Manboy Explained

Manboy
Cover:	Manboy-eric-saade.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Eric Saade
Album:	Masquerade
Released:	28 March 2010
Recorded:	2009
Genre:	Dance-pop
Length:	2:57
Label:	Roxy Recordings
Prev Title:	Sleepless
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Break of Dawn
Next Year:	2010

"Manboy" is a song performed by Swedish singer Eric Saade. It is the second single from Saade's first album, Masquerade, and was first released on 28 March 2010 in Sweden.

Background

The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström.

Melodifestivalen 2010

In 2010, Saade competed in Melodifestivalen with the song and reached third place.

Other versions

• An acoustic version of the song was released on 10 May 2010 in Sweden.
• During a pause at Melodifestivalen 2013 the song was performed by Ann-Louise Hanson, Towa Carson and Siw Malmkvist as "Maj-Gull". It was also released on an EP the same year.^[1]
• In 2017, a cover version was released by Sabina Ddumba as a part of the eighth season of Så mycket bättre.^[2]

Awards, nominations and certifications

The song was nominated for two Scandipop Awards 2011 in the categories Best Single from a New Artist and Best Male Single.^[3]

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Sweden	28 March 2010	CD single, digital download	Roxy Recordings
Sweden (Acoustic version)	10 May 2010

External links

• Eric Saade Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: Pensionär. Swedish Mediadatabase. Swedish. 2013. 12 November 2017.
2. News: Sabina Ddumba tolkade Saade bäst. Göteborgsposten. Swedish. Jan Andersson. 11 November 2017. 12 November 2017.
3. Web site: Scandipop.co.uk - The 2011 scandipop awards: THE WINNER!. 2011-01-14. scandipop.co.uk. 2012-01-14.