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1993 single by House of Pain
"Who's the Man?"
Single by House of Pain
from the album Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Put on Your Shit Kickers"
Released1993
Recorded1992
StudioImage Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length4:03
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
House of Pain singles chronology
"Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)"
(1992) 		"Who's the Man?"
(1993) 		"Just Another Victim"
(1993)
Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack singles chronology
"Hittin' Switches"
(1993) 		"Who's the Man?"
(1993) 		"Party and Bullshit"
(1993)
Music video
"Who's the Man" on YouTube

"Who's the Man?" is a song performed by American hardcore hip hop group House of Pain. It was released in 1993 via Tommy Boy Records as the third single off the original motion picture soundtrack of Ted Demme's film Who's the Man?. Recording sessions took place at Image Recording Studios in Hollywood. Production was handled by members DJ Lethal and Everlast, who used a sample of the Kay Gees' 1974 song "Who's the Man? (With the Master Plan)".

In the United States, the song peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 77 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 10 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. It also made it to number 23 on the UK Singles Chart as "Shamrocks and Shenanigans/Who's The Man" single.

The song appeared in the group's second studio album, Same as It Ever Was, which was released in 1994.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Who's the Man?" (Instrumental)4:03
2."Who's the Man?"
  • Schrody
  • O'Conner
  • Dimant
  • R. Bell
  • Wright
  • Lassiter
  • Duarte
  • Cheek
  • Beckett
  • White
  • K. Bell
  • DJ Lethal
  • Everlast
4:03
3."Put on Your Shit Kickers" (T-Ray Remix)DJ Muggs4:03
4."Put on Your Shit Kickers" (Kick Some)
  • Schrody
  • Muggerud
DJ Muggs4:03
Total length:16:12

Personnel

  • Erik "Everlast" Schrody – songwriter, vocals, producer, mixing
  • Daniel "Danny Boy" O'Conner – songwriter, logo design
  • Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – songwriter, producer, mixing
  • Jason Roberts – recording
  • Erwin Gorostiza – art direction
  • Mark Weinberg – design
  • Mike "Rick Klotz" Dytri – logo design
  • Charlie Pizzarello – photography

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Who's the Man?"
Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)
as "Shamrocks and Shenanigans/Who's the Man" 		23
US Billboard Hot 100 96
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard) 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales (Billboard) 54
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 77

References

  1. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  2. "House of Pain Chart History | Billboard (Hot 100)". Billboard. May 29, 1993. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. "House of Pain Chart History | Billboard (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. July 17, 1993. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. "House of Pain Chart History | Billboard (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales)". Billboard. May 29, 1993. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. "House of Pain Chart History | Billboard (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. May 15, 1993. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. "House of Pain Chart History | Billboard (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. June 5, 1993. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

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EPs
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