Rock Star (Hannah Montana song)

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"Rock Star"
Single by Hannah Montana
from the album Hannah Montana 2
Released 2008
Format Digital download
Genre Teen pop, pop rock
Length 2:59
Label Walt Disney
Writer(s) Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman
Hannah Montana singles chronology
"One in a Million"
(2008)
"Rock Star"
(2008)
"It's All Right Here"
(2008)

"Rock Star" is a song by Miley Cyrus performing as her alter ego, Hannah Montana. It was also released as a promotional single from the soundtrack Hannah Montana 2 to promote the 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert. The song was performed as the opening number during the concert.

Background and composition[edit]

"Rock Star" was written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, and Chen Neeman. It was released as a promotional single from Hannah Montana 2 in January 2008 to promote the concert film based on the Best of Both Worlds Tour. Musically, it is a pop rock song with a length of two minutes and fifty-nine seconds. Lyrically, the song deals with Montana realizing she has special qualities.[1] In Hannah Montana, the song was first heard in the second season episode "Bye Bye Ball" in which Hannah performs the song at an Italian restaurant along with Joey Vitolo (Joey Fatone).[2] Subsequently, it is heard or performed in the episodes "(We're So Sorry) Uncle Earl",[3] "Ready, Set, Don't Drive",[4] and "Judge Me Tender".[5] It is also performed by Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie.[6]

Reception[edit]

"Rock Star" was met with generally positive reviews, with Heather Phares of Allmusic calling it a "glittery pop fantasy" and comparing it to the work of Avril Lavigne.[7] The song was declared the twenty-first best song of 2008 by Radio Disney.[8]

Copyright infringement accusations[edit]

The band Lustra considered taking legal action, claiming that the guitar riff in the song is directly plagiarized from their song "Scotty Doesn't Know" which indeed apes The Church's song Reptile and is featured in the film EuroTrip.[9]

Music video[edit]

The song was given a promotional video taken from Cyrus' (as Montana) performance of the song at the Best of Both Worlds Tour.

Charts[edit]

"Rock Star" managed to reach number eighty-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eighty in Canada.

Chart (2008)[10] Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 80
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 81
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 53

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