Digital Rock Star
Encyclopedia
Digital Rock Star is the fourth studio album
by French-born English recording artist Space Cowboy
. It was released in the United States on 26 October 2009 by Cherrytree Records
.
from the Paradiso Girls
, entitled "Falling Down
", leaked onto the Internet. The song, as announced in the intro, was produced by RedOne
. The video, directed by Good Fellas, premiered soon afterwards. The song was also played in a scene of the 2009 Walt Disney Pictures
film G-Force
. The physical single was released on 15 May 2009.
The album's second single, "I Came 2 Party
", a collaboration with the German band Cinema Bizarre
, was released on 7 August 2009. The song is also included on the band's second studio album ToyZ
and their debut US album, BANG!
. On his work with the band, Space Cowboy stated: "It's a pretty awesome time for people experimenting; we just did a song with a band called Cinema Bizarre, who are from Germany. The song's very glam-rock
but with a synth-pop
style and we just shot the video for it in a German country house."
US iTunes bonus track
German bonus track
Japanese bonus tracks
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by French-born English recording artist Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy (musician)
Nick Dresti , better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a DJ and twice Grammy Award nominated producer, who was born in Paris and raised in England.-Biography:...
. It was released in the United States on 26 October 2009 by Cherrytree Records
Cherrytree Records
Cherrytree Records is an American record label and is an imprint of Interscope Records.-History:Cherrytree Records was founded in 2005 by Martin Kierszenbaum, being German for cherry tree...
.
Singles
In April 2009, a new song by Space Cowboy and Chelsea KorkaChelsea Korka (singer)
Chelsea Korka is an American singer, dancer, and former beauty pageant queen. From 2007 – 2010 she was a member of Pussycat Dolls' European spin-off group The Paradiso Girls...
from the Paradiso Girls
Paradiso Girls
The Paradiso Girls were a girl group and the brainchild of Jimmy Iovine, an attempt to create a European spin–off of Iovine's other girl group The Pussycat Dolls. After forming in 2007, the group consisted of seven members but by 2008 this had dropped to five...
, entitled "Falling Down
Falling Down (Space Cowboy song)
"Falling Down" is the first single from Space Cowboy's album, "Digital Rock Star". It was written and co-produced by RedOne and Nick Dresti. It features Chelsea Korka from the Paradiso Girls providing guest vocals, while the video shows the entire group dancing...
", leaked onto the Internet. The song, as announced in the intro, was produced by RedOne
RedOne
Nadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success...
. The video, directed by Good Fellas, premiered soon afterwards. The song was also played in a scene of the 2009 Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
film G-Force
G-Force (film)
G-Force is a 2009 spy-fi comedy film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures in Disney Digital 3-D. Written by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley, the film is the directorial debut of Hoyt Yeatman, whose earlier work includes contributions in the area of visual effects...
. The physical single was released on 15 May 2009.
The album's second single, "I Came 2 Party
I Came 2 Party
"I Came 2 Party" is a song by German band Cinema Bizarre. It features Space Cowboy and was written and produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne and Space Cowboy, for the band's second studio album ToyZ and debut U.S. album, BANG!. The track was released as the album's lead single on August 7, 2009...
", a collaboration with the German band Cinema Bizarre
Cinema Bizarre
Cinema Bizarre is a band from Berlin. They released their debut album in 2007. Their manager is Lacrimosa singer and songwriter Tilo Wolff. In January 2010, the band announced that they were taking a break and have since said that they will not reform....
, was released on 7 August 2009. The song is also included on the band's second studio album ToyZ
ToyZ
ToyZ is the second studio album by German glam rock band Cinema Bizarre. After their debut album, Final Attraction was a moderate hit, they began working on their second studio album. The first single from the album is called "I Came 2 Party," featuring Space Cowboy...
and their debut US album, BANG!
BANG! (Cinema Bizarre album)
-Promotion:The band recently toured with Lady Gaga on her The Fame Ball Tour to promote ToyZ and BANG!. They have played in select city's and locations as the opening act of the tour.*3/12 House of Blues-San Diego*3/13 Avalon Hollywood, CA...
. On his work with the band, Space Cowboy stated: "It's a pretty awesome time for people experimenting; we just did a song with a band called Cinema Bizarre, who are from Germany. The song's very glam-rock
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
but with a synth-pop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
style and we just shot the video for it in a German country house."
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Play That Track" (featuring Natalia Kills Natalia Kills Natalia Keery-Fisher is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and short-film director who performs under the stage name Natalia Kills. She released her first single "Don't Play Nice" under the name Verbalicious in February 2005... ) |
Nick Dresti | Space Cowboy | 0:48 |
| 2. | "Falling Down Falling Down (Space Cowboy song) "Falling Down" is the first single from Space Cowboy's album, "Digital Rock Star". It was written and co-produced by RedOne and Nick Dresti. It features Chelsea Korka from the Paradiso Girls providing guest vocals, while the video shows the entire group dancing... " (featuring Chelsea Chelsea Korka (singer) Chelsea Korka is an American singer, dancer, and former beauty pageant queen. From 2007 – 2010 she was a member of Pussycat Dolls' European spin-off group The Paradiso Girls... from the Paradiso Girls Paradiso Girls The Paradiso Girls were a girl group and the brainchild of Jimmy Iovine, an attempt to create a European spin–off of Iovine's other girl group The Pussycat Dolls. After forming in 2007, the group consisted of seven members but by 2008 this had dropped to five... ) |
Dresti, Martin Kierszenbaum Martin Kierszenbaum Martin Kierszenbaum is a graduate of the University of Michigan and head of A&R at Interscope Records and president of Interscope's subsidiary imprint Cherrytree Records... , Nadir Khayat RedOne Nadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success... |
RedOne RedOne Nadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success... , Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum, Space Cowboy |
2:57 |
| 3. | "I Came 2 Party I Came 2 Party "I Came 2 Party" is a song by German band Cinema Bizarre. It features Space Cowboy and was written and produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne and Space Cowboy, for the band's second studio album ToyZ and debut U.S. album, BANG!. The track was released as the album's lead single on August 7, 2009... " (Cinema Bizarre Cinema Bizarre Cinema Bizarre is a band from Berlin. They released their debut album in 2007. Their manager is Lacrimosa singer and songwriter Tilo Wolff. In January 2010, the band announced that they were taking a break and have since said that they will not reform.... featuring Space Cowboy) |
3:26 | ||
| 4. | "Boyfriends Hate Me" | Dresti, Savan Kotecha Savan Kotecha Savan Kotecha is an American songwriter and vocal producer from Austin, Texas of Indian descent. Kotecha has sold over 60 million records with artists such as Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, One Direction and Celine Dion... , Khayat, Kierszenbaum |
RedOne | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Devastated" (featuring Chantelle Paige Chantelle Paige Chantelle Paige is an American singer, songwriter, actress. She is a former member of the R&B/rap group Flipsyde.-Early life:... and Cherry Cherry Boom Boom) |
Dresti, Kierszenbaum | Space Cowboy | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Invisible" | 3:05 | ||
| 7. | "Party Like Animal" (featuring Kee and Vistoso Bosses Vistoso Bosses Vistoso Bosses were an American R&B duo made up of Taylah P. and Kelci from Atlanta, Georgia. They debuted with the single "Delirious" produced by stjames, features Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, taken from their 2009 album Confetti.... ) |
Dresti, Kinnda "Kee" Hamid, Khayat | RedOne | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Talking in Your Sleep" (New Version) | Dresti, Kevin Rudolf Kevin Rudolf Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music... |
Space Cowboy | 2:45 |
| 9. | "I'ma Be Alright (Rent Money)" | Dresti, Novel Jannusi, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, Khayat | RedOne | 3:24 |
| 10. | "I Want You Back" | Dresti | Space Cowboy | 2:39 |
| 11. | "My Egyptian Lover My Egyptian Lover "My Egyptian Lover" is the lead single from Space Cowboy's third studio album, Digital Rock . It features British singer Nadia Oh and has been playlisted on BBC Radio 1, Kiss and Galaxy FM, with support from DJ Scott Mills, who made it his "Record of the Week". "My Egyptian Lover" is also included... " (New Version) (featuring Nadia Oh Nadia Oh Nadia Oh is an English singer, rapper and producer. She was featured on Space Cowboy's 2007 single "My Egyptian Lover".-Hot Like Wow:Oh's debut album Hot Like Wow was produced by Space Cowboy and released in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2008 by Tiger Trax Records, with songs featured on the... ) |
2:52 | ||
| 12. | "Falling Down" (Remix) (featuring Chelsea from the Paradiso Girls and LMFAO LMFAO (group) LMFAO is an American electro pop duo consisting of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu . The group formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Redfoo is SkyBlu's uncle. Redfoo is also the son of music mogul Berry Gordy, SkyBlu a grandson... ) |
Dresti, Kierszenbaum, Khayat | RedOne, Kierszenbaum, Space Cowboy | 3:03 |
US iTunes bonus track
- "Falling Down" (StereotypesStereotypes (producers)Stereotypes are a R&B/hip hop/dance production team created in 2003, composed of Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus and Jeremy Reeves. They were listed as Top 10 Songwriters and Producers to Watch in the June 5, 2010 Billboard magazine. The first artists on their production company/label is Far*East...
Remix featuring Far East MovementFar east movementFar East Movement is an Asian American electro hop quartet based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish , Prohgress , J-Splif , and DJ Virman...
) – 2:58
German bonus track
- "Never Again" – 2:53
Japanese bonus tracks
- "Falling Down" (Stereotypes Remix featuring Far East Movement) – 2:58
- "Never Again" – 2:53
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20 October 2009 | Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| Japan | 21 October 2009 | ||
| United States | 26 October 2009 | Cherrytree Cherrytree Records Cherrytree Records is an American record label and is an imprint of Interscope Records.-History:Cherrytree Records was founded in 2005 by Martin Kierszenbaum, being German for cherry tree... , Interscope Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... , Tiger Trax |