"Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American music duo LMFAO. It features British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock.
History[]
On January 25, 2011, "Party Rock Anthem" was released as the first single from LMFAO's second album, Sorry for Party Rocking. Redfoo, one-half of the LMFAO duo, describes the goal of the hip-house track as one "we could play when we stepped into the club".[1]
The music video was released two months later on March 9, 2011, featuring a parody of the post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later where RedFoo and SkyBlu wake up into a world engulfed by a "shuffling" virus outbreak caused by their previous single "Sorry for Party Rocking" and the events of its music video.[2]
"Party Rock Anthem" would go on to become the third best-selling digital single of 2011, the best-selling single of all time in Australia, the third best-selling digital song in US history, and Billboard's seventh most successful song of all time. It was featured in numerous television shows as well as video games, such as Just Dance 3[3], Just Dance Wii 2, and Dance Dance Revolution A20.
Rips[]
On SiIvaGunner, the track was first used in the Season 1 rip "Tachiagari Yo - Inazuma Eleven", and has since made appearances in all seasons, primarily in the form of mashups, though its melody has been used occasionally in melody changes, such as in the rip "Pursuit ~ Cornered - Variation (Trilogy Release) - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney", and notably in "Pushing Onwards (OST Version) - VVVVVV", which both mashes up and melody-swaps "Pushing Onwards" with "Party Rock Anthem".
Lyrics[]
To see the lyrics, click "Expand".
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References[]
- ↑ "Behind the Making of LMFAO’s 'Party Rock Anthem' — One of Summer's All-Time Biggest Hits"; Billboard; July 20, 2015.
- ↑ "LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock"; YouTube; March 9, 2011.
- ↑ "E! to Exclusively Premiere LMFAO Video 'Sorry For Party Rocking' Tonight (broadwayworld.com)"; broadwayworld.com; February 20, 2012.
External Links[]
- "SiIvagunner - Rips Featuring Party rock Anthem". Playlist by Pik.