Darkest of night With the Moon shining bright There's a set goin' strong Lotta things goin' on The man of the hour Has an air of great power The dudes have envied him for so long Oh, Superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is Do or Die Ah-ha-ha Hard to understand What a hell of a man This cat of the slum Had a mind, wasn't dumb But a weakness was shown 'Cause his hustle was wrong His mind was his own But the man lived alone The game he plays he plays for keeps Hustlin' times and ghetto streets Tryin' to get over (That's what he tryin' to do, y'all) Taking all that he can take Gambling with the odds of fate Tryin' ta get over Woo, Superfly The aim of his role Was to move a lot of blow Ask him his dream What does it mean? He woudn't know Can't be like the rest Is the most he'll confess But the time's running out And there's no happiness Superfly
Darkest of night With the Moon shining bright There's a set goin' strong Lotta things goin' on The man of the hour Has an air of great power The dudes have envied him for so long Oh, Superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is Do or Die Ah-ha-ha Hard to understand What a hell of a man This cat of the slum Had a mind, wasn't dumb But a weakness was shown 'Cause his hustle was wrong His mind was his own But the man lived alone The game he plays he plays for keeps Hustlin' times and ghetto streets Tryin' to get over (That's what he tryin' to do, y'all) Taking all that he can take Gambling with the odds of fate Tryin' ta get over Woo, Superfly The aim of his role Was to move a lot of blow Ask him his dream What does it mean? He woudn't know Can't be like the rest Is the most he'll confess But the time's running out And there's no happiness Superfly
A faixa função como título do álbum trilha sonora de 1972 para o filme homônimo e foi lançada como o segundo single do disco, após "Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly)".
A música alcançou a posição nº 8 na parada Billboard Hot 100 e subiu ao nº 5 na lista de Best Selling Soul Singles.
As letras da canção celebram a astúcia e a determinação do personagem principal do filme, tocando sobre os créditos finais da película.
A linha de baixo e a percussão do rototom da introdução, interpretados respectivamente por Joseph "Lucky" Scott e "Master" Henry Gibson, foram amplamente sampleadas em outras músicas.
Artistas como Beastie Boys, The Notorious B.I.G., Nelly e Goldie Lookin Chain utilizaram elementos sonoros da faixa em hits como "Egg Man", "Intro", "Tilt Ya Head Back" e "Pusherman".
Curtis Mayfield reutilizou a música original em uma gravação de 1990 intitulada "Superfly 1990", um dueto com o rapper Ice-T para a trilha do filme The Return of Superfly.
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