Like a Man (Dallas Smith song)

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"Like a Man"
Like A Man Dallas Smith.jpg
Single by Dallas Smith
from the album Timeless
ReleasedApril 1, 2020
Genre Country pop
Length3:08
Label 604
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dallas Smith singles chronology
"Timeless"
(2019)
"Like a Man"
(2020)
"Some Things Never Change"
(2020)
Lyric Video
"Like a Man" on YouTube

"Like a Man" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Dallas Smith [1] and released as the fifth single from his 2020 album Timeless . [2] The song was written by David Garcia, Jessi Alexander, and Josh Miller, while Garcia produced the track with Joey Moi. [3] It was named "Single of the Year" at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards. [4]

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Background

Like a Man was released amidst the coronavirus pandemic and Smith remarked that he hoped the track would give listeners "a 3 minute escape from the craziness we’re living in". [5]

Accolades

YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResultRef.
2021 Canadian Country Music Awards Single of the Year"Like a Man"Won [4]

Commercial performance

"Like a Man" reached a peak of Number One on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated August 22, 2020. [6] It became Smith's ninth-consecutive Number One hit on the chart, and tenth overall, extending both records Smith holds for a Canadian country artist. [7] It also peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, marking Smith's highest charting entry there since "Wastin' Gas" in 2014. [8] It has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [9]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [10] 43
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 60
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [11] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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