Superfly Guy

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"Superfly Guy"
S'Express-Superfly Guy.jpg
Single by S'Express
from the album Original Soundtrack
Released1988
Recorded1988
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

"Superfly Guy" is a song by British dance music act S'Express, released as the second single from their debut album, Original Soundtrack (1988). [1] The song was a hit on the charts in Europe and reached number five on the UK singles charts in August 1988. [2]

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Critical reception

James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Chugging and thumping 117+12-0bpm percussive jiggly thudder with chanting girls, wailing guys, dialogue samples and various breaks, quite bright but monotonous and less catchy than their number one." [3]

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 35
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 2
France (SNEP) [8] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 12
Norway (VG-lista) [12] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 11
UK Singles (OCC)5
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard )2
West Germany (Official German Charts)13

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