Superstylin'

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"Superstylin'"
Groove Armada Superstylin' Single cover.jpeg
Single by Groove Armada
from the album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
B-side "Tuning In" (dub mix)
Released13 August 2001 (2001-08-13)
Genre
Length
  • 6:02 (album version)
  • 3:43 (edited version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Andy Cato
  • Tom Findlay
  • Michael Anthony Daniel
  • Daniel White
  • Keeling Lee
Producer(s) Groove Armada
Groove Armada singles chronology
"I See You Baby"
(1999)
"Superstylin'"
(2001)
"My Friend"
(2001)
Music video
"Superstylin'" on YouTube

"Superstylin'" is a song by English electronic duo Groove Armada, released as the band's first single on 13 August 2001, from the album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) . Vocals were performed by Groove Armada's long-time vocalist MC M.A.D. (Mike Daniels). Groove Armada credited Daniels for the cross-genre sound of the track, saying it was house music with influences of dancehall, reggae, and dub, [2] with a speed garage bassline. [3]

Contents

"Superstylin'" reached number 12 in the United Kingdom, number 37 in Italy, and the top 50 in Australia, Flanders, Ireland, and New Zealand. In the United States, the song reached number 40 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2003. [4]

Music video

The video starts with Groove Armada in their recording studio, as it later cuts to that scene was on a portable-like device. The video also features two men who drag a large boombox to where the song is being performed. The band's logo appears on an arcade machine at the end of the video.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) album booklet. [12]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [13] 49
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [14] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [15] 18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [16] 52
Ireland (IRMA) [17] 41
Ireland Dance (IRMA) [18] 5
Italy (FIMI) [19] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 82
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [21] 43
Scotland (OCC) [22] 18
UK Singles (OCC) [23] 12
UK Dance (OCC) [24] 1
UK Indie (OCC) [25] 1
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [26] 40

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom13 August 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[27]
Australia20 August 2001CDJive Electro [28]

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