โSuperstarโ was covered by British R&B singer Jamelia for her second studio album, Thank You. It was released as the albumโs second single on 15 September 2003 through Parlophone. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number eight but as airplay, video play and the general awareness of the track increased, after a month on the track climbed to a peak of number three. โSuperstarโ became the 26th biggest-selling single of 2003 and has sold 400,000 copies in the UK as of 2019. The single has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, spending 20 weeks on the UK chart.
โSuperstarโ also saw worldwide chart success, peaking at number one in Australia and New Zealand and attaining top-ten positions in over 15 other countries. The song earned the songwriters an Ivor Novello Award for โMost Performed Workโ, being the most performed song in the United Kingdom in 2003. According to the Performing Right Society, โSuperstarโ was the fourth most popular song of the 2000s (decade) in the UK based on the amount of plays and performances.
This song appeared on the Japanese video game Dance Dance Revolution FESTIVAL, and its European counterpart Dancing Stage Fusion. It is also featured on the karaoke game Lips as downloadable content and appeared on the soundtrack to the American reality television show Queer Eye.
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Sweet ABBA cover, Chiquitita! By Annalie Johnson of One Voice Childrenโs Choir and her sister Abby