"Manboy" is a song performed by Swedish singer

Eric Saade Eric Khaled Saade (; ar, إريك سعادة, ʾĪrik Saʿāda, ; born 29 October 1990), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After winn ...

. 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 Fredrik Kempe (born 29 April 1972) is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer, who was born in Vårgårda. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals ''Les Misérables'' and ''Chess''. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with ''Vincerò' ...

and Peter Boström.

Melodifestivalen 2010

In 2010, Saade competed in

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...

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 Melodifestivalen 2013 was the Swedish music competition that selected the 53rd Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Robin Stjernberg's song " You" won the final, and became the first Second Chance song to win the Melodifestivalen f ...

the song was performed by

Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson (born in Kristianstad in 1944) is a Swedish singer who has been involved in the music industry since 1956. In 1960, she had her first hit, "Är du ensam i kväll?", a Swedish version of Elvis Presley's ''Are you lonesome tonig ...

Towa Carson Birgit Rose-Marie Anlert (née Carlsson, born 31 March 1936), known professionally as Towa Carson, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as ''"De tre klockorna"'' (S ...

and

Siw Malmkvist Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish schlager singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "''Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht''" (''"Lovesickness ...

as "Maj-Gull". It was also released on an EP the same year. *In 2017, a cover version was released by

Sabina Ddumba Sabina Ddumba (born 23 February 1994) is a Swedish singer. Her music has soul, gospel, and R&B influences. Ddumba was a backing vocalist on Katy Perry's song " Walking on Air" in 2013 and has collaborated with artists such as the hip hop band Lo ...

as a part of the eighth season of ''

Så mycket bättre Så mycket bättre (, "So Much Better") is a Swedish reality television show that airs on TV4 (Sweden), TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artist's well-known songs, with each person getting an ...

''.

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''.

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Eric Saade Official Website
2010 singles Melodifestivalen songs of 2010 Eric Saade songs Number-one singles in Sweden Songs written by Fredrik Kempe Songs written by Peter Boström 2010 songs Roxy Recordings singles Sabina Ddumba songs Ann-Louise Hanson songs Siw Malmkvist songs Towa Carson songs {{2010-single-stub