"Rocketeer" is a song by American hip hop and electronic music group Far East Movement from their third studio album, Free Wired (2010).

Some of them called it one of the highlights of Free Wired, "catchy" and noticed the keyboard chords resembled those of "Somebody to Love" (2010) by Justin Bieber, which led to speculation that "Rocketeer" copied from the track.

It depicts a love story between a young couple, who will have to go their separate ways since the girl has to leave for a job in Japan.

[5] Kev Nish, one of the members of the group, commented in an interview to Blues & Soul: "We'd basically go in the studio and take hip hop-style drums, electronic synths, alternative-style hooks and just mash it all UP!

Which in turn became the inspiration behind a track like 'Rocketeer'... And, by featuring Ryan Tedder on the song, we were then also able to cover that credible, alternative rock base.

"[7] Far East Movement detailed the process of the song's creation; they decided to change "the tempo and fuse a slower paced hip hop track with electro synths and an alternative style hook".

We wanted to paint a portrait of where we live, from where we started, to the free wired mashed up community of dreamers that make up LA.

The song was produced by the Stereotypes and the Smeezingtons, while it was recorded by the former team at Short Bus Studios in North Hollywood.

[22] "Rocketeer" features a "light piano line" on top of a "Euro-synthed" instrumental, and the keyboard chords of the track have been interpreted as having a resemblance to the ones in Justin Bieber's "Somebody to Love" (2010).

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song four stars out of five, with him noticing the similarities between the track and the chorus by Bruno Mars on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You".

Daw continued, "It's kind of like the chill, bleary-eyed comedown the day after a big bash, when you just want to lay around and listen to some mellow tunes.

[20] Marvin Vasquez of Campus Circle affirmed "the beauty of this tune, because it can bring unique meaning to each listener".

Rivzi pointed out the "tame" sound after the single "Like A G6", the use of only "four piano chords" and the "oh-so-charming voice" of Tedder on the chorus.

[43] The song entered at its peak of number four on the New Zealand Single Chart, becoming certified gold by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).

[49] The music video begins with a young couple, which will have to go in their separated ways as the girl needs to move to Japan due to her job.

During the video, the boyfriend searches trash cans and asks several people, including DJ Quik and Bobby Hundreds, for materials to build a "make-shift" jet pack to get to his girlfriend after she leaves.

The video is intercalated with various shots of Tedder playing the piano as he sings the chorus, and Far East Movement, as well as "cameos from various influencers", such as Philip Wang and Wesley Chan from Wong Fu Productions, American music persona Martin Kierszenbaum and American artist David Choe.

They also used their old microphones and amplfiers to record the new version of the song in the backroom, thus Far East Movement sounded like when they started making music.

The video depicts their "slow and steady grind", including Far East Movement's "stylistic evolution, pop savvy and a decade of performing every venue in Los Angeles."

[9] It was followed by a performance of the song at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, with American singer and songwriter Miguel replacing Tedder for the chorus.

[55] On May 23 of that year, Far East Movement performed "Rocketeer" with Tedder, following it up with "If I Was You (OMG)" alongside Snoop Dogg at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

[56] On August 21, 2011, Far East Movement performed "Rocketeer" on the tenth episode of the Disney Channel TV program So Random!, with Miguel replacing Tedder on the chorus.

[58] In 2016, Far East Movement performed the song on the South Korean music program You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook; Urban Zakapa sang the chorus.

[60] In 2014, the song was included in the Filipino film, Diary ng Panget, which was covered by James Reid and Nadine Lustre.