| "Manboy" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Saade | ||||
| from the album Masquerade | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Roxy Recordings | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Eric Saade singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Manboy" (Acoustic) on YouTube | ||||
"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.
Background
The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström.
Melodifestivalen 2010
In 2010, Saade competed in Melodifestivalen with the song and reached third place.
Other versions
- An acoustic version of the song was released on 10 May 2010 in Sweden.
- During a pause at Melodifestivalen 2013 the song was performed by Ann-Louise Hanson, Towa Carson and Siw Malmkvist as "Maj-Gull". It was also released on an EP the same year.
- In 2017, a cover version was released by Sabina Ddumba as a part of the eighth season of Så mycket bättre.
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.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden (GLF) | Platinum | 40,000 |
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 28 March 2010 | CD single, digital download | Roxy Recordings |
| Sweden (Acoustic version) | 10 May 2010 |
References
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Manboy - Single by Eric Saade". itunes.apple.com. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Eric Saade". itunes.apple.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Manboy (Acoustic Version) - Single by Eric Saade". itunes.apple.com. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- "Pensionär" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediadatabase. 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Jan Andersson (11 November 2017). "Sabina Ddumba tolkade Saade bäst" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Scandipop.co.uk - The 2011 scandipop awards: THE WINNER!". scandipop.co.uk. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- "Eric Saade – Manboy". Singles Top 100.
- "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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