Sunshine Superman (song)
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| Single by Donovan | ||
| from the album Sunshine Superman | ||
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| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios: January 1966 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll, Psychedelia | |
| Length | 3 min 15 sec (Side A) 4 min 34 sec (Side B) |
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| Producer(s) | Mickie Most | |
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| Donovan singles chronology | ||
| "Remember the Alamo" (1966) |
"Sunshine Superman" (1966) |
"Mellow Yellow" (1966) |
"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Sunshine Superman" single was released in the United States through Epic Records (Epic 5-10045) in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label, Pye Records (Pye 7N 17241). The "Sunshine Superman" single was backed with "The Trip" on both the United States and United Kingdom releases.
"Sunshine Superman" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and subsequently became the title track of Donovan's third album, Sunshine Superman. It was the first product from the highly successful three-year collaboration between Donovan and producer Mickie Most and is generally considered to be one of the first examples of the musical genre that came to be known as psychedelia.
[edit] Trivia
The song was covered by Canadian folk rock group Spirit of the West on the 1992 Donovan tribute album Island of Circles.
In 1997, the song was sampled by Imani Coppola for her single, "Legend of a Cowgirl".
In 2006 the song was used in a TV advertisement for Magners Irish cider.
| Preceded by "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 3, 1966 |
Succeeded by "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes |
