Man I Am

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"Man I Am"
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Promotional single by Sam Smith
from the album Barbie the Album
Released21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
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Length3:07
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Producers

"Man I Am" is a song by English singer Sam Smith for Barbie the Album , the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie . It was released on 21 July 2023, as the album's third promotional single.

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Background

On 25 May 2023, Rolling Stone announced a partial tracklist of the Barbie soundtrack, with two additional tracks and surprise artists to be revealed at a later date. [1] On 10 July, Smith was revealed as the second surprise artist of the soundtrack, with their song "Man I Am" being released on 21 July. [2] [3]

On 12 July, Smith teased the song on Twitter with a clip from the film. [4]

Production

Smith was invited by Barbie director Greta Gerwig and soundtrack producer Mark Ronson to write a song from Ken's perspective. [2] [5] Ronson described the track as "the missing piece of Ken's puzzle" and "put[ting] the sound of Ken's liberation perfectly into song". [6]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from CD liner notes of Barbie the Album . [7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Man I Am"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 68
Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino) [9] 6
Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino) [10] 11
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [11] 46
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 58

References

  1. ↑ Aramesh, Waiss (25 May 2023). "Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, and Even Ryan Gosling Feature on 'Barbie' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 @samsmith; (10 July 2023). "I cannot begin to express how incredibly excited I am to be a part of the soundtrack to this already iconic film. The incredible @iammarkronson and Greta Gerwig invited me to write a song from the perspective of Ken for one of the scenes, and we honestly had so much fun with this. I cannot wait for you to hear what we've created together 💪🏻 👅 Man I Am is out 21st July Along with @barbiethemovie 🌸👛💖 BARBIE LAND HERE WE COME!!!!" . Retrieved 14 October 2023– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ Daw, Stephen (10 July 2023). "Sam Smith Is Bursting With Kenergy About Their Upcoming Song on the 'Barbie' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ @samsmith (12 July 2023). "💖 ⁦‪@barbiethemovie‬⁩ barbiethealbum.lnk.to/SamSmith pic.twitter.com/PRpqz1ZrJc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Mier, Tomás (11 July 2023). "Sam Smith Will Sing 'From the Perspective of Ken' in 'Barbie' Film". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ↑ @MarkRonson (13 July 2023). "AND... can't wait for u to hear the missing piece of KEN's puzzle penned and sung incredibly by ⁦‪@samsmith‬⁩. The artist who put the sound of ken's liberation perfectly into song. Produced by me and Ricky Reed 💗💗💗💗 pic.twitter.com/502Iv3v9ix" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Barbie The Album (Media notes). Various artists. Atlantic Records. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sam Smith". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Top 20 Nicaragua Anglo – Anglo – Del 24 al 30 de Julio, 2023" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Top 20 Panama Anglo – Anglo – Del 24 al 30 de Julio, 2023" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 08/10/2023" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 28/7/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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