Supermarioland (song)

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"Supermarioland"
Novelty pop[1]
Length3:30
LabelLiving Beat
Songwriter(s)
YouTube

"Supermarioland" is a song by Ambassadors of Funk, a musical project managed by British musician

platform video game Super Mario Land, developed by Nintendo and composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto
gave permission for Harris to release the song and record an album featuring similar material.

Released in October 1992 via Harris's

UK Singles Chart. The song also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands the same year. Along with Doctor Spin's "Tetris" and H.W.A.'s "Supersonic", this song contributed to the brief trend of video game music entering mainstream popularity. Nintendo UK provided an actor for the song's music video, which was filmed at Chessington World of Adventures
in London.

Background

Nintendo of America was difficult to contact, and the track was never released in the United States. Mario's designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, approved the project, and the album, titled Super Mario Compact Disco, was released in Japan in August 1993, featuring tracks from other Mario games such as Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Kart.[1][2]

Release and promotion

Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 35 on 17 November.[7] This song, along with "Tetris" by Doctor Spin and "Supersonic" by H.W.A., began a short period of recreated video game music entering mainstream popularity.[1][8][9] The song's music video, filmed at Chessington World of Adventures in London, features Einstein and several others dancing along to the song with an actor wearing a Mario costume.[1]

Critical reception

Upon the song's release in October 1992, Computer and Video Games magazine called it "the essential item for Mario-loving ravers everywhere" and predicted it would enter the UK top 20 charts.[10]

Track listings

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Diver, Mike (12 November 2017). "Revisiting Nintendo's novelty pop hit". Eurogamer. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. Nintendo Life
    . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ambassadors of Funk: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Supermarioland". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Ambassadors of Funk feat. M.C. Mario – Super Mario Land" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 47. 21 November 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 45. 19 December 1992. p. 10. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Have We Lost These Kids Forever?" (PDF). Music Week. 12 December 1992. p. 25. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "MC Mario Respect Is Due" (PDF). Computer and Video Games. No. 132 (November 1992). 15 October 1992. p. 11.
  11. ^ Supermarioland (UK CD single liner notes). Ambassadors of Funk featuring MC Mario. Living Beat Records. 1992. SMASH 23CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Supermarioland (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Ambassadors of Funk featuring MC Mario. Living Beat Records. 1992. 7 SMASH 23.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Supermarioland (UK cassette single sleeve). Ambassadors of Funk featuring MC Mario. Living Beat Records. 1992. SMASH 23C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Supermarioland (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Ambassadors of Funk featuring MC Mario. Living Beat Records. 1992. SMASH 23.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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