Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)

"Superwoman" is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys from her third studio album, As I Am (2007). Written by Keys, Linda Perry, and Steve Mostyn, the track was released as the fourth and final single from the album.[4] It 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.[5]

"Superwoman"
Single by Alicia Keys
from the album As I Am
ReleasedJuly 29, 2008[1]
August 18, 2008 (U.S. mainstream)[2]
September 1, 2008 (UK)[3]
Recorded2007
Studio
Genre
Length4:34
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Teenage Love Affair"
(2008)		 "Superwoman"
(2008)		 "Another Way to Die"
(2008)

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."[4] "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.[4] It was ranked number seventy-one on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008.[6]

Track listings
  • US promotional CD single
  1. "Superwoman" (Radio Edit) – 4:04
  2. "Superwoman" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
  • Australian and German basic CD single
  1. "Superwoman" (Radio Edit) – 4:04
  2. "Superwoman" (Live Version) – 4:29
  • German premium CD single
  1. "Superwoman" (Radio Edit) – 4:04
  2. "Superwoman" (Live Version) – 4:29
  3. "Teenage Love Affair" (Part II featuring LL Cool J)
  4. "Superwoman" (Video)

Credits and personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

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

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
  3. New UK Single Releases, New Music Releases, UK CD Single Releases Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Harris, Chris (June 10, 2008). "Alicia Keys Becomes Young Mother, Businesswoman, Pharaoh And More In New 'Superwoman' Clip". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  5. "The 40th NAACP Image Awards – 2009 Winners – Recording Categories". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  6. "Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008". BET. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  7. "Chartifacts" (PDF). The ARIA Report (968): 2. September 15, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Alicia Keys – Superwoman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Alicia Keys – Superwoman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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  19. "American single certifications – Alicia Keys – Superwoman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 20, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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