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What Makes a Man

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Released
  
18 December 2000

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
SonyBMG

Format
  
CD single

Length
  
3:52

Recorded
  
Rokstone Studios, London (2000)

"What Makes a Man" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Coast to Coast (2000). It was their first single not to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart, being beaten to the Christmas number one by "Can We Fix It?", the theme to the cartoon series, Bob the Builder(which managed to peak at number three in Ireland). It also debuted and peaked at number two in Ireland, held off the top spot by Eminem's song Stan.

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The song was the 39th best selling single of 2000 in the UK, and received a gold sales certification in the UK for over 400,000 copies sold.

Background

In an interview with Worldpop.com, Brian McFadden said: "It's a weak song, and we didn't do much promotional work. Bob deserved it."

Tours performed at

  • Where Dreams Come True Tour (2001)
  • World of Our Own Tour (2002)
  • Unbreakable Tour (2003)
  • Turnaround Tour (2004)
  • The Number Ones Tour (2005)
  • Face to Face Tour (2006)
  • The Love Tour (2007)* Back Home Tour (2008)
  • Where We Are Tour (2010)
  • Gravity Tour (2011)
  • The Farewell Tour (2012)
  • Track listing

    UK CD1
    1. "What Makes a Man" (Single Remix) - 3:52
    2. "I'll Be There" - 3:55
    3. "My Girl" - 2:46
    UK CD2
    1. "What Makes a Man" (Single Remix) - 3:52
    2. "I'll Be There" - 3:55
    3. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" - 3:30

    References

    What Makes a Man Wikipedia