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, released as the second single from the album ''

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''. The song reached No. 1 on the UK Rock Singles Chart.

Overview

The song was released on September 8, 2008 and was available on CD, 7" vinyl and digital downloadable formats. On August 4, 2008 the track was premiered for the first time on

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's radio show on

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. It received its live debut on the series finale of ITV's ''

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sang backing vocals.

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plays bass guitar on the track.Brian May (5 August 2008)
"C-lebrity: Bass guitar question"
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as part of a Queen Track Pack for '' Guitar Hero: World Tour'' on March 26, 2009.

Composition

The song tells the story from the point of view of an aspiring celebrity, who does not let their apparent lack of talent hold them back. The song's main riff bears a strong resemblance to that of the 1990

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Queen + Paul Rodgers on the single

Track listing

All songs written by Queen + Paul Rodgers except where noted ;7" #"C-lebrity" – 3:38 #" Fire and Water (Live in Japan)" (Rodgers,

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) – 3:46 ;CD #"C-lebrity" – 3:38 #"C-lebrity" (Video) ;Maxi CD #"C-lebrity" – 3:38 #" Say It's Not True" – 4:01 #"

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(Live in Sheffield)" (Brian May) – 4:30 #"C-lebrity" (Video) #"Say It's Not True" (Video)

Chart positions

References

External links

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Lyrics at Queen official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:C-Lebrity 2008 songs 2008 singles Queen + Paul Rodgers songs Songs written by Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) EMI Records singles Parlophone singles