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The song, inspired by Superman: The Movie, employs a disco beat and lyrics that describe the singer's wish to be like the fictional character Superman. The song's disco style was created as a response to Arista Records founder Clive Davis's request for "a club-friendly record", despite Ray Davies' hatred of disco.
The song was released in 1984 on the group's debut album, Party Party, [13] which reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. [14] The song has become a staple of many children's parties in the UK, and the subject of many covers, mainly for children.
A selection of existing songs were featured in the 1978 film Superman, not included on any version of the soundtrack albums, but readily available elsewhere: "Rock Around the Clock", by Bill Haley & His Comets, was playing on the radio of the "Woodie" being driven by some of Clark Kent's high school classmates.
It's Superman is a 1966 musical composed by Charles Strouse, with lyrics by Lee Adams and book by David Newman and Robert Benton. It is based on the comic book character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics .
Superman #5 (May 1940) carried an advertisement for a "Krypto-Raygun", which was a gun-shaped device that could project images on a wall. [131] The majority of Superman merchandise is targeted at children, but since the 1970s, adults have been increasingly targeted because the comic book readership has gotten older. [132]
Peter Pan Records is an American record label specializing in children's music. The label was introduced to the public in March 1948. [1] The label was owned by the Synthetic Plastics Company of Newark, New Jersey until the 1970s.
The Paramount Superman cartoons are widely available on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and online. The first "official" home video releases of the series were by Warner Home Video in 1987 and 1988, in a series of VHS and LaserDisc packages called TV's Best Adventures of Superman.
Save Me (Remy Zero song) Sound of Superman; Sunshine Superman (song) Superman (The Clique song) Superman (Black Lace song) Superman (Donna Fargo song) Superman (It's Not Easy) Superman (Pepe Luis Soto song) Superman & Other Galactic Heroes; Superman March; Superman's Dead; Superman's Song