Super-Charger Heaven

"Super-Charger Heaven" (sometimes referred to as "Devil Man" due to its chorus) is the third and final single off White Zombie's 1995 studio album, Astro-Creep: 2000. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie, and a remix can be found on Supersexy Swingin' Sounds. The artwork for the single incorporates the Japanese superhero Devilman, who is also referenced in the chorus of the song.

"Super-Charger Heaven"
Single by White Zombie
from the album Astro-Creep: 2000
B-side"Where The Side Walk Ends, the Bug Parade Begins"
Released1996
Recorded1995 at NRG Studios, Los Angeles
Length3:37
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rob Zombie
White Zombie
Producer(s)Terry Date
White Zombie singles chronology
"Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
(1995)		 "Super-Charger Heaven"
(1996)
Astro-Creep: 2000 track listing
  1. "Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony)"
  2. "Super-Charger Heaven"
  3. "Real Solution #9"
  4. "Creature of the Wheel"
  5. "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)"
  6. "Grease Paint and Monkey Brains"
  7. "I, Zombie"
  8. "More Human than Human"
  9. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama"
  10. "Blur the Technicolor"
  11. "Blood, Milk and Sky"

Music and lyrics

Like many White Zombie songs, the song contains clips from old horror films. The song opens with spoken words: "Look, I know the supernatural is something that isn't supposed to happen, but it does happen", a sample from the 1963 film The Haunting.

The song contains a section of spoken Latin, from the 1976 Hammer film To the Devil a Daughter. The Latin states: Insipientia corde suo, non es deus. Non est vita qui adorem, non es usque ad unum. Es excommunicatus, ex unione fidelium. ("Foolish of heart, thou art not a god. There is no life for those who do not adore, and to a man thou hast not. Thou art excommunicated from the union of the faithful.")

Another line from the same film, "It is not heresy, and I will not recant!", is also spoken by actor Christopher Lee and sampled in "Super-Charger Heaven".

The lyrics contain the line "Bury me an angel,/God, I need some inspiration", a reference to the 1971 film Bury Me an Angel. The song also includes the line "ring-a-ding rhythm", which was a film about jazz by Amicus Films.

Music video

The music video, the third music video made for a song off the album, features the band playing live on stage at California, Las Vegas, and Detroit. Alice Cooper joins the band on stage for a few brief seconds during the video.

Appearances
  • It is featured in the 1995 action movie Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone.
  • It is featured in the 1996 Nicolas Winding Refn's neo-noir crime drama Pusher.
  • It is featured in the freestyle motocross movie 'Crusty Demons of Dirt'.
  • It is used in the Daria episode "Ill".
  • It is used in numerous promos for the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z for Cartoon Network in the mid-1990s.
  • in 2001 the staff of KBPI in Denver, CO produced a parody titled "Bronco Fan".

First single track listing
  1. "Super-Charger Heaven (LP version)" - 3:37
  2. "Where The Side Walk Ends, the Bug Parade Begins" - 2:41

Second single track listing
  1. "Super-Charger Heaven (LP Version)" - 3:37
  2. "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama (LP version)" - 4:13
  3. "More Human than Human (Princess of Helium Ultra Mix)" - 4:17

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[1] 39

References
  1. Billboard.com single charts for White Zombie
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