Superhuman (song)

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"Superhuman"
Single by Chris Brown featuring Keri Hilson
from the album Exclusive: The Forever Edition
Released October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) (U.S.) November 17, 2008 (2008-11-17) (UK)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2008
The Underlab
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length 3:39
Label Jive, Zomba
Writer(s) Warren Felder, James Fauntleroy
Producer(s) Oak, Harvey Mason, Jr.
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Make the World Go Round"
(2008)
"Superhuman"
(2008)
"Freeze"
(2009)
Keri Hilson singles chronology
"Energy"
(2008)
"Superhuman"
(2008)
"Return the Favor"
(2008)

"Superhuman" is the second single released by Chris Brown from the album Exclusive: The Forever Edition, and the sixth, last single overall off Exclusive. The song features Keri Hilson.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Charlotte, NC and directed by Erik White, which is Brown's seventh video directed by him. The music video was shot back-to-back with Ludacris' "What Them Girls Like" and "Dreamer".

Track listing

UK and Ireland CD single

  1. "Superhuman" (featuring Keri Hilson)
  2. "Dreamer"

Chart performance

Despite not being officially released, the song debuted at #40 on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart and peaked at #15, becoming the album's sixth top 20 hit in New Zealand. The song was certified Gold after seventeen weeks selling over 7,500 copies. It also debuted at #33 in Ireland and #40 on the UK Singles Chart due to strong downloads following the premiere of the music video. The song has reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart, and was physically released in the UK on 24 November. It has also become Brown's 6th Top 20 hit in Ireland, peaking at #15 on the Irish Singles Chart. It debuted, the first week on the Australian Aria Singles Chart on November 3, 2008 at number 36, and has peaked at number 30. The single peaked at number 109 in the U.S, his first single to miss the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 30
European Hot 100 Singles[2] 79
Irish Singles Chart[1] 15
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] 15
UK Singles Chart[1] 32
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 9
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[3] 20
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[1] 74

Credits and personnel

  • Vocals: C. Brown & K. Hilson
  • Writers: W. Felder, J. Faunteroy II
  • Producers: Harvey Mason Jr. for Underdog Music, inc. & Oak of The Knightwritaz for Ninetimesnine Entertainment
  • Recording: Andrew Hey & Dabling Harward at The Underlab, Los Angeles, CA
  • Additional engineering: David Boyd for Underdog Entertainment at The Underlab, Los Angeles, CA
  • Mixing: Harvey Mason Jr. for Underdog Entertainment at The Underlab, Los Angeles, California
  • Production coordination: David "Touch" Wright & Angela N. Golightly for Underdog Entertainment and Donnie Meadows & Tanisha Broadwater for Starr Island Management
  • All music by: Oak of The Knightwritaz for Ninetimesnine Entertainment
  • Keri Hilson appears courtesy of Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chris Brown and Keri Hilson - Superhuman - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed August 29, 2008. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "acharts" defined multiple times with different content
  2. http://www.billboard.com/artist/1486846/chris+brown/chart?f=349
  3. [1][dead link]

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