Spaceship (song)
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"Spaceship" is the first single by the post-grunge
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...

 band Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...

 from their album Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate is the fourth major label studio album from U.S. post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on December 8, 2009, on Flawless Records.-Background:...

. The music video premiered on Yahoo Music on November 16, 2009. As of August 2010, "Spaceship" has shifted 118,000 copies in the United States.

Music video

The video directed by Petro (The Academy Is, Rufus Wanwright) channels the best in space travel with alien strippers and an homage to Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

 and its scrolling text intro. Rounding out the rockstar antics are the daredevils of Nitro Circus
Nitro Circus
Nitro Circus is an American television series that featured Travis Pastrana and his friends traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, base jumping, and performing reckless stunts. It was originally run as a miniseries in 2006 on Fuel TV. In January 2009, it began running as an episodic reality...

, including Travis Pastrana on his signature dirtbike.

Song Reference=
Some people consider the song to be inspired by the Douglas Adams character, Zaphod Beeblebrox.

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs
Rock Songs
Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...

16
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 26
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