''Super'' is a single by German band

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, released in 1972. It failed to chart and has never been re-released, but has become a collector's item due to the rarity of the original vinyl 7". After the single's recording both the A and B side tracks were added to the album ''

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'', which was released the following year.

Recording, release and remixing

Both tracks were recorded quickly at Conny Plank's studio in Cologne during the summer of 1972, six months after the release of Neu!'s debut album.

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were pessimistic about the single's chances, and had to be convinced to release it by Dinger and Rother. When it was released, it was backed by only minimal promotion, and predictably failed to make any impact on the German music charts (though some Krautrock acts - such as Can - did have successful singles in the early '70s). When Dinger and Rother returned to the studio in early 1973 to record ''

'', they decided to fill the second side of the new album with tape manipulated remixes of the ''Super/Neuschnee'' single. There have been several conflicting explanations as to why this was done, the most quoted being Dinger's assertion that: However, this has been refuted by Michael Rother, who claims that the second side was made to aggravate their record label, who they felt had insufficiently promoted the original release of the "Super/Neuschnee" single, and not as a result of financial problems. Either way, the second side of the album was ill-met by fans who thought, according to Rother, that "we were making fun of them."The Wire – In Writing – Interviews
2001. This issue contributed to the widening gap between Dinger and Rother, both creatively and personally. Dinger later said of the issue: The single was also released in the UK on the

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label with a different cover.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Dinger and

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. # "Super" – 3:07 # "Neuschnee" – 3:59

Personnel

* Klaus Dinger – drums, vocals * Michael Rother – bass, guitar

References

{{Authority control 1972 songs Neu! songs Songs written by Klaus Dinger Songs written by Michael Rother