"Rock Star" is a song by American funk rock 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... that featured a live-instrument makeover courtesy of Spymob rather than The Neptunes' trademark synths and electronic drum kits.

The song originally had a clip shot by famed urban video director Hype Williams that was shelved and remains unreleased.

The song features in the films The Guard, Bringing Down the House and Blue Crush.

The Jason Nevins remix of the song has been featured in numerous video games such as Burnout Dominator, Burnout Paradise, Mat Hoffman Pro BMX 2, and Forza Motorsport 2 as well as movie trailers for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and the 2004 film Taxi, and was featured in an Apple iPod advert. The Jason Nevins Club Blaster Edit has appeared in SSX3.

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