O Superman (for Massenet)

Name: O Superman (for Massenet)
Duration: 8 min 23 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	O Superman	Laurie Anderson	EP	US1981	One Ten Records	OTR 005
1.1	O Superman	8:21	Laurie Anderson	O Superman	Laurie Anderson	EP	US1981	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	DWBS 49888
1.6	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	US1982-04-19	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	BSK 3674
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	FR1982-04	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WB 57 002
1.6	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE1982-04	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WB K 57 002 (BSK 3674)
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	IT1982-04	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	57002
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	DE1982-04	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WB K 57 002
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science (disc “Made in West Germany by Polygram”)	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE1984-04 US1984-04	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	257 002, 3674-2
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	US1984-04	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3674-2
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	US1990-10-22	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE1990	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	7599-23674-2
2.16	O Superman	8:22	Laurie Anderson	Decade of Hits: 80’s Greatest	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1990	Dino Music (subsidiary of EMI Netherlands BV)	DIN869D
3.12	O Superman	8:26	Laurie Anderson	Young at Heart	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1993	Sounds Direct	SDC697/03
1.16	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:24	Laurie Anderson	Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the ’80s, Volume 7	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-10-18	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71700
1.14	O Superman	8:22	Laurie Anderson	Sedated in the Eighties, No. 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-10-18	The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)	7243-8-29671-2-5, T2-29671
2.15	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden: Editie ’94	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1994	Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997)	17-516 760-10
1.15	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	New Frontiers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1994	Warner Music France	9548-31952-2
1.11	O Superman	8:20	Laurie Anderson	Dance Classics DJ Service, Volume 8	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1996
3.12	O Superman	8:26	Laurie Anderson	Young at Heart	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996	Sounds Direct	A482/9548 34347 2
2.5	O Superman	8:24	Laurie Anderson	Was het nu 70 of 80? Volume 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1998	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)	7243 845676 2
1.18	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	Ever Fallen In Love (20 Classics From The New Wave Era)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999	Warner.ESP	9548 37939 2
1.9	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:25	Laurie Anderson	Wired Magazine Presents: Music Futurists	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75607
1.1	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:25	Laurie Anderson	Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology	Laurie Anderson	Album + Compilation	US2000-10-17	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Archives	R2 76648
2.13	O Superman	8:22	Laurie Anderson	Storytellers II: A Road Less Travelled	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005-06-20	Barking Mad Records	BM0017
1.8	O Superman	8:22	Laurie Anderson	John Peel. Right Time, Wrong Speed 1977 - 1987	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006-10-09	Warner Music TV	WMTV023
1.1	O Superman	8:25	Laurie Anderson	O Superman (UK 12” sgl)	Laurie Anderson	EP	AF2007-06-04 AL2007-06-04 (show 182 more) ZW2007-06-04	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)
1.6	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:25	Laurie Anderson	Big Science (purchase‐for‐download version listed on official Nonesuch site)	Laurie Anderson	Album	-2007-06-15	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)
1.6	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science (25th anniversary edition)	Laurie Anderson	Album	US2007-07-17	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)	130428-2
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE2007-07-17	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)	7559-79988-5
1.6	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:21	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE2007-07-17	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)	7559-79988-5
1.11	O Superman	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE2007-07-17	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)	7559-79988-5
1.3	O Superman	8:25	Laurie Anderson	Big Science EP	Laurie Anderson	EP	-2007	Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)
3.8	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	Essential New & Electro Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2007	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	511967
3.17	O Superman	8:25	Laurie Anderson	The Edge of the Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-03-31	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	88697293402
1.16	O Superman	8:22	Laurie Anderson	La guerre est déclarée	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	FR2011-07-22
1.16	O Superman	8:22	Laurie Anderson	La guerre est déclarée	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	FR2011-08-29
1.6	O Superman	8:25	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XW2021-04-09
2.1	O Superman	?:??	Laurie Anderson	NOW Presents Electronic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2022-08-19	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	LPNBX2
1.3	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:23	Laurie Anderson	NOW Yearbook ’80–’84: The Final Chapter	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2022-12-02	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CDYBXNOW8084
1.3	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	NOW Yearbook ’80–’84: The Final Chapter	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2022-12-02	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	0196587511227, CDYBNOW8084
2.1	O Superman	8:24	Laurie Anderson	Now 80s Alternative	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2023-06-16	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CDNNNOW141
1.6	O Superman (For Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science (UK/Europe/US reissue)	Laurie Anderson	Album	US-	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	257 002, 3674-2
1.6	O Superman (for Massenet)	8:27	Laurie Anderson	Big Science	Laurie Anderson	Album	XE-	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	7599-23674-2
1.1	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	Mastermix Classic Cuts 69: One Hit Wonders	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB-	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CC069
(unknown)
1.17	O Superman	8:23	Laurie Anderson	Smash Hits 1981	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009	Rhino (reissue label)	5186-52137-2
1.14	O Superman	8:27	Laurie Anderson	DISCO ELECTRO 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Mixtape/Street	XW2013

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engineer:	Leanne Ungar
assistant producer:	Perry Hoberman
producer:	Laurie Anderson (experimental/art rock musician) Roma Baran
electronic instruments [electronics] and vocoder:	Laurie Anderson (experimental/art rock musician)
farfisa and synthesizer [Casio]:	Roma Baran
flute and saxophone [sax]:	Perry Hoberman
vocals:	Laurie Anderson (experimental/art rock musician)

recorded at:	The Lobby (Laurie Anderson's home studio) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:	The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

sampled by:	Hit the Ground (Superman) by The Big Pink (London based electro duo) std::tulpa by The Third Vagina You Don't Know Me by MP
mash-ups:	Laurie Anderson “O Superman” + Aphex Twin “Taking Control” by DJ Peter Perplexe Stairway to Bootleg Heaven (Dolly Parton vs. Eurythmics vs. The Beatles vs. Laurie Anderson vs. Art of Noise vs. Beastie Boys vs. Pat Benatar) by DJ Earworm

recording of:	O Superman (in 1981)

O Superman

lyricist and composer:	Laurie Anderson (experimental/art rock musician)

publisher:	Difficult Music

is based on:	Le Cid : Acte III, scène 3. « Ah ! tout est bien fini » ... No. 13 Prière « Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père » (Rodrigue, Saint Jacques, voix du ciel)

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