I'm Not the Man I Used to Be

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"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be"
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Single by Fine Young Cannibals
from the album The Raw & the Cooked
B-side "Motherless Child"
Released1989
Genre Pop rock
Length4:20
Label I.R.S.
Songwriter(s) Roland Gift, David Steele
Producer(s) Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals singles chronology
"Don't Look Back"
(1989)
"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be"
(1989)
"I'm Not Satisfied"
(1990)

"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" is a song by British pop-rock band Fine Young Cannibals. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 1988 album The Raw & the Cooked . The song reached the top 40 charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Austria, and the Netherlands. It also appeared on the CD version of the compilation album Now 16 .

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Composition

Written by lead vocalist Roland Gift and bassist David Steele, "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" contains prominent drum beats with keyboards and finger-picked guitar accompaniment. The song utilises, throughout the track, a sample from "Funky Drummer" by James Brown. [1] Allmusic writer Jo-Ann Greene described the song as having "a futuristic jungle beat and an almost housey production". [2]

Release and reception

"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" entered the UK Singles Chart in November 1989 and spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 20. [3] The song also peaked at number 29 in Austria and the Netherlands, [4] number 35 in Canada, [5] and number 54 in the United States. [6] Dave Thompson of Allmusic praised Gift for "[h]is introspective lyrics and almost wistful performance". [1] The song was featured in a 2009 episode of the American television series Nip/Tuck on FX. [7]

Track listing

7" Vinyl
  1. "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" - 4:20
  2. "Motherless Child" - 2:33
12" Vinyl, CD Maxi-Single
  1. "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be" (7" Mix) - 4:20
  2. "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be" (12" Remix) - 4:42
  3. "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be" (Instrumental) - 4:25
  4. "Motherless Child" - 2:37

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [3] 20
Austrian Singles Chart [4] 29
Canadian Singles Chart [5] 35
Dutch Top 40 [4] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 54
U.S. Dance Music/Club Play [6] 8

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