20th Century Man

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"20th Century Man"
Single by the Kinks
from the album Muswell Hillbillies
B-side	"Skin and Bone"
Released	Dec 1971 (single) 24 Nov 1971 (US LP) 26 Nov 1971 (UK LP)
Recorded	Aug–Sep 1971
Studio	Morgan (London)
Genre	Rock
Length	5:57 (album) 4:57 (Celluloid Heroes LP) 3:57 (single)
Label	RCA Victor 74-0620
Songwriter(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Ray Davies
The Kinks singles chronology
"God's Children" (1971) "20th Century Man" (1971) "Supersonic Rocket Ship" (1972)

"20th Century Man" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single in December 1971 from the band's 1971 LP Muswell Hillbillies, an album with blues and country roots. It centered on such themes as poverty, housing development, alienation, the welfare state, and other troubles of the modern world.^[1]