Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)

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"Superwoman"
Single by Alicia Keys
from the album As I Am
B-side"Teenage Love Affair"
ReleasedJuly 29, 2008
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:34 (album version)
  • 4:04 (radio edit)
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Teenage Love Affair"
(2008) 		"Superwoman"
(2008) 		"Another Way to Die"
(2008)
Music video
"Superwoman" on YouTube

"Superwoman" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her third studio album As I Am (2007). Written by Keys, Linda Perry, and Steve Mostyn, it was released as the fourth and final single from As I Am on July 29, 2008, by J Records.[1]

Critically acclaimed, "Superwoman" earned Keys her second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, at the 2009 ceremony, and was also nominated for Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Song at the 40th NAACP Image Awards.[2]

Song information[edit]

Keys stated in an interview with MTV that "Superwoman" is her favorite track of the album, saying: "Every time I sing it, it makes me feel inspired to be however I am that day."[1] "Superwoman" is also the opening song on the WNBA games which features a video of Keys performing the song in one of her concerts along with shot of women playing in the WNBA. The song debuted in the U.S. on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart week of August 14, 2008, at number fifty-five, eventually peaking at number twelve. Keys performed the song with Queen Latifah and Kathleen Battle at the 2008 American Music Awards on November 23.

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Superwoman" was filmed on June 9–10, 2008 at Quixote Studios and Center Studios in Los Angeles. It was directed by Chris Robinson, who had previously worked on other videos with Keys, like her MTV Video Music Award-winning video "Karma" and her previous single "Teenage Love Affair".

Keys plays many roles of women at their best strength and effort. Throughout the course of the video, she embodies a young mother applying for a university, an African woman, a businesswoman, a Cleopatra-like pharaoh, and an astronaut. Jada Pinkett Smith was also in the video, along with her son Jaden. The music video premiered exclusively on July 15, 2008 on Keys' official website.[1] It was ranked number seventy-one on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008.[3]

Track listings[edit]

  • US promotional CD single[4]
  1. "Superwoman" (Radio Edit) – 4:04
  2. "Superwoman" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
  • European / Australian CD single[5]
  1. "Superwoman" (Radio Version) – 4:04
  2. "Superwoman" (Live Version) – 4:02
  • European CD Maxi-single[6]
  1. "Superwoman" (Radio Version) – 4:04
  2. "Superwoman" (Live) – 4:02
  3. "Teenage Love Affair" (Part II) (featuring LL Cool J) – 4:11
  4. "Superwoman" (Video)

Credits and personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Production[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Superwoman"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 29, 2008
J
[20][21]
August 26, 2008 Contemporary hit radio
[22]
Australia September 1, 2008 CD Sony BMG
[23]
September 15, 2008 Digital download [24]
Germany September 19, 2008
[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Harris, Chris (June 10, 2008). "Alicia Keys Becomes Young Mother, Businesswoman, Pharaoh And More In New 'Superwoman' Clip". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. ^ "The 40th NAACP Image Awards – 2009 Winners – Recording Categories". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. ^ "Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008". BET. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  4. ^ Superwoman (US promotional CD single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records. 2008. 88697-35286-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Superwoman (European / Australian CD single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. 2008. 88697 35804 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Superwoman (European CD Maxi-single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment. 2008. 88697358062.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 968" (PDF). The ARIA Report (968): 2. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-20. Retrieved February 6, 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Alicia Keys – Superwoman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Alicia Keys – Superwoman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 11, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Alicia Keys" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "Alicia Keys – Superwoman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Alicia Keys – Superwoman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Alicia Keys – Superwoman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2008". Zobbel. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  16. ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  17. ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  18. ^ "Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.biz. 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Alicia Keys – Superwoman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "Superwoman – Single by Alicia Keys". United States: Apple Music. July 29, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Rhythmic". Radio & Records. July 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  23. ^ "New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 1st September 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 1, 2008. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Pandora archive.
  24. ^ "Trove - Archived webpage" (PDF). Trove. Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2020-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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