Who's the Man? (song) explained

Who's the Man?
Cover:Who's the Man.jpg
Type:single
Artist:House of Pain
Album:Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-Side:Put on Your Shit Kickers
Released:1993
Recorded:1992
Studio:Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre:Hardcore hip hop
Label:Tommy Boy
Prev Title:Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Just Another Victim
Next Year:1993

"Who's the Man?" is a song performed by American hardcore hip hop group House of Pain. It was released in 1993 via Tommy Boy Records as the third single off the original motion picture soundtrack of Ted Demme's film Who's the Man?. Recording sessions took place at Image Recording Studios in Hollywood. Production was handled by members DJ Lethal and Everlast, who used a sample of the Kay Gees' 1974 song "Who's the Man? (With the Master Plan)".

In the United States, the song peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 77 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 10 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. It also made it to number 23 on the UK Singles Chart as "Shamrocks and Shenanigans/Who's The Man" single.

The song appeared in the group's second studio album, Same as It Ever Was, which was released in 1994.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Who's the Man?"!Chart (1993)!Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 96
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[2] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales (Billboard)[3] 54
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 77

Notes and References

  1. May 29, 1993 . House of Pain Chart History Billboard (Hot 100) . October 28, 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052905/https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/HSI . 2019-10-28 . Wayback Machine.
  2. July 17, 1993 . House of Pain Chart History Billboard (Dance Singles Sales) . October 28, 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028055000/https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/DSA . 2019-10-28 . Wayback Machine.
  3. May 29, 1993 . House of Pain Chart History Billboard (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales) . October 28, 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028055849/https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/BSS . 2019-10-28 . Wayback Machine.
  4. May 15, 1993 . House of Pain Chart History Billboard (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) . October 28, 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028055756/https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/RBU . 2019-10-28 . Wayback Machine.
  5. June 5, 1993 . House of Pain Chart History Billboard (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) . October 28, 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028055147/https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/BSI . 2019-10-28 . Wayback Machine.