Superstar (Pegboard Nerds and Nghtmre song)

"Superstar" is a song by Danish-Norwegian electronic music duo Pegboard Nerds and American DJ Nghtmre featuring American electronic dance music band Krewella.^[1][2][3] It was released on 27 May 2016 by independent electronic record label Monstercat.^[4][5] Prior to release, the song was premiered during a DJ set by Pegboard Nerds and Krewella at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub in early 2016.^[6] The song has since received numerous remixes from various artists including Kandy,^[7] Olly,^[8] and Aero Chord.^[9]

"Superstar"
Single by Pegboard Nerds and Nghtmre featuring Krewella
Released	27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Genre	Dubstep
Length	3:25
Label	Monstercat
Songwriter(s)	Jahan Yousaf Yasmine Yousaf
Producer(s)	Alexander Odden Michael Parsberg Tyler Marenyi
Pegboard Nerds singles chronology
"Heartbit VIP" (2015) "Superstar" (2016) "Weaponize" (2016)
Nghtmre singles chronology
"Power" (2015) "Superstar" (2016) "Need You" (2016)
Krewella singles chronology
"Can't Forget You" (2016) "Superstar" (2016) "Team" (2017)
Music video
"Superstar" on YouTube

Music video

A music video was released on the same week as the song. It features a woman with a futuristic paint gun creating graffiti in New York City at night.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[10]	28