Real Men (song)

"Real Men"
Single by Joe Jackson
from the album Night and Day
B-side"Chinatown"
Released11 June 1982 (UK)[1]
StudioBlue Rock, New York City
GenrePower pop
Length4:03
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joe Jackson
Producer(s)
Joe Jackson singles chronology
"Jumpin' Jive"
(1981)
"Real Men"
(1982)
"Steppin' Out"
(1982)

"Real Men" is a song by English singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, released in 1982 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Night and Day. The song was written by Jackson, and was produced by Jackson and David Kershenbaum.[2] Although "Real Men" only reached number 89 in the UK Singles Chart, it became a hit in the Dutch language area, as well as Australia where it peaked at number 6.[3][4] The song was covered by Tori Amos on her 2001 album of gender-swapped covers, Strange Little Girls.

  1. ^ "Joe Jackson - Real Men / Chinatown - A&M - UK - AMS 8231". 45cat. 18 June 1982. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Night and Day - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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