Superman (song)

Superman
feat. Dina Rae
publication	January 27, 2003
length	5:50
Genre (s)	Hip hop
text	M. Mathers , J. Bass , S. King
music	Eminem
album	The Eminem Show

Superman is a song by the American rapper Eminem that he recorded with R&B singer Dina Rae . The song is the third single from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show and was released on January 27, 2003 exclusively in the USA .

content

The text is rapped from the perspective of women and men, with Eminem taking on the male part and the singer Dina Rae taking on the female part. Both use the lyric self in their roles. In the intro the woman says that she is high and the man says that he has to tell her something. Then the chorus begins, in which both of them affirm their "love" for each other and the man says that he is Superman and ready to save her in his world. In the first verse, Eminem raps about the fact that the man is now single again and would no longer allow himself to be involved in a relationship by a slut who ran along, but was only after sex. There is also an allusion to the singer Mariah Carey (" What you Mariah? "), Who is said to have had an affair with Eminem . In the now changed refrain it says that sluts come and go from Monday to Sunday and that the man cannot be their Superman. The second verse is mainly about jealousy and alludes to the incident that Eminem caught his ex-wife Kim with another man and then threatened him with a gun. Between the last two stanzas, Eminem mimicked women's voices, simulating a meaningless dialogue that alludes to Eminem's tattoo "red in pieces". The man says that women lie and that is why he doesn't love them enough to trust them. In the third verse, the lyrical self's aversion to women even culminates in violence, so it is said that the slut is beaten until she can no longer stand (“ slap you till you can't stand ”), and he would go along with her Infect anthrax through your tampon (" Put Anthrax on a Tampax ").

production

Eminem produced the beat of Superman himself. He did not use samples of other songs. The song was recorded in Eminem's house and in the 54Sound studio.

Music video

The video for Superman was directed by Paul Hunter . It is u. a. included as bonus material on the DVD for the film 8 Mile . Due to the nudity depicted , the video was rarely shown on television.

In the music video, porn actress Gina Lynn plays Eminem's friend . The pair of lovers amuse themselves in a hotel room until an argument breaks out and Eminem locks his lover out. From now on, both of them provoke each other through the peephole .

single

Cover design

The single cover is in black and contains the words Superman , From the Eminem Show and Eminem in white. The E in the word Superman is illuminated and is the wrong way around.

Chart successes and awards

Superman entered the US charts at number 55 and reached the highest position at number 15 in the following weeks. In total, the song stayed in the top 100 for 16 weeks.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  United States (Billboard) 15th (16 weeks) 16

Annual charts Charts (2003) placement Annual charts (2003)  United States (Billboard) 98

Awards for music sales

In 2018, Superman earned a platinum record for more than one million units sold in the United States .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	1,200,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations
• Lyrics (German)
• Music video on YouTube.com

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1. ↑ Eminem's tattoos. Eminem.net fan site, accessed August 10, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Lyrics in the booklet
3. ↑ Single cover
4. ↑ ^{a b} Superman in the Billboard Hot 100 (USA)
5. ↑ US: Platinum