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| Single by Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos | ||||
| from the album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 4:49 (album version) 3:59 (radio version) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Soundtrakk | |||
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| "Superstar" on YouTube | ||||
"Superstar" is a song performed by rapper Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos. It is the first single off his 2007 album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. iTunes released "Superstar" on September 25, 2007 along with a radio version of "Dumb It Down."
On November 5, 2007 the official video was released and it was directed by Hype Williams. It premiered on BET's 106 & Park on November 23 and on February 19 it moved up to the number one spot on the countdown. As of December 31, it appeared at number 84 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown. The song is featured on the soundtracks of NFL Tour and NHL 2K10.[3] Star baseball player Hanley Ramírez used the song as his walk-up music at Florida Marlins home games. "Superstar" peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Superstar" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Republic of Ireland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
In the song, Lupe yells "FREE CHILLY" which is a reference to another song on his album. The song "Free Chilly" is about Lupe's business partner "Chilly" who was sentenced to 44 years in jail during the recording of "The Cool".
- ^ "Superstar on ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Lupe Fiasco Superstar Featuring Matthew Santos". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "2K Beats: NHL 2K10". 2K Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-03-04.