It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue dated March 15, 2003, and received 2× Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

"Superman" is about the rocky relationships and promiscuous nature of the girls Eminem has had in his life and how he plans to deal with it.

[2] Entertainment Weekly editor described "In the creepy-crawly, mesmerizing 'Superman', he depicts himself as both sexual predator and commitment-phobic single guy.

"[3] HipHopDX named the production "the southern bounce", lyrics as dealing with groupies and called the chorus "cheesy".

"[5] Rolling Stone concluded that his divorce fuels the slow Southern bounce of the hypermisogynist "Superman".