Supersonic Rocket Ship

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"Supersonic Rocket Ship"
Single by The Kinks
from the album Everybody's in Show-Biz
B-side	"You Don't Know My Name" (Dave Davies)
Released	5 May 1972 (UK) September 1972 (US)
Recorded	March 1972 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
Genre	Rock calypso[1]
Length	3:32
Label	RCA 2211 (UK), 74-0807 (US)
Songwriter(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Ray Davies
The Kinks singles chronology
"20th Century Man" (1971) "Supersonic Rocket Ship" (1972) "Celluloid Heroes" (1972)

"Supersonic Rocket Ship" is a single recorded by British rock band The Kinks, written by Ray Davies. It was released on 5 May 1972, in the UK, and in September of that year for its US release. "Supersonic Rocket Ship" was also included as a track on the double LP Everybody's in Show-Biz, which was released on 25 August 1972, in the US and on 1 September in the UK. Everybody's in Show-Biz also yielded the song "Celluloid Heroes", which, although not a hit, has become one of The Kinks' most popular songs.