Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
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"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter
The song received generally favorable reviews from
The accompanying music video for "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" was released on March 3, 1999, and it pays homage to
Background and release
thumbs-up, no questions asked. He could recognize a hit idea when he heard one. His groove flowed easily, and that song came together between the two of us, without any push and pull.
—Twain on the writing process of the song.[3]
The title and thus the lyric of the song were based on
After reaching domestic success in the United States, and selling over 15 million copies with The Woman in Me, Twain was determined to become an international star and decided to do whatever was necessary to achieve her goal.
Composition and lyric
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" was written by Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the track. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by
That song started with the title, then it kind of wrote itself. The whole expression is a celebration of being a woman these days, I think we're kind of spoiled in a lot of ways, with the advantages we have. Feminists may not feel that way, but I do. It's pretty darn fun to be a woman.[12]
In an interview with American LGBT-interest magazine
A lot of the stuff I do has such a feminine, female perspective, but a powerful one. It's not only girl power, it's gay power. I think that song really stands for both.[13]
Critical reception
The song received generally favorable reviews from
The staff from the Sputnikmusic website praised the track, calling it "a high point of the album with it being a classic example of upbeat feel-good
Accolades
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" earned Shania Twain her second
While listing the "Top 10 Girl Power Songs", The Boot website placed it at number ten, praising Shania for "embrac[ing] her inner feminist in this Grammy-winning single," calling it "music to any man's ears."[11] In the same vein, Fatima Bhojani of Mother Jones magazine picked the line, "We don't need romance, we only wanna dance/We're gonna let our hair hang down," as the best lyric of the song.[25] Writing for NPR Music, Ann Powers commented that the song "connects crossover country to the rock world in no uncertain terms, expanding the genre's heritage in ways that directly reflect the eclectic tastes of its younger audience."[26] The A.V. Club editors, while analysing the "17 well-intended yet misguided feminist anthems", concluded that:
The boilerplate "Let's let our hair down and go crazy!" rah-rah message of Shania Twain's 1997 hit "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" is so bland and uninspired it's practically nonexistent; it's basically a jingle for lady razors extended over three and a half minutes. The fact that Twain's version of female rebellion involves coloring her hair, talking loudly, and going out dancing with her friends raises the question of what sort of imaginary, Victorian-era standards she thinks she's rebelling against.[27]
Chart performance
North America
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" debuted on the
Australia and Europe
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" became Twain's second consecutive number one in New Zealand, after "That Don't Impress Me Much". And like her previous number one this also debuted at the top spot, and was certified platinum, making it her biggest single in that country.[37] In Australia, the song debuted at number five and peaked at number four a week later, becoming her fifth consecutive top-five single.[38] In France, the song became her first and only top-10 single, spending 31 weeks on the charts, while spending 13 weeks inside the top 10 and three weeks at its peak position at number three.[39] In the UK, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" became Twain's second highest selling single, being certified double platinum.[40] The song debuted at its peak position at number three, on October 2, 1999, where it remained for two weeks. It remained in the top ten for another two weeks. It remained on the entire chart for 18 weeks. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" became Twain's fourth top-ten hit (and third consecutive) in the UK.[41]
Music video
The
The video won the
Live performances
Shania Twain performed the song on her "
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Come On Over album booklet.[52]
Studio
- Recorded and mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Personnel
- Shania Twain – writing, vocals, background vocals
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange – writing, background vocals, production
- Biff Watson – guitars
- Dann Huff – guitars, guitar solo, guitar textures, six-string bass, talk box
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Larry Byrom – slide guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Joe Chemay – electric and fretless bass
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Bow Bros – gang fiddles
- John Hobbs – Wurlitzer
- Paul Leim – drums
- Mike Shipley – mixing
- Olle Romo – programming, Pro Tools, sequencing, editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[94] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[95] | Gold | 25,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[96] | Platinum | 10,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[97] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Usage in pop culture
The song was featured in a 2005 episode of
Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama also references "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" in her 2022 song "This Hell", which begins with the line "Let's go, girls".[102][103]
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