Man I Am
2023 song by Sam Smith
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"Man I Am" is a song by English singer Sam Smith for Barbie the Album, the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie. It was released on 21 July 2023, as the album's third promotional single.
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| Promotional single by Sam Smith | |
| from the album Barbie the Album | |
| Released | 21 July 2023 |
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| Length | 3:07 |
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Background
On 25 May 2023, Rolling Stone announced a partial tracklist of the Barbie soundtrack, with two additional tracks and surprise artists to be revealed at a later date.[1] On 10 July, Smith was revealed as the second surprise artist of the soundtrack, with their song "Man I Am" being released on 21 July.[2][3]
On 12 July, Smith teased the song on Twitter with a clip from the film.[4]
Production
Smith was invited by Barbie director Greta Gerwig and soundtrack producer Mark Ronson to write a song from Ken's perspective.[2][5] Ronson described the track as "the missing piece of Ken's puzzle" and "put[ting] the sound of Ken's liberation perfectly into song".[6]
Personnel
All credits are adapted from CD liner notes of Barbie the Album.[7]
- Sam Smith – songwriter
- Mark Ronson – songwriter, producer
- Eric Frederic – songwriter, producer, piano, synthesizers, guitar, drum programming
- Ethan Shumaker – engineering
- David Odlum – Sam Smith vocal engineering
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 68 |
| Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino)[9] | 6 |
| Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)[10] | 11 |
| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[11] | 46 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 58 |