Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)

Infobox Single
Name = Superwoman


Artist = Alicia Keys
Album = As I Am
Released = July 29, 2008 [ [http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/28/2008&Format=9 R&R :: Going For Adds :: Rhythmic] ]
August 18, 2008 (U.S. mainstream) [ [http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! ] ]
September 1, 2008 (UK) [ [http://www.newuksinglereleases.co.uk/ New UK Single Releases, New Music Releases, UK CD Single Releases ] ]
Format = Digital download, promo CD single
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Soul, R&B
Length = 4:34 (Album Version)
4:09 (Radio Edit)
Label = J
Writer = Alicia Keys, Linda Perry, Steve Mostyn
Producer = Alicia Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
Certification =
Last single = "Teenage Love Affair"
(2008)
This single = "Superwoman"
(2008)
Next single = "Another Way to Die"
(2008)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = As I Am
Type = studio
prev_track = "Go Ahead"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Superwoman"
track_no = 3
next_track = "No One"
next_no = 4

"Superwoman" is a soul–R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, Linda Perry, and Steve Mostyn for Keys' third studio album, "As I Am" (2007). The track was released as the fourth and final single from the album. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589074/20080610/keys_alicia.jhtml Alicia Keys Salutes All Women In 'Superwoman' Clip - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News ] ]

ong information

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."

"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 was released to Spanish radio as the second single from "As I Am", the follow-up to "No One". On June 29, 2008, it charted at number thirty-five on the Spanish Los 40 Principales chart. Two weeks later, it climbed to number thirty-one. 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.

Music video

The music video for "Superwoman" was filmed on June 9 and 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 to 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.

On July 17, 2008, the video earned seventy-six honors on YouTube from various countries in a span of thirty-six hours since it was uploaded.

Track listing

;U.S. promo CD single
#"Superwoman" (Radio Edit)
#"Superwoman" (Live)

Personnel

Musicians

*Alicia Keys – vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Moog, bass synthesizer, virtual synthesizers
*Mark Batson – Hammond B3, Moog bass
*Steve Mostyn – bass
*Trevor Lawrence, Jr. – live drums
*Mark Robohm – live drums
*Jumaane Smith – trumpet lead
*Duane Eubanks – trumpet #2
*Ryan Keberle – tenor trombone
*Michael Dease – tenor trombone, bass trombone
*David Watson – tenor saxophone
*Darryl Dixon – alto saxophone
*Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone
*Jason Sugata – French horn

Production

*Alicia Keys – producer, horn arrangements
*Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – producer, drum programming
*Ray Chew – horn arrangements
*Ann Mincieli – engineer
*Stuart White – assistant engineer
*Zach Hancock – assistant engineer
*Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer
*Seamus Tyson – assistant engineer
*Manny Marroquin – mixing
*Jared Robbins – mix assistant

Charts

References