Rock Star (N.E.R.D. song)

"Rock Star"
Single by N.E.R.D.
from the album In Search of...
Released	July 29, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hardcore hip hop R&B pop rap rock nu metal
Length	4:29 (In Search of... electronic version) 4:19 (In Search of... rock version)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
N.E.R.D. singles chronology
"Lapdance" (2001) "Rock Star" (2002) "Provider" (2002)

"Rock Star" is a song by American rock and hip hop band N.E.R.D. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album In Search of... (2001). The song, the second single off the album, performed better in the United Kingdom than their previous single "Lapdance", peaking at number 15. It also became the group's first single to chart in Australia.

The song acted as a "second first single" of sorts, as it followed the group's debut "Lapdance", but was the first single to be released from the second, more streamlined version of In Search Of... rerecorded courtesy of Spymob rather than The Neptunes' trademark synths and electronic drum programming.