"Canadian Man" is a the title of a song written by Steven Graham Pineo and recorded by Canadian country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Paul Brandt

Paul Brandt

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. It was released in May 2001 as the lead single from his live album, Small Towns and Big Dreams

Small Towns and Big Dreams

Small Towns and Big Dreams is the first live album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt. "Canadian Man" is the track recorded in the studio...

. The hockey version of the song reached number-one on the Canadian Singles Chart in March 2002, being his only hit to reach number-one on the all-genre format.

Olympic rewrite

Brandt changed certain lyrics in the song twice, to reflect the men's gold medal win's at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

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 and at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

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Chart performance

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	1