Super Fly Meets Shaft

"Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971).

"Super Fly Meets Shaft"
Single by John & Ernest
B-side	"Part Two"; also, "Problems"
Released	April 1973
Genre	Novelty/R&B
Length	2:25
Label	Rainy Wednesday
Songwriter(s)	Dickie Goodman, Sal Passantino
Producer(s)	Dickie Goodman, Sal Passantino
John & Ernest singles chronology
"Super Fly Meets Shaft" (1973) "Soul President Number One" (1973)

"Super Fly Meets Shaft" became an American hit in the spring of 1973, reaching #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Background

Among the songs sampled in the record is Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones", with three excerpts. Others include:

• "S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight)" - Winfield Parker
• "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
• "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations
• "Keeper of the Castle" - Four Tops
• "I'll Be Around" - The Spinners
• "I Got Ants in My Pants" - James Brown
• "Theme from Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
• "Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays
• "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" - The Spinners
• "Love Train" - The O'Jays
• "Freddie's Dead" - Curtis Mayfield
• "Daddy's Home" - Jermaine Jackson
• "Superfly" - Curtis Mayfield

Chart history

Chart (1973)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2]	31
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[3]	43
U.S. Record World	38

References

1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
3. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1973

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• John & Ernest - Super Fly Meets Shaft on YouTube