Waitin' for a Superman

"Waitin' for a Superman" (subtitled "Is It Gettin' Heavy??" for the song's U.S. album release) is a song by The Flaming Lips, released as the second single taken from their 1999 album The Soft Bulletin, and reaching No. 73 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Waitin' for a Superman"
Single by The Flaming Lips
from the album The Soft Bulletin
ReleasedOctober 1999
Recorded1999
GenreAlternative rock, baroque pop, neo-psychedelia
Length4:17
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd
Producer(s)The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker
The Flaming Lips singles chronology
"Race for the Prize"
(1999)		 "Waitin' for a Superman"
(1999)		 "Do You Realize??"
(2002)

Single release

The b-sides of the UK release complete the 4-CD set for "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" and "Riding to Work in the Year 2025." The first two CD parts for these songs can be found on the two UK "Race for the Prize" singles.[1]

The U.S. release features material from the UK release of "Race for the Prize."

The song was also released by UK band Fightstar.

David Bazan has been known to cover this song live.

Coldplay covered the song live at a show in Oklahoma, the home state of the Flaming Lips, on the Viva la Vida Tour in 2008.

Iron & Wine included an acoustic cover of the song on the album "Around the Well" in 2009.

Scott Weiland covered the song on the album "A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs" in 2011.

Track listing
US CD
  1. "Waitin' for a Superman (Is It Gettin' Heavy??)" (Radio edit)
  2. "Waitin' for a Superman" (Album version)
  3. "Waitin' for a Superman" (Mokran remix)
  4. "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now) (Stereo remix)
  5. "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (Stereo remix)
  6. QuickTime-accessible music videos for "Waitin' for a Superman", "Race for the Prize", and "Be My Head".
UK CD1
  1. "Waitin' for a Superman" (Radio edit)
  2. "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (From Zaireeka CD No.3)
  3. "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (From Zaireeka CD No.3)
UK CD2
  1. "Waitin' for a Superman" (Radio edit)
  2. "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (From Zaireeka CD No.4)
  3. "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (From Zaireeka CD No.4)

Chart performance
Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 73
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References
  1. "Waitin' for a Superman" at the Flaming Lips' official website
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