What Makes a Man

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"What Makes a Man" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 December 2000 in the UK and Ireland as the third single from their second studio album, Coast to Coast . The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and was their first single not to peak at number one, being beaten to the Christmas number-one spot by "Can We Fix It?", the theme to the cartoon series Bob the Builder . It also charted in Croatia and Ireland, reaching the top five in both countries.

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The song was the 39th-best-selling single of 2000 in the UK and received a gold sales certification for over 400,000 copies sold. It is the band's fifth-best-selling single in paid-for sales, and seventh-best-selling single in combined sales as of January 2019. [2]

Background

"What Makes a Man" was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of E4 to B♭5. [3]

Reception

Brian McFadden of Westlife had little faith in the release. [4] Speaking in an interview with Worldpop.com, he remarked: "It's a weak song, and we didn't do much promotional work. Bob [the Builder] deserved it." [5]

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single [6] [7]

  1. "What Makes a Man" (single remix)
  2. "I'll Be There"
  3. "My Girl"

UK CD2 [8]

  1. "What Makes a Man" (single remix)
  2. "I'll Be There"
  3. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"

Charts

"What Makes a Man"
WhatMakesAManCD1.jpg
Single by Westlife
from the album Coast to Coast
Released18 December 2000 (2000-12-18) [1]
Studio Rokstone (London)
Length3:52
Label
Songwriters
Producer Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"My Love"
(2000)		"What Makes a Man"
(2000)		"I Lay My Love on You"
(2001)
Music video
"What Makes a Man" on YouTube

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Sexton, Paul (16 December 2000). "Novelty Tunes Have Good Shot at Top Spot on Brit Christmas List" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 51. p. 15. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "What Makes a Man bY Westlife – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.
  4. ↑ "Famous last words". T2 . No. 93. London. 20 January 2001. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "Westlife 'don't care' about No 1s". Worldpop.com. 8 January 2001.
  6. ↑ What Makes a Man (UK CD1 liner notes). RCA Records, BMG. 2000. 74321 823862.
  7. ↑ What Makes a Man (UK cassette single sleeve). RCA Records, BMG. 2000. 74321 823864.
  8. ↑ What Makes a Man (UK CD2 liner notes). RCA Records, BMG. 2000. 74321 82625 2.
  9. ↑ "HR Top 20 Lista". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 18, no. 2/3. 13 January 2001. p. 13. Retrieved 10 October 2020.See last week column.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – What Makes a Man". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 24/12/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 24/12/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 6 January 2001. p. 10. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Yearly Best Selling Singles" (PDF). British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". C&R. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Westlife – What Makes a Man". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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