Superfly Guy

"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]

"Superfly Guy"
Single by S'Express
from the album Original Soundtrack
B-side	"Funky Killer"[1]
Released	July 1988[2]
Recorded	1988
Genre	Acid 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

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. "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.

External links

• "Superfly Guy" at AllMusic.com
• "Superfly Guy" at Discogs.com