Super-Charger Heaven

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"Super-Charger Heaven"
White Zombie Super Charger Heaven.jpg
Single by White Zombie
from the album Astro-Creep: 2000
B-side "Where The Side Walk Ends, the Bug Parade Begins"
Released1996
Recorded1995 at NRG Studios, Los Angeles
Length3:37
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s) Rob Zombie
White Zombie
Producer(s) Terry Date
White Zombie singles chronology
"Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
(1995)
"Super-Charger Heaven"
(1996)
Astro-Creep: 2000 track listing
  1. "Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony)"
  2. "Super-Charger Heaven"
  3. "Real Solution #9"
  4. "Creature of the Wheel"
  5. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
  6. "Grease Paint and Monkey Brains"
  7. "I, Zombie"
  8. "More Human than Human"
  9. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama"
  10. "Blur the Technicolor"
  11. "Blood, Milk and Sky"
Audio
"Super-Charger Heaven" on YouTube

"Super-Charger Heaven" (sometimes referred to as "Devil Man" due to its chorus) is the third and final single off White Zombie's 1995 studio album, Astro-Creep: 2000 . The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future , the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie , and a remix can be found on Supersexy Swingin' Sounds . The artwork for the single incorporates the Japanese superhero Devilman, who is also referenced in the chorus of the song.

Contents

Music and lyrics

Like many White Zombie songs, the song contains clips from old horror films. The song opens with spoken words: "Look, I know the supernatural is something that isn't supposed to happen, but it does happen", a sample from the 1963 film The Haunting .

The song contains a section of spoken Latin, from the 1976 Hammer film To the Devil a Daughter . The Latin states: Insipientia corde suo, non es deus. Non est vita qui adorem, non es usque ad unum. Es excommunicatus, ex unione fidelium. ("Foolish of heart, thou art not a god. There is no life for those who do not adore, and to a man thou hast not. Thou art excommunicated from the union of the faithful.")

Another line from the same film, "It is not heresy, and I will not recant!", is also spoken by actor Christopher Lee and sampled in "Super-Charger Heaven".

The lyrics contain the line "Bury me an angel,/God, I need some inspiration", a reference to the 1971 film Bury Me an Angel . The song also includes the line "ring-a-ding rhythm", which was a film about jazz by Amicus Films.

Music video

The music video, the third music video made for a song off the album, features the band playing live on stage at California, Las Vegas, and Detroit. Alice Cooper joins the band on stage for a few brief seconds during the video.

Appearances

First single track listing

  1. "Super-Charger Heaven (LP version)" - 3:37
  2. "Where The Side Walk Ends, the Bug Parade Begins" - 2:41

Second single track listing

  1. "Super-Charger Heaven (LP Version)" - 3:37
  2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama (LP version)" - 4:13
  3. "More Human than Human (Princess of Helium Ultra Mix)" - 4:17

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) [1] 39

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References

  1. Billboard.com single charts for White Zombie