2008 single by Alicia Keys
"Superwoman " is a song recorded by American singer-songwriterAlicia Keys for her third studio albumAs I Am Linda Perry , and Steve Mostyn, it was released as the fourth and final single fromAs I Am on July 29, 2008, byJ Records .[ 1]
Critically acclaimed, "Superwoman" earned Keys her second consecutiveGrammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance , at the2009 ceremony , and was also nominated forOutstanding Music Video andOutstanding Song at the40th NAACP Image Awards .[ 2]
Keys stated in an interview withMTV 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] 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 theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart week of August 14, 2008, at number fifty-five, eventually peaking at number twelve. Keys performed the song withQueen Latifah andKathleen Battle at the2008 American Music Awards on November 23.
Themusic video for "Superwoman" was filmed on June 9–10, 2008 at Quixote Studios and Center Studios inLos Angeles . It was directed byChris Robinson , who had previously worked on other videos with Keys, like herMTV 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, abusinesswoman , aCleopatra -likepharaoh , and anastronaut .Jada Pinkett Smith was also in the video, along with her sonJaden . The music video premiered exclusively on July 15, 2008 on Keys' official website.[ 1] BET 's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008.[ 3]
US promotional CD single [ 4] "Superwoman" (Radio Edit) – 4:04 "Superwoman" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10 European / Australian CD single [ 5] "Superwoman" (Radio Version) – 4:04 "Superwoman" (Live Version) – 4:02 European CD Maxi-single [ 6] "Superwoman" (Radio Version) – 4:04 "Superwoman" (Live) – 4:02 "Teenage Love Affair " (Part II) (featuringLL Cool J ) – 4:11 "Superwoman" (Video) Credits and personnel [ edit ] Zach Hancock – assistant engineer Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer Seamus Tyson – assistant engineer Manny Marroquin –mixing Jared Robbins – mix assistant
Chart (2008) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[ 18] 70
Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA )[ 19] Gold 500,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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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