Spaceship Superstar

"Spaceship Superstar"
Single by Prism
from the album Prism
B-side"Julie"
Released1977 (1977)
Recorded1977
StudioMushroom,[1] Vancouver, Canada
GenreAOR, space rock
Length
  • 3:20 (single version)
  • 4:09 (album version)
LabelGRT
Songwriter(s)Jim Vallance
Producer(s)
Prism singles chronology
"Spaceship Superstar"
(1977) 		"Open Soul Surgery"
(1977)

"Spaceship Superstar" is the first official single by the Canadian rock band Prism. The song was written by Jim Vallance.[2][3] It was also the first single from the band's self-titled debut album. "Spaceship Superstar" reached No. 63 on the Canadian Singles Chart and No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States.[4]

The song was used as the wake up song for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew members in 2011.[5] In 1978, "Spaceship Superstar" received the Certificate of Honour from Performing Rights Organization of Canada (PROCAN).[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference vallance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Polcaro, Rafael (February 27, 2018). "CLASSIC ROCK Great Forgotten Songs #46 – Prism "Spaceship Superstar"". Rock and Roll Garage.
  3. ^ Kurson, Ken (January 11, 2017). "Great Songwriter and Just Plain Great Writer Jim Vallance". Rock and Roll Globe.
  4. ^ "Hot 100: Spaceship Superstar". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Awards 1978-2009". Jim Vallance.