| "Superman" | ||||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album Lifes Rich Pageant | ||||
| B-side | "White Tornado" | |||
| Released | November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 1986 | |||
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| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
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| Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
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"Superman" is a 1969 song by the Texas band The Clique, made more famous in 1986 when it was recorded by R.E.M. Roger Troutman also recorded a version in 1997 that was included on the 2002 re-release of his debut album The Many Facets of Roger.
It was written by Mitchell Bottler and Gary Zekley and originally released as the first single off of The Clique's first album for White Whale Records.
R.E.M. recorded it for their fourth album, Lifes Rich Pageant. It was released as a single and received a fair amount of radio play, but did not chart on the main U.S. singles chart, though it did reach #17 on Billboard magazine's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3]
- ^ a b DeCurtis, Anthony (August 28, 1986). "Life's Rich Pageant". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). p. 930. ISBN 0-87930-653-X.
- ^ allmusic.com