"Canadian Man" (also titled Canadian Man: Hockey) is a song written by Steven Graham Pineo and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. It was released in May 2001 as the lead single from his live album, Small Towns and Big Dreams. The hockey version of the song reached number-one on the Canadian Singles Chart in March 2002, being his only hit to reach number-one on the all-genre format.
"Canadian Man" | ||||
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Single by Paul Brandt | ||||
from the album Small Towns and Big Dreams | ||||
Released | May 2001 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | Brand-T | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steven Graham Pineo | |||
Producer(s) | Paul Brandt, Ben Fowler, Steve Rosen | |||
Paul Brandt singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editThe music video was directed by Joel Stewart and premiered in mid-2001.
Olympic rewrite
editBrandt changed certain lyrics in the song twice, to reflect the men's gold medal wins at the 2002 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]
Chart performance
editWeekly charts
editChart (2002) | Peak position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] | 1 |
Year-end charts
editChart (2002) | Position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "Country singer Paul Brandt marks Canada's latest hockey gold medals". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ "Hits of the World: Canada". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 12. March 23, 2002. p. 52.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002". Jam!. January 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2022.