Manboy

2010 single by Eric Saade

"Manboy"

Single by Eric Saade
from the album  Masquerade
Released| 28 March 2010[1]
Recorded| 2009
Genre| Dance-pop
Length| 2:57[1]
Label| Roxy Recordings
Songwriter(s)|

* Fredrik Kempe
* Peter Boström[2]

Eric Saade singles chronology
| "Sleepless"
(2009)  | "Manboy"
(2010)  | "Break of Dawn"
(2010)

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Music video
"Manboy" (Acoustic) on YouTube
Eric Saade performing in Melodifestivalen 2010

"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

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The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström.[2]

## Melodifestivalen 2010

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In 2010, Saade competed in Melodifestivalen with the song and reached third place.[2]

## Other versions

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* 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

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The song was nominated for two Scandipop Awards 2011 in the categories Best Single from a New Artist and Best Male Single.[6]

## Charts

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Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 1

## Certifications

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Certifications for Manboy Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Sweden (GLF)[8] | Platinum  | 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Country  | Date  | Format  | Label

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Sweden[1] | 28 March 2010  | CD single, digital download | Roxy Recordings
Sweden[3] (Acoustic version) | 10 May 2010

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b c "iTunes - Music - Eric Saade". iTunes. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
3. ^ 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.
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.
7. ^ "Eric Saade – Manboy". Singles Top 100.
8. ^ "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

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Look up manboy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

* Eric Saade Official Website

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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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