About The Song
Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” is the perfect female empowerment hymn.
It was first released in March 1999 to the country radio stations in North America as a single off Twain’s third studio album, Come on Over. It then reached domestic success – selling more than fifteen million copies. This made Twain determined to become an international star! So, a few months later, the country-pop song was released worldwide.
Not only did it receive favorable reviews from various music critics, but it was also commercially successful. While reaching No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, the song went on the Top Ten in six other countries.
It also earned an RIAA Platinum certification for gaining a million digital downloads. Moreover, “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” took home Best Female Country Vocal Performance during the 2000 Grammy Awards.
Written by Shania Twain along with her frequent collaborator and then-husband Robert John “Mutt” Lange, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” began as a message of encouragement to herself.
The country superstar explained that it was pretty late for her to acknowledge that she was becoming a woman. She added that she grew up as a rowdy girl who was always with the boys playing football and other sports. However, she noticed that she is getting curvier day by day, making her uncomfortable with her body.
Even so, Twain learned to embrace such changes. She began appreciating the fact that she can absolutely have fun being a woman, and that became the central theme of “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” She decided to write the song to share her own self-empowerment – a symbol of her shift into womanhood.
However, many other people relate to the compelling track that it eventually developed into a girl-power anthem.
In another interview, the country music hit-maker said that the song’s title and lyrics were based on her experiences while working at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. Twain remembered working with some drag performers at the resort, and she finds it fascinating enough every time they transform themselves into gorgeous women. She also credits them as the source of her inspiration.
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Lyrics
Let’s go girls
C’mon
I’m goin’ out tonight, I’m feelin’ alright
Gonna let it all hang out
Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice
Yeah, I wanna scream and shout, uh
No inhibitions, make no conditions
Get a little outta line
I ain’t gonna act politically correct
I only wanna have a good time
The best thing about bein’ a woman
Is the prerogative to have a little fun and
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I’m a lady
Men’s shirts, short skirts
Oh, oh, oh, really go wild, yeah, doin’ it in style
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction
Color my hair, do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel
Man, I feel like a woman (hey!)
The girls need a break, tonight we’re gonna take
The chance to get out on the town
We don’t need romance, we only wanna dance
We’re gonna let our hair hang down
The best thing about bein’ a woman
Is the prerogative to have a little fun and
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I’m a lady
Men’s shirts, short skirts
Oh, oh, oh, really go wild, yeah, doin’ it in style
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction
Color my hair, do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free, yeah, to feel the way I feel
Man, I feel like a woman
Uh, huh
Oh, yeah
The best thing about bein’ a woman
Is the prerogative to have a little fun, fun, fun
Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I’m a lady
Men’s shirts, short skirts
Oh, oh, oh, really go wild, yeah, doin’ it in style
Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction
Color my hair, do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free yeah, to feel the way I feel
(The way I feel)
Man, I feel like a woman
Hey!
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah
Act totally crazy
Can you feel it?
Come, come, come on baby
I feel like a woman