Superfly Guy

"Superfly Guy"
Single by S'Express
from the album Original Soundtrack
B-side"Funky Killer"[1]
ReleasedJuly 1988[2]
Recorded1988
GenreAcid house
S'Express singles chronology
"Theme from S-Express"
(1988) 		"Superfly Guy"
(1988) 		"Mantra for a State of Mind"
(1989)
Music video
"Superfly Guy" on YouTube

"Superfly Guy" is a song by British dance music act S'Express, released as the second single from their debut album, Original Soundtrack (1988).[3] The song was a hit on the charts in Europe and reached number five on the UK singles charts in August 1988.[2]

Critical reception

James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Chugging and thumping 117+1⁄2-0bpm percussive jiggly thudder with chanting girls, wailing guys, dialogue samples and various breaks, quite bright but monotonous and less catchy than their number one."[4]

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 35
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 2
France (SNEP)[9] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 11
UK Singles (OCC) 5
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 2
West Germany (Official German Charts) 13

References

  1. ^ 45cat. ""LEFT 28" Record Details". 45cat. 45cat for vinyl 7" records, website ©2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Official Charts Company - Superfly Guy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ Barber, Lynden (2 May 1989). "Drumming up a dance beat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ Hamilton, James (9 July 1988). "DJ Directory: Hot Vinyl". Record Mirror. p. 37. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "S'Express". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 231. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – S-Express" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  12. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  14. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  15. ^ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2022.