Porn Star Dancing
| "Porn Star Dancing" | ||||
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| Single by My Darkest Days featuring Chad Kroeger, Ludacris and Zakk Wylde | ||||
| from the album My Darkest Days | ||||
| Released | June 21, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | 604 | |||
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"Porn Star Dancing" is the debut
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it spent two weeks at number one. Chad Kroeger of Nickelback sings a verse in the "Porn Star Dancing" video, which was filmed at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, as does American rapper Ludacris, and Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde
does a guitar solo. The music video was directed by Brendan Cochrane. Ludacris was originally featured only in the Canadian release of the video; however, due to the popularity of the track, it was subsequently adopted as the mainstream video and radio release.
Media appearances
It was featured in the 2013 episode of Blue Bloods called "Devil's Breath" (season 3, episode 21).
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] | 40 |
| Canada | 39 |
| Canada | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 90 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[7] | 42 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[8] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/my-darkest-days/chart-history/[dead link]
- ^ "Zakk Wylde Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Zakk Wylde Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Zakk Wylde Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Zakk Wylde Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Zakk Wylde Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – My Darkest Days – Porn Star Dancing". Music Canada. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – My Darkest Days – Porn Star Dancing". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
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