Rockstar (Post Malone song)

"Rockstar"
Single by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
from the album Beerbongs & Bentleys
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2017
Recorded2016
GenreTrap[1]
Length3:38 (album version)
3:12 (radio edit)
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tank God
  • Louis Bell
Post Malone singles chronology
"Congratulations"
(2017)
"Rockstar"
(2017)
"Homemade Dynamite (Remix)"
(2017)
21 Savage singles chronology
"Bank Account"
(2017)
"Rockstar"
(2017)
"Pull Up N Wreck"
(2017)
Music video
"Rockstar" on YouTube
Latin Remix cover

"Rockstar" is a song by American rapper Post Malone featuring British-American rapper 21 Savage. It was released on September 15, 2017, by Republic Records as the lead single from Malone's second studio album Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018). The song was written alongside Carl Rosen, Joey Bada$$, and producers Louis Bell & Tank God.[2][3][4][5]

The track received mixed reviews from music critics, and became the artists' most successful hit single to date, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reaching the top spot in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and the United Kingdom. It became both Post Malone and 21 Savage's first number-one single in all the countries mentioned. The song was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Post Malone posted a snippet of himself playing the track in the studio via Twitter on December 24, 2016.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Rolli, Bryan (September 27, 2017). "Post Malone's Best Covers: Watch the Six Best". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Genius: artists". Genius. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Post Malone 21 Savage Rockstar". XXL. 15 September 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Post Malone: Rockstar – Overview". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Repertoire Search". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2018.