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Party Like a Rockstar
Single by Shop Boyz
from the album Rockstar Mentality
Genre Hip hop/Crunk/Hood Rock
Label On Deck/Universal Republic
Producer(s) PIT
Peak chart positions
* #2 (U.S.)
* #3 (U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop)
* #1 (U.S. Rap)
* #50 (Canada)
"Party Like a Rockstar" is a hip hop song recorded by Shop Boyz. It was
released as the first single from their debut album Rockstar Mentality. So
far the single has been very successful in the United States, peaking in the
top ten on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number two, on Hot Rap
Tracks at number one, and on the Billboard Hot 100 at number two.
The song has a feel of a generic rock song, with two electric guitar riffs,
and the utterance T-t-totally dude! on the hook. It also makes references to
certain rock figures such as Marilyn Manson, The Osbournes, Kiss, Queen, and
Travis Barker.
It is currently the most played Rhythmic, and Rap song in the United States,
according to Radio & Records[1] as well as the "summer hit of 2007"
according to commercials airing on MTV.
The remix features Lil Wayne, Jim Jones and Chamillionaire with more guitar
riffs included. Another unofficial remix is produced by Lil Jon and the
Swedish composer Jay Orpin, who also written the first remix but he had Lil'
Jon make changes the beat of the song. That remix was unoffically called the
Orpinz Old Duff WWE Remix because that remix resembles the music that is
played when professional wrestler enter the stage during a WWE tournament.
There is also a freestyle by J.R. Writer of Dipset. Another remix debuted
(via YouTube) on June 9, 2007, featuring verses by American Mid-West rapper
Tech N9ne
Cristal and Shay from VH1's Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School (Cristal was
Season 1's Serious, and Shay was Season 2's Buckeey) appear in the song's
music video.
Chart performance
"Party Like a Rockstar" was a mid-charting hit in the United States as an
airplay-only single. Confusion ensued, however, when a similarly-titled song
by hip hop artist Freak Nasty titled "Do It Just Like a Rock Star", was
erroneously listed in the U.S. iTunes Store with the title "Party Like a
Rockstar". This led to Freak Nasty's song, recorded in 2005, selling
approximately 30,000 digital downloads even though his track was completely
different. [2] In the Billboard issue dated May 26, 2007, the Shop Boyz were
at number 54 on the Hot 100 due to strong airplay while Freak Nasty was
number 56 due to strong sales. The following week, after the Shop Boyz had
an official digital release of their single, "Party Like a Rockstar" shot to
number two while Freak Nasty dropped completely off the chart.
Amid accusations of Freak Nasty taking advantage of the popularity of the
Shop Boyz song, he responded in Billboard magazine's letters to the editor,
stating in part, "I expect any artist that's signed to a major to do far
better than any independent artist. Unlike Shop Boyz, I don't have a video.
I also don't have any radio play or marketing. They do. My song sounds
totally different from theirs, and our names are distinctly different. So
how can consumers be confused? I have much love and respect for Shop Boyz,
and I would never do anything to block their shine." [3]
Chart positions
Chart (2007) Peak
position [4]
Canadian Hot 100 50
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1
United World Chart 12
References
1. ^ http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/highlights.asp
2. ^ Garrity, Brian. "Shop Boyz Track Has Surprise Rival On Hot 100",
Billboard magazine, 2007-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
3. ^ Timmons, Eric. "Freak Nasty Responds", Billboard magazine, 2007-06-02.
Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
4. ^ Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
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