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"I'm a Man Not a Boy"
"I'm a Man Not a Boy"
Single by Chesney Hawkes
from the album Buddy's Song
B-side	"Torn in Half"; "Ordinary Girl";
Released	10 June 1991
Length	4:02
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Nigel Hinton; John Wesley Harding; Chesney Hawkes;
Producer(s)	Alan Shacklock
Chesney Hawkes singles chronology
Music video
	"I'm a Man Not a Boy" on YouTube

"I'm a Man Not a Boy" is the second single by British singer and actor Chesney Hawkes. Written by Hawkes, Nigel Hinton and John Wesley Harding, and produced by Alan Shacklock, it was released in June 1991 by Chrysalis and included in the 1991 film Buddy's Song, with Hawkes as Buddy and Roger Daltrey (of rock band the Who) as his father. The single entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 37 and climbed to a peak position of No. 27 a week later, making it the second of two of Hawkes' singles to enter the top 40.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single^[2]^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Man Not a Boy"	Nigel Hinton John Wesley Harding Chesney Hawkes
2.	"Torn in Half" (orchestral mix)	Hinton Hawkes

12-inch single^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"I'm a Man Not a Boy"	Hinton Harding Hawkes
2.	"Ordinary Girl"	Hinton Hawkes
3.	"I'm a Man Not a Boy" (film version)	Hinton Harding Hawkes
4.	"Torn in Half" (orchestral mix)	Hinton Harding

CD single^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"I'm a Man Not a Boy"	Hinton Harding Hawkes
2.	"Torn in Half" (orchestral mix)	Hinton Hawkes
3.	"I'm a Man Not a Boy" (film version)	Hinton Harding Hawkes
4.	"Ordinary Girl"	Hinton Harding

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	20
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	60
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	28
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[12]	92

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 8 June 1991. p. 21.
^ I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHS 3708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK cassette single sleeve). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHSMC 3708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHS 123708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK CD single liner notes). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHSCD 3708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 28. 13 July 1991. p. 29.
^ "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. 21 December 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

External links

"I'm a Man Not a Boy" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 8 June 1991. p. 21.

[2] I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHS 3708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK cassette single sleeve). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHSMC 3708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHS 123708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] I'm a Man Not a Boy (UK CD single liner notes). Chesney Hawkes. Chrysalis Records. 1991. CHSCD 3708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Flanders_Chesney_Hawkes-6] "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[7] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 28. 13 July 1991. p. 29.

[sc_Germany_Chesney_Hawkes-8] "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[sc_Sweden_Chesney_Hawkes-9] "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[sc_Switzerland_Chesney_Hawkes-10] "Chesney Hawkes – I'm a Man Not a Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[12] "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. 21 December 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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Chesney Hawkes
Studio albums	Buddy's Song
Box sets	The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012
Singles	"The One and Only" "I'm a Man Not a Boy" "Secrets of the Heart"
Related articles	Nik Kershaw Buddy's Song

Nigel Hinton
Buddy series	Buddy (1982) Buddy's Song (1987) Buddy's Blues (1995)
Other teenage fiction	Collision Course (1976) Getting Free (1978) Out of the Darkness (1998) Ship of Ghosts (1999) Partners in Crime (2003) Time Bomb (2005) Until Proven Guilty (2006) 2 Die 4 (2009) Walk the Wild Road (2009) Ghost Game (2011) On the Edge (2014) Daredevil (2015) The Norris Girls (2017)
Beaver Towers series	Beaver Towers (1980) The Witch's Revenge (1981) The Dangerous Journey (1986) The Dark Dream (1997)
Other children's fiction	The Finders (1993)
Adult fiction	The Heart of the Valley (1986)
Fiction for people learning English	Blood Ties (2000)
Television series	Buddy (1986)
Film scrips	Buddy's Song (1990)
Music	Take Me Home (Roger Daltrey song) (1987) Buddy's Song (album) (1991) "I'm a Man Not a Boy" "Secrets of the Heart (Chesney Hawkes song)"