My Man Is a Mean Man

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"My Man Is a Mean Man"
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Single by Stefanie Heinzmann
from the album Masterplan
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2008 (2008-01-11)
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Length3:33
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Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Grizzly
  • Tysper
Stefanie Heinzmann singles chronology
"My Man Is a Mean Man"
(2008)
"Like a Bullet"
(2008)

"My Man Is a Mean Man" is a song by Swiss recording artist Stefanie Heinzmann, the winner of the TV Total television competition SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD . It was written by Tommy Tysper, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, and Pauline Olofsson, while production was helmed by the former along with Gustav "Grizzly" Jonsson. Heinzmann's recording was picked as her coronation song and debut single. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the Swiss Singles Chart and became a top ten hit in Austria and Germany. The song was later included on her debut album, Masterplan (2008).

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