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Manboy

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"Manboy"
Single by Eric Saade
from the album Masquerade
Released28 March 2010[1]
Recorded2009
GenreDance-pop
Length2:57[1]
LabelRoxy Recordings
Songwriter(s)
Eric Saade singles chronology
"Sleepless"
(2009)
"Manboy"
(2010)
"Break of Dawn"
(2010)
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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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
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 1

Certifications

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Certifications for Manboy
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[8] Platinum 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
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.apple.com. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. ^ a b c "iTunes - Music - Eric Saade". itunes.apple.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  3. ^ a b "iTunes - Music - Manboy (Acoustic Version) - Single by Eric Saade". itunes.apple.com. 2010-05-10. 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.
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