Man I Am

"Man I Am" is a song by English singer Sam Smith for Barbie the Album, the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie. It was released on 21 July 2023, as the album's third promotional single.

"Man I Am"
Promotional single by Sam Smith
from the album Barbie the Album
Released	21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
Genre	Synth-pop disco
Length	3:07
Label	Atlantic Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Eric Frederic Mark Ronson Sam Smith
Producer(s)	Mark Ronson Ricky Reed

Background

On 25 May 2023, Rolling Stone announced a partial tracklist of the Barbie soundtrack, with two additional tracks and surprise artists to be revealed at a later date.^[1] On 10 July, Smith was revealed as the second surprise artist of the soundtrack, with their song "Man I Am" being released on 21 July.^[2][3]

On 12 July, Smith teased the song on Twitter with a clip from the film.^[4]

Production

Smith was invited by Barbie director Greta Gerwig and soundtrack producer Mark Ronson to write a song from Ken's perspective.^[2][5] Ronson described the track as "the missing piece of Ken's puzzle" and "put[ting] the sound of Ken's liberation perfectly into song".^[6]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from CD liner notes of Barbie the Album.^[7]

• Sam Smith – songwriter
• Mark Ronson – songwriter, producer
• Eric Frederic – songwriter, producer, piano, synthesizers, guitar, drum programming
• Ethan Shumaker – engineering
• David Odlum – Sam Smith vocal engineering
• Manny Marroquin – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for "Man I Am"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	68
Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino)[9]	6
Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino)[10]	11
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[11]	46
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	58