Superman

Writer

Chad Fischer, Chris Link and Tim Bright

Lyrics

Out the door just in time
Head down the 405
Gotta meet the new boss by 8 am

The phone rings in the car
The wife is working hard
She’s running late tonight again

Well
I know what I’ve been told
You gotta work to feed the soul
But I can’t do this all on my own
No, I know I’m no Superman
I’m no Superman

You’ve got your love online
You think you’re doing fine
But you’re just plugged into the wall

And that deck of tarot cards
Won’t get you very far
There ain’t no hand to break your fall

Well
I know what I’ve been told
You gotta know just when to fold
But I can’t do this all on my own
No, I know I’m no Superman
I’m no Superman

That’s right

You’ve crossed the finish line
Won the race but lost your mind
Was it worth it after all

I need you here with me
Cause love is all we need
Just take a hold of the hand that breaks the fall

Well I know what I’ve been told
Gotta break free to break the mold
But I can’t do this all on my own
No I can’t do this all on my own
I know that I’m no Superman
I’m no Superman
Someday we’ll be together
I’m no Superman
Someday, someday
Someday we’ll be together
Someday
I’m no Superman

Releases

Tao of Steve soundtrack

The song was first released on the soundtrack album for the film The Tao of Steve, despite the song didn’t appear in the film itself. Soundtrack version of the song is 3:38 in length.

Music from [Scrubs]

“Superman” became a theme song for the TV series Scrubs and was released as the first track on the show’s soundtrack album.

All the Time in the World

“Superman” was released on the band’s second album All the Time in the World. The album version added the intro count-in, making the length of the song 3:43.

Promo CD single

The song was released as a one track promo single. The version on the single is slightly sped up soundtrack version, with length 3:32.

There are at least two versions of the single with different catalog numbers.

Version 1

Version 2

Someday We’ll Be Together

The re-recording of the song was released on the band’s fifth album Someday We’ll Be Together.

Cover versions

The Blanks cover

The cover of the song by The Blanks (produced by Chad Fischer) opens the band’s debut 2004 album Riding the Wave. It was also featured in the final episode of the eighth season of Scrubs.

WAZ cover

The cover of the song by WAZ was used as a theme song of the ninth season of Scrubs and released as a digital download single in 2009.

Jack Muskrat cover

The cover of the song by Jack Muskrat subtitled as ‘Rock version’ was released as a digital download single in 2020.

Uses in Media

The final episode of the eighth season of Scrubs featured a except of the acoustic instrumental version of the song.