Macho Man
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"Macho Man" is a 1978 disco hit by the Village People, celebrated for its campy macho imagery and enduring status as a gay anthem and pop-culture staple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macho Man canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Macho Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSubculture | LGBT community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 14 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 22 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardDanceClubSongs | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 25 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
helped define late-1970s disco aesthetics
ⓘ
reinforced Village People’s camp macho image ⓘ |
| danceStyleAssociated | disco dancing ⓘ |
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
camp classic
ⓘ
gay anthem ⓘ |
| followedBy | Y.M.C.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | disco ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtMotive | hyper-masculine imagery ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Body, wanna feel my body"
ⓘ
"Every man wants to be a macho man" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
camp
ⓘ
gay culture ⓘ hyper-masculinity ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf | Macho Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:28 ⓘ |
| partOf | Village People discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popCultureStatus | pop-culture staple ⓘ |
| precededBy | San Francisco (You’ve Got Me) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jacques Morali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Casablanca Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-02-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| usedInMedia |
advertising
ⓘ
film ⓘ television ⓘ |
| writer |
Henri Belolo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques Morali NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.