A Man I'll Never Be

"A Man I'll Never Be"
Single by Boston
from the album Don't Look Back
B-side"Don't Be Afraid"
ReleasedNovember 2, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
GenreRock
Length6:40
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Tom Scholz
Producer(s)Tom Scholz
Boston singles chronology
"Don't Look Back"
(1978)
"A Man I'll Never Be"
(1978)
"Feelin' Satisfied"
(1979)
Music video
"A Man I'll Never Be (Radio edit)" on YouTube

"A Man I'll Never Be" is a song written by Tom Scholz, released in 1978 on Boston's second album Don't Look Back. It was also released as a single and reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending five weeks on the chart.[1][2] It also reached No. 27 in Canada.[3]

  1. ^ "Boston Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. ^ Whitburn, J. (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009 (9th ed.). Random House. p. 81. ISBN 9780823085545.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. January 27, 1979. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2012-06-07.