Manboy
Encyclopedia
Manboy is a song by the Swedish
pop
singer Eric Saade
. It was written by Fredrik Kempe
and Peter Boström
and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade
.
Eric Saade participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2010
with "Manboy" and finished first in the second semi-final in Sandviken
, and therefore progressed to the final in Stockholm
on March 13, 2010.
Eric Saade took part in the Melodifestivalen final on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Globe Arena in Stockholm, in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2010
, held in Oslo
, Norway
. He came in 3rd place overall to the winning song by "This is My Life"
by Anna Bergendahl
with a total of 159 points, to Bergendahl's 214. Salem Al Fakir
came runner up with 183 points.
Very notably, he was neck and neck in the televoting campaign bringing in 19.1% (334,750 votes) from the televoting public to Bergendahl's 20.8% (363,546 votes).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Eric Saade
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
. It was written by Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
and Peter Boström
Peter Boström
Peter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden...
and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade
Masquerade (Eric Saade album)
Masquerade is the debut album from Swedish singer and TV star Eric Saade. It was released on May 19, 2010, debuting and peaking at number 2 on the official Swedish album chart...
.
Eric Saade participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen...
with "Manboy" and finished first in the second semi-final in Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
, and therefore progressed to the final in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on March 13, 2010.
Eric Saade took part in the Melodifestivalen final on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Globe Arena in Stockholm, in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, held in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. He came in 3rd place overall to the winning song by "This is My Life"
This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song)
- Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube...
by Anna Bergendahl
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she...
with a total of 159 points, to Bergendahl's 214. Salem Al Fakir
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he...
came runner up with 183 points.
Very notably, he was neck and neck in the televoting campaign bringing in 19.1% (334,750 votes) from the televoting public to Bergendahl's 20.8% (363,546 votes).
Credits and personnel
- Lead vocals – Eric SaadeEric SaadeEric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
- Music – Peter BoströmPeter BoströmPeter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden...
, Fredrik KempeFredrik KempeFredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... - LyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
– Peter BoströmPeter BoströmPeter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden...
, Fredrik KempeFredrik KempeFredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... - LabelRecord labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
– NFM
Song information
The song is an up-tempo track about love. It is sung from a man´s point of view who sings about a girl he has feelings for. He wants to show what she means to him and his desires for her by singing "i´ll show you how to love".Charts
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... Ringtones) |
1 |
Year-end charts
| Charts (2010) | Position |
|---|
Certifications
| Country | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Sweden | Platinum |
Chart precession and succession
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 24 March 2010 | Digital download | Roxy Recordings Roxy Recordings King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy was an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Egmont through Nordisk Film and MBO... |