Manboy

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"Manboy"
Manboy-eric-saade.jpg
Single by Eric Saade
from the album Masquerade
Released28 March 2010 [1]
Recorded2009
Genre Dance-pop
Length2:57 [1]
Label Roxy Recordings
Songwriter(s)
Eric Saade singles chronology
"Sleepless"
(2009)
"Manboy"
(2010)
"Break of Dawn"
(2010)
Music video
"Manboy" (Acoustic) on YouTube
Eric Saade performing in Melodifestivalen 2010 Eric Saade Manboy.jpg
Eric Saade performing in Melodifestivalen 2010

"Manboy" is a song performed by Swedish singer Eric Saade. It is the second single from Saade's first album, Masquerade , and was first released on 28 March 2010 in Sweden. [1]

Contents

Background

The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström. [2]

Melodifestivalen 2010

In 2010, Saade competed in Melodifestivalen with the song and reached third place. [2]

Other versions

Awards, nominations and certifications

The song was nominated for two Scandipop Awards 2011 in the categories Best Single from a New Artist and Best Male Single. [6]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Manboy
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [8] Platinum40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Sweden [1] 28 March 2010 CD single, digital download Roxy Recordings
Sweden [3] (Acoustic version)10 May 2010

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