(Rock) Superstar

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"(Rock) Superstar"
Single by Cypress Hill
from the album Skull & Bones
B-side"(Rap) Superstar"[A]
ReleasedFebruary 29, 2000[1]
Genre
Length4:37
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Senen Reyes
Producer(s)DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill singles chronology
"(Rap) Superstar"
(2000) 		"(Rock) Superstar"
(2000) 		"
Highlife
"
(2000)

"(Rock) Superstar" is the second single from

rap counterpart
on February 29, 2000 in the UK. An individual release was available starting sometime in April.

Background and composition

Sony executive Donnie Ienner suggested adding guitars, which took the song "to a new level." Cypress Hill put the song into both the hip-hop and alternative markets, because they had fans in both places.[4]

Music video

Dean Karr directed the music video for the song.

Everlast on a TV screen, the man encounters many record executives. At the video's climax, he is chased out after going to a performance by Cypress Hill. As the man exits the fun house, it blows up behind him.[5]

Nadja Peulen appears in a cameo as the bass player of the band performing at the song's climax.[6][7]

Use in other media

The song is featured in the 2001 film Training Day.[8] It was also in the film Little Nicky.

The song is featured in the 2000 video game

MTV Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy Macdonald, released on PC and various consoles.[9]

The instrumental is used as an intro at the beginning of each hour on the nationally syndicated radio and television sports talk show The Dan Patrick Show, and is also used in a small game called Alien Battlecraft Arena.

The song is featured twice in the

Roger
. The second time is during a montage of the two "hustling" to earn extra money.

The song is featured in the intro to the first

diegetic
, as the protagonist is seen starting the song and singing along, an in-universe soundtrack to a car chase that he seems to be enjoying.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."(Rock) Superstar"4:37
2."Checkmate" (Hang 'Em High Remix)4:03
3."Fist Full" (Ft. Defahi)3:23
Total length:12:03

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[11] 18
Sweden (Hitlistan)[12] 50
UK Singles Chart[13]
 13

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  • A ^ "(Rap) Superstar" and "(Rock) Superstar" were released together as a double A-side single in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ "Rap Superstar - Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^
    L.A. Weekly
    .
  3. ^ "Top 10 Nu Metal Songs to Listen to While Telling Your Mom You Don't Want to Clean Your Room". Rock Feed. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar (Live Footnotes)
  5. ^ "Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar". YouTube. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "Cypress Hill Rock Superstar - Gallery". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  7. ^ "Former COAL CHAMBER Bassist, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Guest In CYPRESS HILL Video". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. March 6, 2004.
  8. ^ "Training Day (2001) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  9. ^ ""(Rock)" Superstar on Answers.com". Answers.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  10. ^ ""American Dad!" The Boring Identity (TV Episode 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  11. ^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  13. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Cypress Hill – (Rock) Superstar". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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