NEENA ROSE RISES ABOVE WITH POWERFUL NEW POP ANTHEM “SUPERMAN”
With a voice that cuts like a comet and lyrics that strike the heart, Canadian pop sensation Neena Rose returns with her latest single, “Superman.” The fiery, emotional ballad is a bold next chapter in her unstoppable rise—one that now includes more than 12.4 million total digital streams, 875,000+ TikTok followers, 240,000+ playlists, and a growing fanbase that spans the globe.
“Superman” flips the fairytale. It’s not about waiting for someone to save you—it’s about realizing your worth when they don’t. Wrapped in Neena’s smooth, cinematic vocal performance, the track delivers soaring hooks and heart-on-sleeve honesty: “In the shadows / I fought your battles / When you said you were the one protecting me / But you’ll never be my Superman.”
“I wrote ‘Superman’ as a kind of unmasking,” Neena explains. “It’s about that moment you stop romanticizing someone and start realizing they were never the hero in your story—you were. You always were.”
Released under the mentorship of industry giants, Neena’s work continues to grab attention across major platforms and industry circles. She recently took home “Original Recording of the Year” at the 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards and has collaborated with Grammy winners and hitmakers like Eric Hudson (Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige), Blush (Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland), and Travis Kr8ts (Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Flo Rida).
The 22-year-old Hamilton, ON native has been stunning audiences since her debut single “Games” in 2018. With performances reaching over 50,000 people and features in dozens of media outlets, Neena Rose has become a defining voice of Canada’s new pop era—fierce, authentic, and impossible to ignore.
“Love working with her because she wants it so bad and she’s willing to take direction. She has all the boxes ticked,” says Tiyon Christian (multi-platinum, 4x Grammy-nominated producer). Eric Hudson compares the experience to working with “the great late Whitney Houston,” while Travis Kr8ts praises her for being “fast and easy to work with” and having “a very special voice.”
Neena’s empowering message has found fertile ground on social media as well. With over 875K TikTok followers and viral clips showcasing her vocal range, vulnerability, and writing, she continues to prove she’s more than a pop artist—she’s a generational storyteller.
“Maybe you’ll never know how hard I really had to try,” she sings in the bridge, peeling back the curtain on the emotional weight of loving someone who can’t meet you halfway. “Superman” speaks not only to heartbreak but to healing—and the realization that strength often comes from walking away.
Whether she’s on stage, on screen, or on your screen, Neena Rose keeps proving that vulnerability is power, and truth is timeless. “Superman” is out now on all streaming platforms.
Hi, Neena! Good to see you again! Care to introduce yourself to the readers for those not familiar with your music?
Hey, you too! My name is Neena Rose, and you may know me from my hit song “War Zone,” or my viral freestyles on TikTok throughout the years! I’m a big storyteller when it comes to songwriting, and I love to take my experiences, negative or positive, and turn them into something that others can listen to and feel seen by; almost like I wrote the song just for them!
“Superman” flips the classic narrative—what was the moment that inspired you to write from that perspective?
The idea for Superman came out of a writing session where we were unpacking some of my past experiences. We landed on this theme of people not living up to who they say they are—or who you hope they’ll be. I talked about how I used to give this person the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe I was the one who could help fix him or make him want to change. I thought I was the one thing that could change him for the better, and one of the writers compared that to kryptonite. That hit me hard—because I realized I saw myself as his kryptonite, but he wasn’t even Superman. I kept defending him, fighting his battles, waiting for him to show up for me the way I did for him… and he never did. That realization became the core of the song.
You’ve said this song is an “unmasking.” What truths about yourself or others did you discover in the process of writing it?
Before writing this song, I didn’t fully understand how I felt about the experience that inspired it. Throughout the process, which honestly felt more like a therapy session, I learned that I used to gravitate towards people whom I saw potential in, because I wanted to be the reason they became better. I looked for “fixer-upers” but instead of “fixing” them, I broke myself down along the way. I had to accept that some people don’t want to be saved, and it’s not my job to make them better people.
You’ve racked up over 12 million streams and 875,000 TikTok followers—how has social media shaped the way you connect with your audience?
Social media has played such a huge role in the way I connect with my listeners because it broke the “fourth wall” of being an artist and allowed me to create and promote music in a way that feels more personal and authentic. With social media, I am able to put my most vulnerable and real self on display, and I truly believe that is the key to building an audience that will stick with you. When people connect with someone as a person, they will naturally be interested in what they have to offer artistically.
If someone’s going through what “Superman” talks about—heartbreak, healing, and self-worth—what do you hope they take away from your song?
I hope they understand that people move at different paces and it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a bad person, but you should never have to ask someone to be better for you. The right person will show up for you and be the best version of themselves on their own terms. Honestly, the moral of the story is: if he wanted to, he would.