Party Rock Anthem

"Party Rock Anthem"
Single by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
from the album Sorry for Party Rocking
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
RecordedLate 2009–2010[citation needed]
Genre
Length
  • 4:23 (main/album version)
  • 3:52 (radio edit 1)
  • 3:27 (radio edit 2)
Label
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Producer(s)
LMFAO singles chronology
"Gettin' Over You"
(2010)
"Party Rock Anthem"
(2011)
"Champagne Showers"
(2011)
Lauren Bennett singles chronology
"Party Rock Anthem"
(2011)
"I Wish I Wish"
(2011)
GoonRock singles chronology
"Party Rock Anthem"
(2011)
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"
(2013)
Music video
"Party Rock Anthem" on YouTube
Audio sample
"Party Rock Anthem"

"Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American electronic dance music duo LMFAO, featuring singer Lauren Bennett and producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second and final studio album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011.

The single would later peak at number one in 51 countries by late summer of 2011 having the top spot in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also reached the top five in Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland and Sweden. It is the best-selling single of all time in Australia. Worldwide, it was the third best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 9.7 million copies.[2] It is the third best-selling digital song in US history.[3] "Party Rock Anthem" is currently ranked Billboard's seventh most successful song of all time.[4] As of 2023, it is one of the 100 most viewed videos on YouTube, with over 2 billion views.[5]

"Party Rock Anthem" is a mostly electronic composition. After the song was featured in the 2012 action comedy film 21 Jump Street, the film won the MTV Movie Award for Best Music.[6] The song also won the "Favorite Song" award at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards.

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (November 27, 2019). "Rolling in God's Royal Uptown Road Edition". Hit Parade (Podcast). The Slate Group. Event occurs at approximately 23:45. Retrieved May 20, 2023. Even the male-fronted hits gave prominent roles to women, including LMFAO's goofy hip house smash 'Party Rock Anthem'…
  2. ^ "IFPI digital music report 2012 – key facts and figures" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Grein, Paul (June 19, 2013). "Week Ending June 16, 2013. Songs: Pharrell Is Chart MVP". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Bronson, Fred (August 2, 2013). "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Chart Beat. Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Top 1000 Most Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time". YouTube. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Prinzivalli, Fallon (June 4, 2012). "2012 MTV Movie Awards Winners: The Full List". MTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.