Superstylin'
{{Short description|2001 single by Groove Armada}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Superstylin'
| cover = Groove_Armada_Superstylin'_Single_cover.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Groove Armada
| album = Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
| B-side = "Tuning In" (dub mix)
| released = {{start date|2001|8|13|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|House|speed garage{{cite web|url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/speed-garage-music-guide|title=Speed Garage Music: A Guide to Speed Garage|publisher=MasterClass}}}}
| length = {{ubl|6:02 (album version)|3:43 (edited version)}}
| label = {{hlist|Pepper|Jive Electro}}
| writer = {{hlist|Andy Cato|Tom Findlay|Michael Anthony Daniel|Daniel White|Keeling Lee}}
| producer = Groove Armada
| prev_title = I See You Baby
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = My Friend
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_kE0pxRkMtQ|"Superstylin'"}}}}
}}
"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,{{cite web|author1=Vlad Hatze|title=Exclusive Interview With Tom Findlay (Groove Armada)|url=http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/exclusive-interview-tom-findlay-groove-armada/|website=Deep House Amsterdam|access-date=9 February 2015|ref=Hatze|date=6 November 2014}} with a speed garage bassline.{{cite web|url=http://djmag.com/content/game-changers-superstylin |title=Game Changers: 'Superstylin' |publisher=DJMag |date= |access-date=13 February 2016}}
"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.{{cite magazine|title=New Acts in Spotlight as Grammy Nominees|last=Flick|first=Larry|author-link=Larry Flick|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=115|issue=3|page=88|date=18 January 2003|ref=Billboard}}
Music video
The video starts with Groove Armada in their recording studio, and it later cuts to that same scene being viewed on a portable video/communication/tracking-like device (slightly resembling a modern day phone, a good ten to fifteen years before they became reality).
The video is being viewed on the device by two men, who are both individually dressed in different ragged, slightly scruffy, worn out clothing - and the impression given from their mannerisms and behaviour, give the viewer the impression that they are, more than likely, assumed to be aliens - and they are dragging a very large, oversized bass speaker with them, carrying it, pausing for breaks, but continuing onwards until reaching their desired destination.
They enter a building, where the title song is being performed live, by the band. They proceed to set the speaker up to the PA system, increasing the volume, and the bass kicks in, and as they do this it becomes apparent it is also causing other weird, unearthly occurrences to happen around them and in the rest of the building. Including things like the band's logo appearing on an arcade machine at the end of the video.
The two men portraying the 'aliens' in the video are played by British actors James Holmes, as the shorter of the two, and Andrew Powell as the taller one wearing a hat. The band also appear, performing the song.
Track listings
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UK CD and cassette single, Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Superstylin'|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Pepper Records, Jive Electro|id=9230472}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Superstylin'|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Pepper Records, Jive Electro|id=9230474}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Superstylin'|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Pepper Records, Jive Electro|id=9252392}}
- "Superstylin'" (G.A. 7-inch edit) – 3:43
- "Superstylin'" (G.A. Disktek mix) – 5:45
- "Tuning In" (dub mix) – 4:45
UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Superstylin'|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Pepper Records, Jive Electro|id=9230470}}
:A1. "Superstylin'" (original mix) – 6:36
:B1. "Superstylin'" (G.A. Disktek mix) – 5:45
:B2. "Tuning In" (dub mix) – 4:45
European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Superstylin'|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Pepper Records, Jive Electro|id=9252399}}
- "Superstylin'" (G.A. 7-inch edit) – 3:43
- "Superstylin'" (G.A. Disktek mix) – 5:45
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- "Superstylin'" (G.A. radio edit)
- "Superstylin'" (G.A. Disktek mix)
- "Superstylin'" (Eddie Amador dub mix)
- "Tuning In" (dub mix)
US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Superstylin'|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Jive Electro|id=01241-42916-1}}
:A1. "Superstylin'" (album version) – 6:06
:A2. "Superstylin'" (Groove Armada Disktek mix) – 5:45
:B1. "Superstylin'" (Eddie Amador's Hollywood Beat dub) – 8:02
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)|title-link=Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)|others=Groove Armada|year=2001|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Pepper Records, Jive Records|id=9230492}}
Studio
- Edited and mastered at Transfermation (London, England)
Personnel
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- Groove Armada – production
- Andy Cato – writing
- Tom Findlay – writing
- M.A.D. – writing (as Michael Anthony Daniel), vocals
- Daniel White – writing
- Keeling Lee – writing, guitars
- M.G. – vocals
- Jonathan White – bass
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- Patrick Dawes – percussion
- Hornography – horns
- Dominic Glover – trumpet, arrangement
- Matt Colman – trombone
- Mike Smith – saxophone
- Dave Pemberton – mix engineering
- Richard Dowling – editing
- Noel Summerville – mastering
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Charts
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!scope="col"|Chart (2001) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{single chart|Australia|49|artist=Groove Armada|song=Superstylin'|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|48|artist=Groove Armada|song=Superstylin'|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|18|artist=Groove Armada|song=Superstylin'|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-09-01.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=36|page=11|date=1 September 2001|access-date=10 September 2020}}
|52 |
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{{single chart|Ireland3|41|artist=Groove Armada|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2020}} |
scope="row"|Ireland Dance (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2001&year=2001&week=35|title=Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 30 August 2001|publisher=GfK Chart-Track|access-date=2 June 2019}} {{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|5 |
{{single chart|Italy|37|artist=Groove Armada|song=Superstylin'|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|82|artist=Groove Armada|song=Superstylin'|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|43|artist=Groove Armada|song=Superstylin'|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|Scotland|18|date=20010825|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|UK|12|date=20010825|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20010825|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20010825|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|40|artist=Groove Armada|rowheader=true|access-date=20 November 2018}} |