Sunshine Superman

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"Sunshine Superman" is a 1966 psychedelic folk-pop song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, widely regarded as one of his signature hits and an early landmark of psychedelic music.

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Sunshine Superman canonical 2

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instanceOf single
song
artist Donovan NERFINISHED
chartPosition 1 on Billboard Hot 100 (United States)
1 on RPM Top Singles (Canada)
2 on UK Singles Chart (United Kingdom)
composer Donovan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
decade 1960s
describedAs early landmark of psychedelic music
psychedelic folk-pop song
signature song of Donovan
genre folk rock
pop rock
psychedelic folk
psychedelic pop
hasBSide The Trip NERFINISHED
hasCoverVersionBy Hüsker Dü NERFINISHED
Melanie NERFINISHED
The Butthole Surfers NERFINISHED
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
harpsichord
percussion
strings
hasLyricalTheme psychedelic experience
romantic love
superhero imagery
hasMusicalFeature folk-influenced melody
prominent bass line
psychedelic production
includedInAlbum Sunshine Superman NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 3 minutes
notableFor being one of the first psychedelic hit singles
commercial breakthrough for Donovan in the United States
performer Donovan NERFINISHED
producer Mickie Most NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1965
recordLabel Epic Records
Pye Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1966-07-01
releaseType lead single
tempo medium
vocalist Donovan NERFINISHED
writer Donovan NERFINISHED

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Donovan notableWork Sunshine Superman
Donovan album Sunshine Superman