Measure of a Man (Sam and Mark song) explained

Measure of a Man
Type:single
Artist:Sam & Mark
A-Side:With a Little Help from My Friends
Released:9 February 2004
Genre:Pop, Pop-rock
Length:4:00
Label:19
Producer:Stephen Lipson
With a Little Help from My Friends
Title2:Measure of a Man
Next Title:The Sun Has Come Your Way
Next Year:2004

Measure of a Man is a song written by Cathy Dennis, produced by Stephen Lipson and recorded by Pop Idol contestants Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, collectively known as Sam & Mark, in 2003. It was released as a double A-side single with "With a Little Help from My Friends" and peaked at number 1 in the United Kingdom. The song was also recorded by American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken in the same year for his first solo album of the same name. Aiken's album made it to number One on the Billboard top 200.

Track listing

  1. "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 3:08
  2. "Measure of a Man" - 4:00
  3. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (music video)

Clay Aiken version

Measure of a Man
Type:Album
Artist:Clay Aiken
Recorded:2003
Genre:Pop
Length:46:30
Label:RCA
Producer:Clive Davis
Next Title:Merry Christmas with Love
Next Year:2004

Clay Aiken released the track on his debut album five months after the conclusion of second season of American Idol. The album of the same name debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. It sold 613,000 copies in its first week.[2] It was number one on the Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks and received a Multi-Platinum certification November 17, 2003.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam and Mark - With a Little Help from My Friends/Measure of a Man . . 23 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Stratospheric First Week Sales Send Clay Aiken's Debut Album to Number One on The Billboard 200 . PR Newswire . September 24, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209020759/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3393001/Stratospheric-First-Week-Sales-Send.html . December 9, 2007 .
  3. Paulsen, Wade. Clay Aiken CD certified double platinum Reality World TV, November 21, 2003 Retrieved 2007-08-01