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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs --> |
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| Name = Rockstar 101 |
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| Artist = [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Slash]] |
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| Album = [[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]] |
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| Released = {{Start date|2010|6|1}}<br/><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small> |
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| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]] |
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| Recorded = 2009 |
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| Genre = [[Hip rock]], [[alternative rock]] |
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| Length = 3:59 |
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| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] |
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| Producer = [[The-Dream]], [[Tricky Stewart]] |
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| Writer = [[Terius Nash]], [[Christopher Stewart]], [[Robyn Fenty]] |
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| Chronology = [[Rihanna]] singles |
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| Last single = "[[Rude Boy (song)|Rude Boy]]"<br />(2010) |
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| This single = "'''Rockstar 101'''"<br />(2010) |
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| Next single = "[[Te Amo (Rihanna song)|Te Amo]]"<br />(2010) |
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| Misc = {{Extra chronology 2 |
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| Artist = [[Slash]] singles |
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| Type = singles |
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| Last single = "[[Sahara (Slash song)|Sahara]]"<br />(2009) |
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| This single = "'''Rockstar 101'''"<br />(2010) |
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| Next single = "[[By the Sword (song)|By the Sword]]"<br />(2010) |
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"'''Rockstar 101'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[R&B]] singer [[Rihanna]] featuring guitar solo by [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]. Written by [[Terius Nash]], [[Christopher Stewart]] and Rihanna and produced by [[The-Dream]] and Stewart it serves as the fourth U.S. single from her fourth [[studio album]] ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]''. |
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==Background and Release== |
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The release of the song was spoken about by [[Ryan Seacrest]] when Rihanna sang it on April 7, 2010 on [[American Idol]]. It will officially impact both Mainstream and Rhythmic radio on June 1, 2010. Rockstar 101 is going to be Rihanna's 3rd only released in North America single after [[Break It Off]] and [[Hard (song)| Hard]] . |
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==Live Performances== |
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The song was performed for the first time on [[American Idol]]. Rihanna wore a black leather outfit and also played an electric guitar. The song is also featured on her [[Last Girl on Earth Tour]] as number 8 on her Normal Setlist and so it was performed live at [[Sportpaleis Antwerp]] in [[Belgium]] in the month of April as a part of the tour. |
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==Music Video== |
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The Music Video premiered on [[VEVO]] on May 25, 2010. The director is [[Melina Matsoukas]] who also did [[Rihanna]]’s [[Hard (song)|Hard]] and [[Rude Boy (song)|Rude Boy]] videos. The music video for 'Rockstar 101' is her second black-and-white video after her [[Wait Your Turn]] video and it features scenes when Rihanna is with horns and has a [[blackface]] look, also scenes where she is in a snowy wilderness surrounded by dead tree's and clips of her as a lead singer of a rock band. [[Travis Barker]] is featured in the video as the drummer of the band which Rihanna sings in. Though [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] does not appear in the video, towards the end of it, Rihanna wears a hat, sun glasses and a wig of long curly hair as those of Slash. |
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==Radio and Release history== |
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===Radio Add Dates=== |
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|rowspan = "2"|United States |
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|rowspan = "2"|June 1, 2010 |
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|Mainstream |
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|Rhythmic |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635661/20100407/rihanna.jhtml Rihanna Rocks Out ''American Idol'' with New Single "Rockstar 101"] at [[MTV]] |
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{{Rihanna singles}} |
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[[Category:2009 singles]] |
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[[Category:2009 songs]] |
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[[Category:Rihanna songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Christopher Stewart (music producer)]] |
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