Rockstar (Poison song)

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"Rockstar"

Single by Poison

from the album Hollyweird

Released

May 27, 2001

Recorded

April 2001

Genre

Glam metal, Hard rock

Length

3:33

Label

Cyanide Records

Songwriter(s)

Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille

Producer(s)

Thom Panunzio, Bret Michaels

Poison singles chronology

"The Last Song"
(2000)

"Rockstar"
(2001)

"Squeeze Box"
(2002)

"Rockstar" is a song by American rock band Poison. It was released as the first single from their then upcoming album Hollyweird.^[1]

Background

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Personnel

Bret Michaels - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
C.C. DeVille - lead guitar, backing vocals
Bobby Dall - bass, backing vocals
Rikki Rockett - drums, backing vocals

References

^ "Poison - Hollyweird". Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards".
^ "Rock Star by Poison Song Statistics". 2015.

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Tours	Nothing But a Good Time Tour
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