SuperLove

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"SuperLove"
Charli XCX - SuperLove.png
Single by Charli XCX
Released2 December 2013 (2013-12-02)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:12
Label Asylum
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Patrik Berger
Charli XCX singles chronology
"What I Like"
(2013)
"SuperLove"
(2013)
"Fancy"
(2014)
Music video
"SuperLove" on YouTube

"SuperLove" is a song by English singer Charli XCX, released as a single on 2 December 2013. Although the song was originally announced as the lead single from Charli's then-untitled second major-label studio album, [3] it ultimately was not included on 2014's Sucker . [4] The single reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Charli's first solo entry on the chart. [5]

Contents

Background

According to Charli, "SuperLove" is a song about "running away and falling in love with someone and it being really dangerous and bad for you but still amazing, romantic and wonderful [...] 'SuperLove' is the best drug and this song is about overdosing on it and falling in real deep." [6]

After being announced by XCX that the song would not appear on her sophomore studio album Sucker, a track listing was released online by Warner Music Group of the Japanese edition of the album, which featured "SuperLove" along with two other bonus tracks. This track listing was later changed, removing "SuperLove" and including the European bonus track "Red Balloon".

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave "SuperLove" four out of five stars, stating that the track "more than lives up to its ambitious billing. 'You're whisky, wasted and beautiful dancing through the fire/ You're such a vision to see,' she sings over a jaunty guitar line, swirling electronics and addictive cheerleader claps before unleashing a tongue-twister of a chorus that immediately knocks you over the head and commands you to dance along and given Charli's current ambitious mindset, who are we to argue with her?". [7] Following of the release of her 2022 album Crash , Consequence ranked the song as Charli's eighth best song. [8]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "SuperLove", directed by Ryan Andrews, was filmed in Tokyo and premiered on 26 September 2013. [3] [9] The video shows Charli performing the song in a room covered in multi-coloured lights and dancing with robots. [6]

Track listings

  1. "SuperLove" – 3:13
  1. "SuperLove" (Yeasayer Remix) – 3:53
  2. "SuperLove" (Canblaster Remix) – 3:15
  3. "SuperLove" (Mike Mago Remix) – 3:05

Charts

Chart performance for "SuperLove"
Chart (2013)Peak
position
CIS (TopHit) [12] 177
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 62

Release history

Release dates and formats for "SuperLove"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Ireland2 December 2013 Digital download – Remixes Asylum [13]
United Kingdom [11]
Ireland6 December 2013Digital download [10]
United Kingdom8 December 2013 [14]

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