"Walk Like a Man" is a song written by

Don Brewer Donald George Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer and singer. He is the longest serving and only remaining original member of rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Early life Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan, on September 3, 19 ...

and

Mark Farner Mark Fredrick Farner (born September 29, 1948) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, and later as a contemporary Christian musician. Early ...

and performed by Grand Funk Railroad. It reached number 16 in

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and number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1974. It was featured on their 1973 album, ''

We're an American Band ''We're an American Band'' is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, credited as Grand Funk. The album was released by Capitol Records on July 15, 1973 (see 1973 in music) and was certified gold by the RIAA ...

''. The song and album were produced by

Todd Rundgren Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...

. Rundgren recorded his own version of the song for his 2011 release, ''

(re)Production ''(re)Production'' is the twenty-third solo album by rock musician Todd Rundgren that was recorded and released in 2011. For this album, Rundgren re-recorded songs that he had produced for other bands across his career, including Meat Loaf, Hall ...

'', a compilation of re-recordings of songs he had produced for other bands. ''

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'' said that "the rock energy is high and perfectly carries the spirit of the group."

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1973 songs 1973 singles Grand Funk Railroad songs Song recordings produced by Todd Rundgren Capitol Records singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub