Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)

2008 single by Alicia Keys From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"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]

ReleasedJuly 29, 2008
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Quick facts Single by Alicia Keys, from the album As I Am ...
"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
Songwriters
Producers
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Teenage Love Affair"
(2008)
"Superwoman"
(2008)
"Another Way to Die"
(2008)
Music video
"Superwoman" on YouTube
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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

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

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

  • 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

Musicians

Production

Charts

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Certifications

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

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Release history

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