Waitin' for a Superman
The second single from The Soft Bulletin, retitled Is It Gettin' Heavy?? on the US album.
The Flaming Lips, from The Soft Bulletin (1999)
- Written by
- Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- The Soft Bulletin
Released as the second single from The Soft Bulletin, it reached 73 on the UK singles chart. On the US edition of the album the song carries the subtitle Is It Gettin' Heavy??. The album version runs 4:17, and a remix by Peter Mokran closes the US CD.
Other acts have played it. Coldplay covered it live in Oklahoma, the Lips' home state, on the Viva la Vida Tour in 2008. Iron & Wine recorded an acoustic version on Around the Well in 2009, and Scott Weiland included it on A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs in 2011. Fightstar have also covered it, and David Bazan has played it live. Pitchfork's review of Yoshimi called Fight Test easily that album's Waitin' for a Superman.
Covers and versions
- Coldplay (2008) Played live in Oklahoma on the Viva la Vida Tour.
- Iron & Wine (2009) Acoustic version on the album Around the Well.
- Scott Weiland (2011) On A Compilation of Scott Weiland Cover Songs.
More songs by The Flaming Lips
Do You Realize??, Race for the Prize, She Don't Use Jelly, Fight Test
Sources
- Waitin' for a Superman, Wikipedia
- The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pitchfork (2002-07-15)