"Biggest Fan" is a song by American
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
band
Call Me No One
Call Me No One (sometimes abbreviated as CMNO) was an American rock music, rock band founded by Sevendust members Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose in 2012. It was later extended with Rek Mohr (Leo/Hurt (band), Hurt) on bass and Souls Harbor guitarist ...
. It is the first single from their debut album ''
Last Parade''. It was released onto digital media outlets on April 24, 2012.
Song meaning
Clint Lowery
Clint Edward Lowery (born December 15, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the tourin ...
in an interview with theaquarian.com explained the story behind of the song:
"The song was just basically, you know, about observational topics. It's based on what I see in a lot of musicians and a lot of singers. They're all kind of self-absorbed, not just musicians, but people in entertainment, actors, and people who are kind of put on a pedestal of any kind. They start to believe that they really are special and are above other people, so it's just kind of my whole jab at that. It's about people who are just completely involved with themselves and look at themselves as being above others. That was just the spark, the inspiration, that people just get this ego that takes over their lives".
Reception
Liz Ramanand from
Loudwire
''Loudwire'' is an American online media magazine that covers news of hard rock and heavy metal artists. It is owned by media and entertainment business Townsquare Media. Since its launch in August 2011, ''Loudwire'' has secured exclusive i ...
gave the song 3.5/5, stating that "With crushing drum patterns, blistering guitar riffs and a serious solo, 'Biggest Fan' is going to pound your ear drums. Right out of the gate Lowery croons, ''There’s nothing worse than a hero / Condescending believer,'' creating an anthem to keep arrogant, egotistical chumps in check and also the chorus is bound to get stuck in your head.
Charts
References
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2012 singles
2012 songs
Songs written by Clint Lowery
Asylum Records singles
Alternative metal songs
American hard rock songs