Superstar (Lupe Fiasco song)

Infobox Single
Name = Superstar


Artist = Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
from Album = Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
Released = September 25, 2007 (iTunes)
Format = CD single
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 4:49 (album version)
Label = 1st & 15th, Atlantic
Writer = Lupe Fiasco, Soundtrakk
Producer = Soundtrakk
Certification = Platinum (RIAA)
Chronology = Lupe Fiasco singles
Last single = "Dumb It Down"
(2007)
This single = "Superstar"
(2007)
Next single = "Hip Hop Saved My Life"
(2008)
Misc =

"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. It has become his highest charting single to date, at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart Performance

On December 26, "Superstar" was moved to BBC Radio 1's A-List after being made Record of the Week by both Sara Cox and Jo Whiley. As a result, the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart in the top ten at number 7 on downloads alone, the next week, it climbed to its peak of number 4. It has become Lupe Fiasco's highest charting single there so far, outpeaking both of his previous biggest hits "Kick, Push" and "Daydreamin'", both of which made the top thirty there. Thus far, it has peaked at #13 on the Billboard Pop Charts, and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, this being Lupe Fiasco's first Top Ten single. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003725031 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003725031] "Billboard.com" ] It has also surpassed the success of his first single on The R&B/Hip-Hop Charts peaking at #19 so far and it is his first song to appear on the Rhythmic Top 40, peaking at #8.
The song has recently been nominated 2008 Teen Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Song

Supertar was the Theme Song of Fox 8's Exclusive Football Superstar.

Music Video

The Video depicts a Mercedes-Benz S-Class stopping at the red carpet. Two girls leave the car. Director Hype Williams manages to slip in two characters from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. The Cool with his characterizing skeleton hand and The Streets with her dollar signs in her eyes. The Video itself has been nominated for a MTV's VMA for Best Hip Hop Video

Other Versions

There is an official remix to the song, featuring Matthew Santos, Young Jeezy & T.I.. A recent performance on MTV was made, with Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy performing the vocals of the end of the song. [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=CDZshrAgve4 YouTube - Broadcast Yourself ] ] [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=mQfP6bYSMiM YouTube - Lupe Fiasco - Superstar ft Patrick Stump ] ]

A third version of the song was recently performed by Fiasco and Santos on BBC Radio and featured an entirely acoustic instrumental without any percussion accompaniment. It has been unofficially released on the internet. [ [http://2dopeboyz.com/2008/04/02/lupe-fiasco-superstar-acoustic-version/] "2dopeboyz.com"]

Also, Kidz Bop did the song.

Charts

References

External links

*youtube|Ty0u1PzXfTo|Music video for "Superstar"