"What Makes a Man" is the third single to be released from Westlife

Westlife

Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

's second studio album, Coast to Coast. It was their first single not to peak at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, being beaten to the Christmas Number One by "Can We Fix It?

Can We Fix It?

"Can We Fix It?" is the name of the theme song, written by Paul K. Joyce, from the children's television programme Bob the Builder, produced by Hot Animation. The title is derived from the main character's catchphrase, a query towards the rest of the cast when presented with a challenge...

", the popular theme to cartoon series, Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specialising in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of...

. The song was the 39th best selling single of 2000 in the UK, and received a Gold sales certification in the UK for over 400,000 copies sold.

Tracklisting

UK CD1

1. "What Makes A Man" (Single Remix) - 3:52
2. "I'll Be There" - 3:55
3. "My Girl" - 2:46

UK CD2

1. "What Makes A Man" (Single Remix) - 3:52
2. "I'll Be There" - 3:55
3. "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" - 3:30

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	2
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2

End of year charts

End of year chart (2000)	Position
UK Singles Chart	39

External links

• "What Makes a Man" Official Music video
• Official Westlife Website