Männer is a 1984 song by german singer Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer is a German musician and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career...

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The 'Männer' single release is still one of the most successful titles of Grönemeyer. The youth magazine Bravo

Bravo (magazine)

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 described the song as "catchy male harassment". German magazine Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel

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 described the song as "half satire, half eulogy, partly Men's Lib, partly Chauvi Restoration".

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
German Singles Chart	7
Swiss Singles Chart	27

Cover versions

• 1989: Bläck Fööss
  Bläck Fööss
  The Bläck Fööss are a music group from Cologne, Germany, started in 1970.- Name of the band :The band's name in Kölsch, a local dialect of Ripuarian, in which the group predominantly sings, means barefoot.It is pronounced ....
  
  
• 1993: Vicky Leandros
  Vicky Leandros
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   (Antres)
• 1995: J.B.O.
  J.B.O.
  J.B.O. is a heavy metal band from Erlangen, Germany. J.B.O. was founded in 1989 by Vito C. and Hannes "G.Laber" Holzmann and is known for parodies of rock and pop songs...
  
   (Frauen)
• 1996: Otto Waalkes
  Otto Waalkes
  Otto Gerhard Waalkes is a Frisian comedian and actor. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and movies. His perhaps most famous trademark are the 'Ottifanten' , elephant-like comic characters of his own design...
  
   (Hexen (Männer))
• 1999: Nina Hagen
  Nina Hagen
  Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
  
  
• 2000: Manfred Krug
  Manfred Krug
  Manfred Krug is a German actor and singer.-Life and work:After moving to East Germany at the age of 13, Manfred Krug worked at a steel plant before beginning his acting career on the stage and, ultimately, in film...