"You Think You're a Man" is the fifth single from the album The Story So Far

The Story So Far (Divine album)

Divine's third album, The Story So Far became his most successful LP on both sides of the Atlantic. With songwriting and music production by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman known as Stock Aitken Waterman and Bobby Orlando, the album became especially sought-after by avid...

by Divine. It was also covered by The Vaselines

The Vaselines

The Vaselines are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1986, the band was originally a duo between its songwriters Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, but later added James Seenan and Eugene's brother Charlie Kelly on bass and drums respectively from the band Secession. McKee had...

 in 1987 and appeared on the EP Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun (EP)

Son of A Gun was the debut extended play single by Glasgow alternative rock group The Vaselines. The title-song of this EP came to a wider audience after Nirvana covered it, along with "Molly's Lips", on their compilation album Incesticide...

.

Chart performance

"You Think You're a Man" became Divine's first single to chart on the New Zealand Singles Chart

Recording Industry Association of New Zealand

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...

. It debuted and peaked at #27. The song spent four weeks on the chart.

"You Think You're a Man" spent nine weeks on the German Singles Chart

Media Control Charts

The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

 and peaked at #32. It spent one week at its peak. It was Divine's third Top 40 single on the chart.

Live performances

Divine performed the song "You Think You're a Man" as the featured musical guest the Australian TV program Countdown

Countdown

A countdown is a sequence of counting backward to indicate the seconds, days, or other time units remaining before an event occurs or a deadline expires. Typical events for which a countdown is used include the launch of a rocket or spacecraft, the detonation of a bomb, the start of a race, and the...

. Divine also performed on the Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...

 on July 19, 1984 which resulted in a barrage of complaints.

Appearance

The song was featured in Famous North American Series "Queer as Folk", in First episode of season 1.

Track listings

• Dutch Vinyl, 12-inch single

1. "You Think You're A Man (Remix)" - 6:26
2. "You Think You're A Man (Radio Mix)" - 3:35
3. "Give It Up" - 3:05

• German Vinyl, 12-inch single

1. "You Think You're A Man (Special Remix)" - 6:26
2. "You Think You're A Man" - 8:07

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak Position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	8
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	32
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	27
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	9
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 ...	16

External links

• Divine - You Think You're a Man (Live TOTP 1984): Divine performing on Top of the Pops.
• Divine - You Think You're a Man (Remix)