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Wanna Be the Man
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Wanna Be the Man
| cover = EarthWind&Fire - Wanna Be The Man.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Earth, Wind & Fire
| album = Heritage
| B-side =
| released = 1990
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = 4:08
| label = Columbia
| writer = Kellee Patterson, MC Hammer, Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds, Verdine White
| producer = Maurice White
| prev_title = For the Love of You
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Spend the Night
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
"'Wanna Be the Man'" is a single by the band Earth, Wind & Fire featuring MC Hammer, issued in 1990 on Columbia Records. 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.
Critical reception
John Milward of 'Rolling Stone' said the song is "sweetened by a buoyant vocal-group hook". 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". 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". 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?". Pablo Guzman of the 'New York Daily News' said "The pairing with M.C. Hammer on Wanna Be The Man" is "a kicking one". James T. Jones IV of USA Today found that "EWF smartly gets help from MC Hammer on the hard-edged Wanna Be the Man".
References
Category:1990 singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Earth, Wind & Fire songs
Category:1990 songs
Category:Songs written by MC Hammer
Category:Songs written by Maurice White
Category:Songs written by Verdine White
Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice White
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