Released 14 April 2016 Recorded 2015 Length 3:34 | Format Digital download Genre Grime Label Boy Better Know | |
"Man" is a song performed by English rapper Skepta. It was released as an instant grat single from Skepta's fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 14 April 2016 through Boy Better Know. The song peaked to number 34 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the UK R&B Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Joseph Adenuga. The songs main riff is sampled from the song "Regular John" by American stoner rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Pitchfork ranked it 77th on their 100 Best Songs of 2016 list.
The middle verse has been interpreted as a diss track against Dizzee Rascal.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Man" was first released onto YouTube on 1 May 2016 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-six seconds.
References
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