"Main Man" is a rock

Rock music

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 song by American singer-actress Cher

Cher

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 from her nineteenth studio album, Cher

Cher (1987 album)

Additional notes*"I Found Someone" was originally recorded by Laura Branigan and appears on her 1985 album Hold Me.*"Bang-Bang" was previously recorded for Cher's second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér in 1966.-Personnel & Production:...

. It was written and produced by Desmond Child

Desmond Child

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It was released as a promotional single from the album in 1988 by Geffen

Geffen Records

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It had originally been recorded by Desmond Child & Rouge in 1978.

Song information

"Main Man" was released as a promo CD in the United States and as a 7" inch single. In 1988 in order to promote the song, a music video was filmed and Cher sang "Main Man" during the MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

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. After consideration, Geffen Records decided not to officially release the song.

Music video

A music video was made in which Cher roams around her then empty mansion which at the time she was selling to comedian Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

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. The video also featured clips of Cher while singing the song at the MTV music awards. Rob Camiletti, Cher's boyfriend at the time, also appears in the video.