Released July 1984 Genre Hi-NRG | Format Vinyl, 12-inch single Writer(s) Geoff Deane | |
Label Bellaphon Records, Proto Records Producer(s) Barry Evangeli, Stock Aitken Waterman | ||
"You Think You're a Man" is the fifth single from the album The Story So Far by Divine. It was written by Geoff Deane, formerly the lead singer and main songwriter with both the Leyton Buzzards and Modern Romance, and his sometime songwriting partner Keith Miller. Geoff Deane later went on to write the cross dressing-themed movie Kinky Boots.
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The song was later covered by The Vaselines in 1987 and appeared on the EP Son of a Gun.
Chart performance
"You Think You're a Man" was the first single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman to reach the UK Top 75 chart, peaking at #16 in August 1984 and #14 on the Irish Singles Chart.
It spent nine weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking at #32 in September 1984. It was Divine's third Top 40 single on the chart.
The single was most successful in Australia, where it reached #8 in October 1984 (for two weeks) and remained on the Kent Music Report Top 100 chart for 18 weeks. It also became Divine's first single to chart on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It debuted and peaked at #27 in March 1985, and spent four weeks on the chart.
Live performances
Divine performed the song "You Think You're a Man" as the featured musical guest on the Australian TV program Countdown on October 7, 1984. Divine also performed on the UK TV program Top of the Pops on July 19, 1984, which resulted in a barrage of complaints.
Media appearances
A cover of the song, by dance band Full Frontal, was featured in the British television series Queer as Folk, in the second episode. It was also featured in the series premiere of the North American version.
Track listings
- "You Think You're a Man (Remix)" - 6:26
- "You Think You're a Man (Radio Mix)" - 3:35
- "Give It Up" - 3:05
- "You Think You're a Man (Special Remix)" - 6:26
- "You Think You're a Man" - 8:07