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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on Sept. 11, 2008

You've seen Rock Band appear on The Colbert Report a handful of times recently, with artists such as Rush showing up and failing their own song, Nas coming in and apparently killing it, and so on.

Well, in a move that I have to imagine is a clear example of how to create and leverage some synergy between different branches of the Viacom tree, a song from TV's Stephen Colbert titled Charlene (I'm Right Behind You) has surfaced as a free download in the Xbox 360 version of the Rock Band music store. We've received conflicting reports from people that we're taking ot mean that you might have to be an Xbox Live Gold member to get it.

It's not currently showing up in the New Releases section (at least not in the version of Rock Band that we're playing), but if you search by song or artist or whatever, it's in there. They've even dated it 1986 and given it an album cover, which is pretty funny.

Here's the video for the song, which helps. The song doesn't work quite as well on its own.

  


This all has to end with Colbert singing the song in Rock Band 2 on his show, I imagine. That should be pretty good. In my mind, he's singing while three way-too-famous musicians back him up with the new wireless guitars and drums.

[UPDATE] This track is now available for free on the PlayStation Store for PS3 owners, as well.


23 Comments

duxup
on Sept. 11, 2008
That video is creepy.

TMThomsen
on Sept. 11, 2008
His mascara is creepy. I actually found the video quite funny, though.

Oni
on Sept. 11, 2008
That video completely makes it. A++ would watch again!

Kohe321
on Sept. 11, 2008
Colbert is cool, and rockband owns. Win.

kingmasters
on Sept. 11, 2008
even tho its free I won't download it

ItalianStallion
on Sept. 11, 2008
Colbert for Prez 2012!!

Tovan51 is online
on Sept. 11, 2008
I love Colbert. He is truly a God.

RHCPfan24
on Sept. 11, 2008
I love Stephen Colbert.  He is great and I am gonna try and find this song now.

Pico
on Sept. 11, 2008
Laughed my ass off the first time I saw it. Even if it's no fun to play but this ends up on The Report, it'll be worth it.

AvD
on Sept. 11, 2008
This is awesome, that's a point for Rock Band in my book.

JakJ
on Sept. 11, 2008
I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU NOW CHARLENE, WAITING WATCHING OH SO CLOSE

I wish all corperate synergy was so bitchin

hawkeye
on Sept. 11, 2008
Awsome

Metal_Gear_Sunny
on Sept. 11, 2008
And yet Midnight Brown isn't in here!

Oh well, downloading now.

Mexalen
on Sept. 11, 2008
awesome. I hope 'Stephensongs Productions' is offering more in the future ;)
I'll have to check, if you can download it, even if you don't have Rock Band...

HatKing
on Sept. 11, 2008
I'll be getting that....but I wish the video would play in the background instead of the tradition rocker guys playing it.

Torb
on Sept. 11, 2008
Wow. That man is awesomeness in a can.

Lies
on Sept. 11, 2008
Colbert can do it all. What a great guy, seriously.

zoozilla
on Sept. 11, 2008
Don't know that this is a great choice for Rock Band in terms of gameplay, you can't deny it's funny as hell.  As only Colbert could do.

NarcolepticBat
on Sept. 11, 2008
d00ds a creeper man

sociald1077
on Sept. 11, 2008
I just looked for it and couldnt find it :(


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