Post Malone hit #1 with “Rockstar”

Rockstar Post Malone with 21 Savage

Writer(s): Austin Post, Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, Louis Bell, Carl Austin Rosen, Jo Vaughn Virginie, Olufunmibi Awoshiley (see lyrics here) Released: September 15, 2017 First Charted: October 7, 2017 Peak: 18 US, 11 DG, 114 ST, 5 RR, 114 RB, 14 UK, 16 CN, 17 AU, 26 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 10.0 US, 1.8 UK, 13.26 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 1546.40 video, 2908.87 streaming

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About the Song: As the lead single from his second album, “Rockstar” took Post Malone to new heights. “Congratulations,” from his debut album, had gone top 10 on the U.S. pop and R&B charts, but “Rockstar” gave Post Malone his first #1 on those charts as well as countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. WK The song was also nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year and won Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. The song was marketed with an unusual, albeit unofficial YouTube video consisting solely of an audio of the song’s chorus. While some considered it a trick to qualify for downloads, others called it a clever marketing scheme which may have been responsible for its #1 status. Spin magazine said, “the chorus loop may be a weirdly hypnotic, post-Vine marketing gimmick, but it seems like it worked.” WK However, they also named it one of the worst songs of 2017. WK Lyrically, the song is a celebration of the hedonistic lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. English singer-songwriter Ian Dury’s 1977 single “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” first popularized the phrase. SF Post Malone and 21 Savage, with whom he duets on the track, both brag about the amount of sex and drugs which they have incorporated into their rock ‘n’ roll lifestyles. SF Musically, the song grew out of two chance meetings between Post Malone and Tank God, a young producer who was working on a session next door at Quad Studios in New York. Tank God ran into Post Malone again in a sneaker store in Los Angeles and asked if he could play some beats for Post Malone. SF When it was recorded, T-Pain and Joey Badass were first featured on the song before they were replaced by 21 Savage. SF Resources: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Post Malone DMDB Encyclopedia entry for 21 Savage SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Last updated 3/31/2024.

Flo Rida’s “Low” spent first of 10 weeks at #1

Low Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

Writer(s): Tramar Dillard, Faheem Najm (see lyrics here) Released: October 9, 2007 First Charted: October 6, 2007 Peak: 110 US, 14 BA, 110 DG, 16 RR, 9 RB, 2 UK, 18 CN, 13 AU, 12 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 10.0 US, 0.6 UK, 17.5 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 142.5 video, 573.25 streaming

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About the Song: “Low” was the debut single for American rapper Flo Rida, who at one point was nearly homeless. BB The song was featured on the soundtrack for Step Up 2: The Streets and on Mail on Sunday, Flo Rida’s debut album. The song was co-written by American rapper T-Pain, who is also featured on the song. Flo Rida said he “knew it was gonna be big, [especially] ‘cause T-Pain was doing a lot of huge records at the time.” He credited T-Pain with “a good melody on the hook” and himself for “having some great melodies on the verses” and noted that “the record just has so much ear candy.” SF It was definitely big. In addition to hitting #1 in the U.S., “Low” reached the pinnacle of the charts in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, and New Zealand. SF It also became the best-selling song of 2008, the second most-listened-to song of 2008 on American radio, and, at the time, the biggest-selling digital single of all time. For the week ending January 12, 2008, “Low” sold a record 470,000. A couple of months later, he broke his own record when “Right Round” sold 636,000 in its debut week. SF The song also tied a record (with five other songs) for shortest-titled #1 on the U.S. Hot 100. SF The reference to “getting low” comes from Lil’ Jon’s 2002 hit “Get Low.” Flo Rida also promotes rap singer Nelly’s clothing line for women in a lyrical reference to Apple Bottom jeans. SF Resources: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Flo Rida DMDB Encyclopedia entry for T-Pain BB Billboard (9/08). “All-Time Hot 100” SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Last updated 4/24/2023.

The Top 50 Songs of 2007

Dave’s Music Database: Top 50 Songs of 2007

These are the top 50 songs for the year based on their overall performance in Dave’s Music Database, which is determined by combining chart data, sales figures, streaming, video views, and aggregates from year-end lists and charts. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here. DMDB Top 1%: Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” Flo Rida & T-Pain “Low” Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” Alicia Keys “No One” Kanye West with Daft Punk “Stronger” Soulja Boy Tell’em “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” M.I.A. “Paper Planes” DMDB Top 2%: Kid Rock “All Summer Long” Sara Bareilles “Love Song” Rihanna “Don’t Stop the Music” Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend” Timbaland with Keri Hilson & D.O.E. “The Way I Are” Cupid “Cupid Shuffle” Chris Brown “Forever” Foo Fighters “The Pretender” DMDB Top 5%: Colbie Caillat “Bubbly” Sean Kingston “Beautiful Girls” Maroon 5 “Makes Me Wonder” Finger Eleven “Paralyzer” Akon “Don’t Matter” The White Stripes “Icky Thump” T-Pain with Yung Joc “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” Linkin Park “What I’ve Done” Chris Brown “With You” MGMT “Time to Pretend” Feist “1234” Timbaland with Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake “Give It to Me” Mike “Grace Kelly” Beyoncé with Shakira “Beautiful Liar” Chris Brown with T-Pain “Kiss Kiss” LCD Soundsystem “All My Friends” Seether “Fake It” Mims “This Is Why I’m Hot” Sugarland “Stay” Michael Bublé “ “Everything” MGMT “Kids” Da Shop Boyz “Party Like a Rock Star” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Please Read the Letter” Kaiser Chiefs “Ruby” Brandi Carlile “The Story” Paramore “Misery Business” Linkin Park “Shadow of the Day” Bruce Springsteen “Radio Nowhere” One Republic “Stop and Stare” Jack Johnson “If I Had Eyes” Fall Out Boy “Thnks fr the Mmrs” Silverchair “Straight Lines” Marc Ronson with Amy Winehouse “Valerie” Rihanna with Ne-Yo “Hate That I Love You” Foo Fighters “Long Road to Ruin” Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Dave’s Music Database: Songs of the Decade lists First posted 1/4/2024.