| "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album Solid Rock | ||||
| B-side | "Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" | |||
| Released | October 17, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); September 11, September 15, September 18, and September 21, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic soul, funk | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7111 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong | |||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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"Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" is a 1971 hit single for the Gordy (Motown) label, recorded by The Temptations and produced by Norman Whitfield. Something of an early ancestor to the "diss songs" prevalent in hip hop music towards the end of the 20th century, "Superstar" is an attack at two former Temptations members, David Ruffin (who had been fired back in 1968) and Eddie Kendricks (who quit the act in early 1971 and negotiated a Motown solo deal). The song appears on the 1972 album Solid Rock.