Superstar

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"Superstar" is the climactic rock anthem from the musical *Jesus Christ Superstar*, in which Judas questions and confronts Jesus about his fame and mission.

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Superstar canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
song ⓘ
addressedToCharacter Jesus Christ ⓘ
composer Andrew Lloyd Webber ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticFunction Judas’s final confrontation with Jesus ⓘ
commentary on celebrity and religion ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1970 ⓘ
genre rock ⓘ
rock opera ⓘ
hasRepriseOrMotifRelation title motif of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
includedIn 1973 film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme confrontation about Jesus's mission ⓘ
doubt and skepticism ⓘ
questioning of Jesus's fame ⓘ
lyricist Tim Rice ⓘ
musicalWorkForm anthem ⓘ
narrativeRole climactic number ⓘ
notableInstrumentation orchestra ⓘ
rock band ⓘ
notableProduction original 1971 Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
original 1972 West End production of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
originalAlbum Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 concept album) ⓘ
originalMedium concept album ⓘ
partOf Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
positionInShow near the end of the musical ⓘ
primarySingerCharacter Judas Iscariot ⓘ
workBasedOn New Testament accounts of Jesus ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Divine Miss M → hasTrack → Superstar ⓘ
The Carpenters → notableWork → Superstar ⓘ