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"Macho Man" is a song by American disco group Village People, released as the second single and title song of their album Macho Man (1978). [1] [2] The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June 24, 1978 [3] (when the album had already been charting since March [4]) before picking up more airplay that August. It became the Village People's ...
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“Macho Man” was originally released in June 1978 as one of the two singles from the band’s album which bears the same title.
It was written by the following: 1. Peter Whitehead 2. Jacques Morali 3. Victor Willis 4. Henri Belolo In an interview in 1979, Randy Jones, a member of the group, indicated that the song was to urge their fans to be confident and not succumb to criticism.
This classic gave Village People their first ever US charting hit when it entered into the Hot 100 in September of 1978. It eventually rose to a peak position of 25 on this chart.
Ahead of the 2020 elections in the United States, the group objected to President Donald Trump using this song along with “Y.M.C.A.” in his political campaigns.
Although "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" was the first single credited to The Village People, "Macho Man" is the first release with the group's official lineup. Before the ink was dry on their contracts, Morali had them in the studio.
Feb 27, 2023 · Beginning with their album Macho Man, which debuted on Feb. 27, 1978, and marked the start of the group the way most people remember it, they embraced an unrepentantly gay identity – when that...
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Apr 25, 2024 · The concept of the “macho man” was traditionally associated with heteronormative masculinity, but with “Macho Man,” The Village People introduced a new, more inclusive idea of what it meant to be a man.
A first single, San Francisco (You’ve Got Me), sold respectably in England, in early 1977, yet, it was Macho Man that took America by storm in mid-summer, performed by one of the most recognizable icons of the disco era.
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