"Man Size Love" is a song written by

Rod Temperton Rodney Lynn Temperton (9 October 1949 – 25 September 2016) was an English songwriter, producer and musician. Temperton was the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s pop music, disco and funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "St ...

. The song was recorded by

Klymaxx Klymaxx is an American all-female pop/ R&B band from Los Angeles, California. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby. History Klymax ...

, and produced by Temperton, along with Dick Rudolph and

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. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

This synth-heavy song lyrics tell how a woman wants a real man to satisfy her. "Man Size Love" was recorded for the MCA label and was released as the first single from Klymaxx's

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fifth album. The song also appears in the 1986 film '' Running Scared'' as well as being included on the ''Running Scared'' soundtrack album.

Cover versions

"Man Size Love" reached #15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #43 on the publication's R&B chart. On the dance chart it peaked at #18, helping the ''Klymaxx'' LP reach gold status.

Credits

*Lead vocals: Lorena Porter *Background vocals: Klymaxx

References

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