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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Wanna Be The Man
| name = Wanna Be the Man
| cover = EarthWind&Fire - Wanna Be The Man.jpg
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| prev_title = [[For the Love of You (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|For the Love of You]]
| prev_title = [[For the Love of You (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|For the Love of You]]
| prev_year = 1990
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Spend The Night
| next_title = Spend the Night
| next_year = 1993
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Kplz4tLyHEk|"Wanna Be The Man"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Kplz4tLyHEk|"Wanna Be The Man"}}}}
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"'''Wanna Be The Man'''" is a single by the band [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] feat. [[MC Hammer]] issued in 1990 on [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=Song>{{cite work|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man|date=1990|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> The single peaked at No. 41 on the [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] Top R&B Singles chart and No. 46 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/90s_files/19900908R.html|title=CASH BOX Top R&B Singles|date=September 8, 1990|publisher=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|website=cashboxmagazine.com}}</ref><ref name=BB>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/BSI/song/367865|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man (Hot R&B Singles)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref>
"'''Wanna Be the Man'''" is a single by the band [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] featuring [[MC Hammer]], issued in 1990 on [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=Song>{{cite work|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man|date=1990|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> The single peaked at No. 41 on the [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] Top R&B Singles chart and No. 46 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives-r/90s_files/19900908R.html|title=CASH BOX Top R&B Singles|date=September 8, 1990|publisher=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|website=cashboxmagazine.com}}</ref><ref name=BB>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/earth-wind-fire/chart-history/BSI/song/367865|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man (Hot R&B Singles)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
John Milward of [[Rolling Stone]] said the song is "sweetened by a buoyant vocal-group hook".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/heritage-19900322|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|author=Milward, John|date=March 22, 1990|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|website=rollingstone.com}}</ref> Mitchell May of the [[Chicago Tribune]] wrote "[[MC Hammer|Hammer]]`s clipped delivery meshes so well with EWF`s leaner sound that they might want to consider hiring him full-time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-02-22-9001150826-story.html|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|date=February 27, 1990|author=May, Mitchell|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Bruce Britt of the [[Los Angeles Daily News]] wrote "'Wanna Be The Man' is great feel-good funk complete with a rapid fire rap by M.C. Hammer."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=Feb%201990%20-%20Dec%201990&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Earth%2C%20Wind%22&docref=image/v2%3A11210D409F608820%40EANX-K12-1732FA198E3858D3%402447932-1732752AE8F3CF27%4047-1732752AE8F3CF27%40|title=Earth, Wind & Fire shows new sides on 'Heritage'|page=6D|date=February 9, 1990|author=Britt, Bruce|publisher=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|newspaper=[[Macon Telegraph]]|via=newsbank.com}}</ref> [[J.D. Considine]] of the [[Baltimore Sun]] exclaimed "Take a tune like 'Wanna Be the Man' with its bouncy chorus, tight falsetto harmonies and intoxicating swirl of percussion, it has all the earmarks of an EW&F classic. Yet by toughening up the beat and tossing in a little rapping (by M.C. Hammer, no less), it seems as vital as anything on the charts. Now, how's that for understanding your heritage?".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/376787553/|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|page=105|date=February 16, 1990|author=[[J.D. Considine|Considine, J.D.]]|publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]]|website=newspapers.com}}</ref> [[Pablo Guzman]] of the [[New York Daily News]] said "The pairing with M.C. Hammer on Wanna Be The Man" is "a kicking one".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/467595784/#cid=39785352&cm=undefined|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|page=422|date=February 18, 1990|author=[[Pablo Guzmán (reporter)|Guzman, Pablo]]|publisher=[[New York Daily News]]|website=newspapers.com}}</ref> [[James T. Jones IV]] of [[USA Today]] found that "EWF smartly gets help from MC Hammer on the hard-edged Wanna Be the Man".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/306292404|title=LISTEN UP!|page=4D|author=[[James T. Jones IV|Jones, James T, IV]]|date=January 18, 1990|publisher=[[USA Today]]|website=proquest.com}}</ref>
John Milward of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said the song is "sweetened by a buoyant vocal-group hook".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/heritage-19900322|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|author=Milward, John|date=March 22, 1990|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|website=rollingstone.com}}</ref> Mitchell May of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote "[[MC Hammer|Hammer]]'s clipped delivery meshes so well with EWF's leaner sound that they might want to consider hiring him full-time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-02-22-9001150826-story.html|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|date=February 27, 1990|author=May, Mitchell|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Bruce Britt of the ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' wrote "'Wanna Be The Man' is great feel-good funk complete with a rapid fire rap by M.C. Hammer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=Feb%201990%20-%20Dec%201990&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Earth%2C%20Wind%22&docref=image/v2%3A11210D409F608820%40EANX-K12-1732FA198E3858D3%402447932-1732752AE8F3CF27%4047-1732752AE8F3CF27%40|title=Earth, Wind & Fire shows new sides on 'Heritage'|page=6D|date=February 9, 1990|author=Britt, Bruce|publisher=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|newspaper=[[Macon Telegraph]]|via=newsbank.com}}</ref> [[J.D. Considine]] of the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' exclaimed "Take a tune like 'Wanna Be the Man' with its bouncy chorus, tight falsetto harmonies and intoxicating swirl of percussion, it has all the earmarks of an EW&F classic. Yet by toughening up the beat and tossing in a little rapping (by M.C. Hammer, no less), it seems as vital as anything on the charts. Now, how's that for understanding your heritage?".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/376787553/|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|page=105|date=February 16, 1990|author=[[J.D. Considine|Considine, J.D.]]|publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]]|website=newspapers.com}}</ref> [[Pablo Guzman]] of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' said "The pairing with M.C. Hammer on Wanna Be The Man" is "a kicking one".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/467595784/#cid=39785352&cm=undefined|title=Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage|page=422|date=February 18, 1990|author=[[Pablo Guzmán (reporter)|Guzman, Pablo]]|publisher=[[New York Daily News]]|website=newspapers.com}}</ref> [[James T. Jones IV]] of [[USA Today]] found that "EWF smartly gets help from MC Hammer on the hard-edged Wanna Be the Man".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/306292404|title=LISTEN UP!|page=4D|author=[[James T. Jones IV|Jones, James T, IV]]|date=January 18, 1990|publisher=[[USA Today]]|website=proquest.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:06, 26 August 2020

"Wanna Be the Man"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Heritage
Released1990
GenreR&B
Length4:08
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Kellee Patterson, MC Hammer, Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Verdine White
Producer(s)Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"For the Love of You"
(1990) 		"Wanna Be the Man"
(1990) 		"Spend the Night"
(1993)
Music video
"Wanna Be The Man" on YouTube

"Wanna Be the Man" is a single by the band Earth, Wind & Fire featuring MC Hammer, issued in 1990 on Columbia Records.[1] The single peaked at No. 41 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[2][3]

Critical reception

John Milward of Rolling Stone said the song is "sweetened by a buoyant vocal-group hook".[4] Mitchell May of the Chicago Tribune wrote "Hammer's clipped delivery meshes so well with EWF's leaner sound that they might want to consider hiring him full-time".[5] Bruce Britt of the Los Angeles Daily News wrote "'Wanna Be The Man' is great feel-good funk complete with a rapid fire rap by M.C. Hammer".[6] J.D. Considine of the Baltimore Sun exclaimed "Take a tune like 'Wanna Be the Man' with its bouncy chorus, tight falsetto harmonies and intoxicating swirl of percussion, it has all the earmarks of an EW&F classic. Yet by toughening up the beat and tossing in a little rapping (by M.C. Hammer, no less), it seems as vital as anything on the charts. Now, how's that for understanding your heritage?".[7] Pablo Guzman of the New York Daily News said "The pairing with M.C. Hammer on Wanna Be The Man" is "a kicking one".[8] James T. Jones IV of USA Today found that "EWF smartly gets help from MC Hammer on the hard-edged Wanna Be the Man".[9]

References

  1. ^ Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man. Columbia Records. 1990.
  2. ^ "CASH BOX Top R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. September 8, 1990.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Wanna Be The Man (Hot R&B Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ Milward, John (March 22, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ May, Mitchell (February 27, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ Britt, Bruce (February 9, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire shows new sides on 'Heritage'". Macon Telegraph. Los Angeles Daily News. p. 6D – via newsbank.com.
  7. ^ Considine, J.D. (February 16, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". newspapers.com. Baltimore Sun. p. 105.
  8. ^ Guzman, Pablo (February 18, 1990). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Heritage". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 422.
  9. ^ Jones, James T, IV (January 18, 1990). "LISTEN UP!". proquest.com. USA Today. p. 4D.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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