Superman's Song

Infobox Single
Name = Superman's Song


Caption = Canadian promo single
Artist = Crash Test Dummies
from Album = The Ghosts That Haunt Me
Released = March 1991
Format = CD single
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = Pop/Rock
[ Length = 4:31]
Label = BMG/Arista
Writer = Brad Roberts
Producer = Steve Berlin
[ Certification = ]
Last single = -
This single = "Superman's Song" (1991)
Next single = "Androgynous" (1991)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = American promo single
Border =

"Superman's Song" was the first single of the Canadian folk-rock group Crash Test Dummies and came from their 1991 debut album "The Ghosts That Haunt Me". The single was the group's first hit, charting in both Canada and the United States.

Track listing

# "Superman's Song" - 4:31

ong meaning

The song is a slow and mournful funeral dirge, mournfully telling the story of Clark Kent/Superman, as if he had recently died. Throughout the song, Brad Roberts contrasts Superman and Tarzan, whom he considers a crude, rogue, and uncivilized hero.

The song's meaning is summed up in the chorus:

:"Superman never made any money":"For saving the world from Solomon Grundy":"And sometimes I despair the world will never see":"Another man like him"

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Dale Heslip and features the band singing at a funeral for Superman attended by various aging superheroes. Some depicted are a middle aged Wonder Woman-like character, and possibly Green Lantern (Alan Scott). It won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video in 1991.

Charts