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Superfly (song)

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celebrate the craftiness and determination of the film's main character. The song plays over the film's
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Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1973
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Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
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Single
Curtis Mayfield
Superfly
B-side
1972
Genre
Funk
psychedelic soul
Cinematic soul
Label
Curtom
Buddah
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Curtis Mayfield
Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)
Curtis Mayfield
1972
soundtrack album
film of the same name
Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)
Billboard
Best Selling Soul Singles
lyrics
closing credits
bassline
rototom
percussion
break

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