Supersonic (J.J. Fad song)

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"Supersonic"
Supersonic J.J. Fad.jpg
Single by J.J. Fad
from the album Supersonic
Released1988
Recorded1987
Genre Hip hop
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Juana Burns
  • Juanita Lee
  • Fatima Shaheed
  • Dania Birks
  • Anna Cash
Producer(s)

"Supersonic" is a debut single by J.J. Fad from their self-titled debut album. It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs and #22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. "Supersonic" stayed on the dance charts for eight weeks. The single was certified gold by RIAA, [1] and also got nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989, making them the first all-female rap group to be nominated for a Grammy award. [2]

<i>Supersonic</i> (J. J. Fad album) album by J. J. Fad

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The song has been sampled by others in the music industry like Fergie in her song, "Fergalicious", including parts of the beat and ways in which the song is sung. [3] There has been much debate over whether or not this has been legal sampling, and a lawsuit was filed by former N.W.A. member Arabian Prince against Ruthless Records because he says the Black Eyed Peas did not provide them any royalties on the song. In a later interview with HipHopDX, Arabian Prince stated, “will.i.am did the right thing and the good thing by actually saying, ‘Okay, yeah, I got this from ‘Supersonic,’ we’re gonna go ahead and get the publishing on this and pay royalties to me, whoever else and the girls.’ So that was a good thing,” [4]

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Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10030
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles22
U.S. Billboard Dance Chart10

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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