Man I Used to Be
"Man I Used to Be" is a song by Canadian alternative rapper k-os. It was released in January 2005 as the third single from his 2004 album Joyful Rebellion. The song tells the story of a man who has gone through rough times and wishes to be back the way he was originally. According to the Joyful Rebellion liner notes, the song is indeed about Michael Jackson in particular, as well as k-os himself (and people in general). In 2014, the track appeared on the French Singles Chart at number 52.
| "Man I Used To Be" | ||||
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| Single by k-os | ||||
| from the album Joyful Rebellion | ||||
| Released | January 2005 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:47[1] | |||
| Label | EMI Canada | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Man I Used to Be" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The video, directed by Micah Meisner, begins with breakdancers in the hallway of an apartment building and k-os is in his room packing to leave, taking a box of seemingly great importance. k-os hails a taxi outside of the Hotel Waverly and two men fight a duel by dancing on the sidewalk. A bag man, pushing a cart with a neon light, sings the lyrics and k-os riding in the taxi, disappears by opening his box, which teleports him to the cockpit of a spacecraft in space. Footage of Maasai are seen on k-os's screen and the spacecraft enters warp drive.
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[2] | 4 |
| France (SNEP)[3] | 52 |
References
- http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/KOs/Man-I-Used-To-Be--21275897
- "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1599. March 25, 2005. p. 32. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "Lescharts.com – K-Os – Man I Used to Be" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 9, 2020.