Supersonic (J.J. Fad song)

"Supersonic"
Single by J.J. Fad
from the album Supersonic
Released	1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Hip hop
Length	03:55
Label	Ruthless Records
Writer(s)	Juana Burns Juanita Lee Fatima Shaheed Anna Cash Dania Birks
Producer(s)	Arabian Prince Dr. Dre* DJ Yella*
Certification	Gold (RIAA)

"Supersonic" is a 1988 single by J.J. Fad from their self-titled debut album. It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs and #22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. "Supersonic" stayed on the dance charts for eight weeks. The song went gold, and also got nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989, making them the first all-female rap group to be nominated for a Grammy award.^[1]

Usage in pop culture

• In 2006, singer Fergie sampled the song on her single "Fergalicious" from her debut album The Dutchess.
• In 2006, group Teriyaki Boyz also references the song in their track "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" from the The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack.
• In 2012, rapper Killer Mike references the song in his track "Go!" from the album R.A.P. Music.
• In 2013, rapper Eminem references and interpolated "Supersonic" in his song "Rap God" from his album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	22
U.S. Billboard Dance Chart	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[2]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. J.J. Fad official website
2. "American single certifications – J.J. FAD – SUPERSONIC". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH