Man I Am

"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 fourth and final promotional single.

"Man I Am"
Cover art for "Man I Am": the letter "S" debossed onto a pink background
Promotional single by Sam Smith
from the album Barbie: The Album
Released21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
GenreSynth-pop • disco
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

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, Sam 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

Sam 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]

Charts
Chart performance for "Man I Am"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 68
Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino)[9] 6
Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)[10] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 58

References
  1. Aramesh, Waiss (25 May 2023). "Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, and Even Ryan Gosling Feature on 'Barbie' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. @samsmith (10 July 2023). "I cannot begin to express how incredibly excited I am to be a part of the soundtrack to this already iconic film. The incredible @iammarkronson and Greta Gerwig invited me to write a song from the perspective of Ken for one of the scenes, and we honestly had so much fun with this. I cannot wait for you to hear what we've created together 💪🏻 👅 Man I Am is out 21st July Along with @barbiethemovie 🌸👛💖 BARBIE LAND HERE WE COME!!!!". Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Instagram.
  3. Daw, Stephen (10 July 2023). "Sam Smith Is Bursting With Kenergy About Their Upcoming Song on the 'Barbie' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. @samsmith (12 July 2023). "💖 ⁦‪@barbiethemovie‬⁩ barbiethealbum.lnk.to/SamSmith pic.twitter.com/PRpqz1ZrJc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. Mier, Tomás (11 July 2023). "Sam Smith Will Sing 'From the Perspective of Ken' in 'Barbie' Film". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. @MarkRonson (13 July 2023). "AND... can't wait for u to hear the missing piece of KEN's puzzle penned and sung incredibly by ⁦‪@samsmith‬⁩. The artist who put the sound of ken's liberation perfectly into song. Produced by me and Ricky Reed 💗💗💗💗 pic.twitter.com/502Iv3v9ix" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. Barbie The Album (Media notes). Various artists. Atlantic Records. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. "Top 20 Nicaragua Anglo – Anglo – Del 24 al 30 de Julio, 2023" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. "Top 20 Panama Anglo – Anglo – Del 24 al 30 de Julio, 2023" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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