays a black electric guitar and later destroys it. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker also makes a cameo as the drummer for Rihanna's rock band.
As inspiration for the music video, Rihanna names many rock musicians and rock bands, such as Nine Inch Nails and The Bravery . Shortly after the music video was released, Guns N 'Roses guitarist Slash said he was impressed with how Rihanna had imitated him. This would bring a sexual component to the video that he would not have been able to implement. The music video premiered on 4Music on UK television on June 13th.
Charts
Rockstar 101 was the first to hit number 2 on the US dance charts a few weeks after its release. In the week of August 14, 2010, Rockstar 101 debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 64 on the American Digital Hot 100. The song later reached number 64 on the Hot 100 and stayed in the charts for five weeks. As of September 2010, the song had sold 377,000 times in the United States. In June 2015, it was finally awarded a platinum record for more than one million units sold in the United States. In Australia , the song debuted at number 50 on August 22, 2010 and later peaked at number 24.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 United States (Billboard)
|
64 (5 weeks) | 5 |
publication
| country | date | format | Record company |
|---|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
May 18, 2010 | Mainstream radio | Def Jam Recordings |
| June 2, 2010 | Digital Remix (Masterbeat.com) | ||
| June 13, 2010 | Digital Remix ( iTunes Store ) |
Live versions
Rihanna first performed the piece on April 7, 2010 for American Idol . Instead of Slash, Nuno Bettencourt (ex- Extreme ) performed with her.
Rihanna played the song on her Last Girl on Earth Tour , which ran from April 16, 2010 through March 12, 2011. The song was also played on the Diamonds World Tour from March to November 2013, as well as on the Monster Tour with Eminem , but there in a medley with All of the Lights .
Web links
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Rihanna Rockstar 101 New Song . AOL radio. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ↑ a b "Rockstar 101 [Explicit Version] - Rihanna" ( Memento from July 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 13, 2010
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- ↑ Rockstar 101: The Remixes . In: masterbeat.com . Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ↑ allaccess.com Top 40 mainstream future releases
- ↑ a b Allaccess.com Top 40 Rhythmic future releases
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- ↑ Leah Greenblatt: Rated R (2009) . In: Entertainment Weekly . November 18, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ↑ Chris Brown verdict - Community hours and 50 m from Rihanna. In: rap2soul. June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
- ↑ Powers, Ann (November 23, 2009). "Album review: Rihanna's 'Rated R'" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 23, 2009
- ^ Pareles, Jon (November 22, 2009). "Critics' Choice - New From Rihanna, Shakira, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, - Review" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 25, 2009
- ↑ Emily Tartan Ella: Rihanna: Rated R . PopMatters . December 10, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Rihanna Shoots 'Rockstar 101' Video, Rehearses with Travis Barker" . Rap-Up.com. Retrieved July 8, 2010
- ^ "Rihanna Rockstar 101 Preview Hits The Web" . May 19, 2010. MTV.com. MTV Networks.
- ↑ Russo, Lily (May 27, 2010). "Rihanna's rockin Fannie Schiavoni's chains!" . Grazia Daily. Bauer Consumer Media.
- ^ "Rihanna Takes Naked Romp in Rock Star 101 Video (watch)" . May 26, 2010. TheImproper.com.
- ^ "Rihanna takes inspiration from Guns'N'Roses wardrobe" . May 26, 2010. The Sun . News Group Newspapers.
- ^ "Rihanna goes naked for Rockstar 101 in raunchiest video yet" . May 26, 2010. MailOnline. Associated Newspapers.
- ↑ Anderson, Kyle (May 25, 2010). "Slash Is 'Flattered' That Rihanna Channels Him In 'Rockstar 101'" . MTV.com. MTV Networks.
- ↑ "Channel 4 - TV Listings - Sunday 13th of June 2010:" . Channel 4. Retrieved July 8, 2010
- ^ Billboard Digital Songs Chart Week of August 28, 2010 . In: Billboard.com . Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ Grein, Paul (September 29, 2010). "Week Ending September 26, 2010: Moving Forward, Falling Back" (comment 31, posted by Grein). Chart watch. Yahoo!
- ↑ RIHANNA: ROCKSTAR 101. RIAA.com , accessed May 16, 2017 .
- ↑ RIHANNA FEAT. SLASH - ROCKSTAR 101st ARIA , accessed May 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Chart sources: US
- ↑ https://www.masterbeat.com/#release/658949501029
- ↑ Rockstar 101: The Remixes by Rihanna - Download Rockstar 101: The Remixes on iTunes . In: itunes.apple.com . Apple. July 13, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ↑ Rihanna debuts latest single 'Rockstar 101' on American Idol . In: Metro . April 7, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Caryn Ganz: American Idol 'Saves Michael Lynche as Rihanna Teaches' Rockstar 101' . In: Rolling Stone . April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ Jim Harrington: Setlist: Rihanna in San Jose . Mercury News . April 6, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ Nadeska Alexis: Eminem And Rihanna Kicked Off Their Monster Tour: Here's Their Set List . Viacom Media Networks . August 8, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2017.