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Superfly Guy

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

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"Superfly Guy"
Single by S'Express
from the album Original Soundtrack
B-side"Funky Killer"1
ReleasedJuly 19882
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 in July 1988 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
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)10 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)11 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)12 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)13 12
Norway (VG-lista)14 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)15 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)16 11
UK Singles (OCC) 5
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 2
West Germany (Official German Charts) 13
References

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. "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). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. Radio Luxembourg Singles. 25 July 1988.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – S-Express" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  12. "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  14. "S-Express – Superfly Guy". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  15. "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  16. "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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