Manboy

"Manboy"
"Manboy"
Single by Eric Saade
from the album Masquerade
Released	28 March 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	2:57
Label	Roxy Recordings
Songwriters	Fredrik Kempe; Peter Boström;
Eric Saade singles chronology
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.^[1]

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

An acoustic version of the song was released on 10 May 2010 in Sweden.^[3]
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.^[4]
In 2017, a cover version was released by Sabina Ddumba as a part of the eighth season of Så mycket bättre.^[5]

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*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[8]	Platinum	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Sweden^[1]	28 March 2010	CD single, digital download	Roxy Recordings
Sweden^[3] (Acoustic version)	10 May 2010	CD single, digital download	Roxy Recordings

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "iTunes - Music - Manboy - Single by Eric Saade". iTunes. 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "iTunes - Music - Eric Saade". iTunes. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
^ ^a ^b "iTunes - Music - Manboy (Acoustic Version) - Single by Eric Saade". iTunes. 2010-05-10. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. 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.

External links

Eric Saade Official Website

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[genre-1] "iTunes - Music - Manboy - Single by Eric Saade". iTunes. 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

[writer-2] "iTunes - Music - Eric Saade". iTunes. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-25.

[acoustic-3] "iTunes - Music - Manboy (Acoustic Version) - Single by Eric Saade". iTunes. 2010-05-10. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

[4] "Pensionär" (in Swedish). Swedish Mediadatabase. 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[5] Jan Andersson (11 November 2017). "Sabina Ddumba tolkade Saade bäst" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[6] "Scandipop.co.uk - The 2011 scandipop awards: THE WINNER!". scandipop.co.uk. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

[sc_Sweden_Eric_Saade-7] "Eric Saade – Manboy". Singles Top 100.

[GLF-8] "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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v t e Eric Saade
Discography
Studio albums	Masquerade Saade Vol. 1 Saade Vol. 2 Forgive Me Det svarta fåret
EPs	Saade
Singles	"Sleepless" "Manboy" "Break of Dawn" "Popular" "Hearts in the Air" "Hotter Than Fire" "Sting" "Girl from Sweden" "Wide Awake" "Another Week" "Postcard" "Every Minute"
Featured singles	"Imagine"
Promotional singles	"Still Loving It" "We Got the World"
Related articles	What's Up! Björnzone

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