"Take It Like a Man" is a song written by Tony Haselden, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. It was released in February 1992 as the first single from Wright's album Now and Then. The song became Wright's first Number One on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts that year. It was also her only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in the United States. Country singer Lari White is featured on background vocals.[1]
| "Take It Like a Man" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Michelle Wright | ||||
| from the album Now and Then | ||||
| B-side | "Guitar Talk" | |||
| Released | February 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Haselden | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Bogard Rick Giles | |||
| Michelle Wright singles chronology | ||||
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The single and its music video, directed by Canadian director Steven Goldmann, went on to win Single of the Year and Video of the Year from the Canadian Country Music Association. The album that included the song won Album of the Year from the RPM Big Country Awards in 1993. The song's success in the United States won Wright Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music in 1993.
Chart performance
editIn Canada, the song debuted at number 84 on the RPM Country Tracks on the chart dated March 28, 1992 and spent 11 weeks on the chart before peaking at number 1 on June 6, 1992.[2]
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 52 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] | 18 |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 10 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Now and Then (CD). Michelle Wright. Arista Records. 1992. 07822-18685-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ RPM Volume 55 No. 23, June 06 1992
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2165." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 20, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1991." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 18, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2149." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 6, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Michelle Wright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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