"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since. The best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971, Luther Vandross in 1983, and Sonic Youth in 1994.
Rita Coolidge came up with the song idea, based on observing the relationships of female groupies with rock stars in the late 1960s.[1]
