"Superhuman" is the second single released by
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
from the album ''
Exclusive: The Forever Edition'', and the sixth and final single overall off ''Exclusive''. The song features
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
.
Music video
Erik White
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directed the music video, which was filmed in
Charlotte, North Carolina
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. It was Brown's seventh video directed by White and was shot back-to-back with
Ludacris
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Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
' "
What Them Girls Like
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" and "
Dreamer".
Chart performance
Despite not being officially released, the song debuted at number 40 on the New Zealand
RIANZ
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Singles Chart and peaked at number 15, becoming the album's sixth top 20 hit in New Zealand. The song was certified Gold after seventeen weeks selling over 7,500 copies. It also debuted at number 33 in
Ireland
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and number 40 on the UK Singles Chart due to strong downloads following the premiere of the music video. The song has reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, and was physically released in the UK on November 24, 2008. It has also become Brown's 6th Top 20 hit in Ireland, peaking at number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart. It debuted, the first week on the
Australian Singles Chart
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on November 3, 2008, at number 36, and has peaked at number 30. The single peaked at number 109 in the United States, becoming his first single to miss the
Billboard Hot 100
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.
Track listing
UK and Ireland CD single
# "Superhuman" (featuring
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
)
# "Dreamer"
Credits and personnel
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Vocals
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: C. Brown & K. Hilson
*
Writers
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:
W. Felder, J. Faunteroy II
*
Producers
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Occupations
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*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
: Harvey Mason Jr. for Underdog Music, inc. & Oak of The Knightwritaz for Ninetimesnine Entertainment
* Recording: Andrew Hey & Dabling Harward at The Underlab, Los Angeles,
CA
* Additional engineering: David Boyd for Underdog Entertainment at The Underlab, Los Angeles,
CA
*
Mixing: Harvey Mason Jr. for Underdog Entertainment at The Underlab, Los Angeles,
California
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*
Production coordination: David "Touch" Wright & Angela N. Golightly for Underdog Entertainment and Donnie Meadows & Tanisha Broadwater for Starr Island Management
* All music by: Oak of The Knightwritaz for Ninetimesnine Entertainment
* Keri Hilson appears courtesy of
Mosley Music Group
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History
The label was created after Timbala ...
and
Interscope Records
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Charts
Certifications
References
{{Keri Hilson
2008 singles
Chris Brown songs
Keri Hilson songs
Pop ballads
Contemporary R&B ballads
Music videos directed by Erik White
2008 songs
Songs written by James Fauntleroy
Jive Records singles
Songs written by Oak Felder
Male–female vocal duets
Song recordings produced by Oak Felder