Superbeast

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"Superbeast"
Single by Rob Zombie
from the album Hellbilly Deluxe
Released	June 1, 1999
Recorded	1998 at Chop Shop Hollywood, CA
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	3:40
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Rob Zombie Charlie Clouser Scott Humphrey
Producer(s)	Rob Zombie Scott Humphrey
Rob Zombie singles chronology
"Living Dead Girl" (1999) "Superbeast" (1999) "Feel So Numb" (2001)

"Superbeast" is a promotional single from Rob Zombie's solo debut, Hellbilly Deluxe. The song was co-written by Charlie Clouser, formerly of Nine Inch Nails. It also appears on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie, and two remixes are contained on American Made Music to Strip By. The track appeared in the horror film Valentine in 2001 and the action/horror film End of Days in 1999. The song was played in the background of the trailer of Godzilla 2000: Millennium. The "Girl on a Motorcycle" remix of the song was frequently used in commercials for ECW T-shirts and future events. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2000. On January 4, 2008, the song "Superbeast" was used to introduce the "Abyss vs. Manabu Nakanishi" match at Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo, Japan.

The song was covered by Transient for The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie in 2002 and was covered again in 2011 by Suicide Silence for the digital edition of The Black Crown.

The lyrics "Move the jaw, cry aloud, bound up the dead triumphantly" may be a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial" in which Poe says, "The movement of the jaws, in this effort to cry aloud, showed me that they were bound up, as is usual with the dead."

Music video[]

The music video shows a woman, Sheri Moon (Rob's wife), dressed in leather and riding on a motorcycle, fighting a robot and a ninja with katanas while bright lights rapidly flash on screen. There are also a few clips added of Zombie and his band.

Video game appearances[]

• The studio version of the song appears on the 1998 vehicular combat game Twisted Metal III. An exclusive remix version appears on the 1999 sequel Twisted Metal 4, while the intro to the "Girl on a Motorcycle" remix appears on the ending of Mr. Zombie's campaign.
• Although not officially in the game, the 1998 lightgun arcade game CarnEvil has a short song during its attract mode that bears a striking resemblance to the song.
• The song appears in the 2009 action-adventure game Brütal Legend
• In 2009, the song was available for downloadable as a playable track in the rhythm game Rock Band

Personnel[]

• Tom Baker - Mastering
• Paul DeCarli - Additional Programming
• Frank Gryner - Additional Engineering
• Scott Humphrey - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Programming
• Chris Lord-Alge - Additional Mixing
• Blasko - Bass
• Riggs - Guitar
• Tempesta - Drums
• Rob Zombie - Vocals, Lyrics, Producer, Artwork

Charts[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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