The Story of 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman!' by Shania Twain
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- From drag performances to karaoke to sold-out sports arenas, “Man! I Feel Like A Woman'' has become one of @ShaniaTwain's career-defining songs that transcends genre, gender, and generation. VICE met with Twain during her Las Vegas residency, “Let's Go!”, to learn how a young girl from Timmins, Ontario built one of the most celebrated and successful careers in country music.
00:00 Intro
04:15 The car crash that changed Shania's life
07:30 When Mutt Lange came up with the riff
13:20 The mastermind behind the iconic music video
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Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this series, I loved reflecting!! 🥰
Next up, another wonderful Canadian: Carly Rae Jepsen (with her "Call Me Maybe" song). Maybe you can help?
It's so cool to watch your story. I was in a shop in Wales last year and someone started playing the riff on the keyboard and someone shouted out "man I feel like a woman"
We love you
Thanks for a badass song!!!!
Queen! You were my first introduction to country music when I moved from Philly to Virginia as a teen. 💜 Still not a huge country fan but will forever remain a Shania fan!
It’s one of those unforgettable songs. I remember my parents dancing around the living room with their friends to it. I was a kiddo in those days. Good memories.
Stop spamming on this channel
Me and my step dad, who was a big burly guy, would sing this at the top of our lungs and he sang the “oh oh oh!” Part as high as he could. I can’t hear the song without thinking of him and miss hearing him sing it 💛
So awesome
When this song came out, I was a 13-year-old boy.
I sang along without any shame.
I still do that today.
That's awesome haha
Same! And I’m black 🤷🏽♂️
That's so sad.
@@matt.willoughby I'm aware, still don't care.
@@matt.willoughby why
I absolutely love this series. I have an MBA in the music industry, but even the most prestigious industry jobs will never provide this sort of insight and history. Every episode is so addicting just because of the nostalgia.
agree 100%!
Wow, she really worked her way up to the top. No nepotism or special connections. I have much more respect for her!
The obvious connection is that she married her producer and financier and even had a child with him DUH
@@KingoftheRoad-2023And let us recall, *MUTT FOUND HER.* She had no clue who he was and she didn’t even meet the dude until months after HE’D been calling HER.
Not a snowball’s chance you’d ever find a woman like this one unless you paid for it by the “date.”
Besides, envy and pettiness are never a good look on anyone. Get over yourself.
It’s a shame she’s such a nasty human being
I loved the fact that Shania stood her ground and followed the sound path she wanted without just settling
She’s so well spoken and an incredible soul. You can tell the rough spots of her childhood really had her grow up too fast, but the self discipline she had from being a working professional so young has served her well
This was Fantastic! I don't know much about Shania, but she was so authentic, you almost felt like she was on the verge of tears when talking about this song. Great job again Vice.
Shania Twain was my introduction to country leaning pop music back in the day... she was selling like T Swift in those days.. Come On Over sold 30 plus mil worldwide!!!!
It helped launch a wave of other 'crossover' female artists.. Le Ann, Faith, Dixie Chicks, Carrie, Taylor etc
Shania is a trailblazing icon for sure!
Absolutely. Well said!
Fun fact- She was the first woman to sing a country song ever. Never been done before her.
40 million*
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Well, they clearly explained that country sucks, with its dos and donts, along with its core audience that expects very particular traits. This song is ok, though.
Shania Twain always rubbed Nashville the wrong way. She and Garth Brooks turned what was proper country music on its head. These two artist made a metal head like myself listen to country for a good four to five years. We all know how hot she is but I think that the way she fought against the Nashville aesthetic(meaning too or not)made her even sexier.
She didn't at first. It wasn't until she teamed up with Mutt Lange for her 2nd album did that happen. He deserves the credit for that.
*My Jamaican mother loves this song so much and always loved Shania ❤ 👏🏾*
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My mother met her in Edmonton 15 years ago and she was very rude to my mom. Thats one thing they never mention more than they should is how celebrities act behind the curtains/back stage. Shes not as nice and great as appears on tv because they know their being watched and they put on their mask. If the camera was on shania when my mom was around she would of been treated like gold. Media decides what you see and not.
@@MrJackassz Because your mom bugged her on what could have been a bad day she's a diva? Gtfo. Celebrities are under no obligation to be super sweet to their fans 24/7
I love how it was basically written as a coming out song, being proud of the person you are. Shania's story should become an amazing biopic in the near future.
As a teenage boy in the 90's, I was in love with Shania! And I damn sure knew every word to this song, even if I wouldn't sing it publicly!
Shania Twain is iconic. Such a sweetheart and beautiful singer 🥰🥰🥰
Out of all her top 3 known songs this probably was that hit, the amount of times it'll come on a playlist you can't help but sing it. You also probably forget about the fact that it's country because it feels pop which is what makes it stand out so much
I was at Cracker Barrel one time and this song comes on. Naturally, I start singing it. Before I knew it, it became a small concert because 3 other women started singing aloud in the store area of the restaurant. This is such a great song that it brought random strangers together.
Whole new respect for this song and I didn't 100% grow up on Shania Twain.....but I'm damn proud to be Canadian because of her 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Just her? Not maple syrup or the dudes on horses?
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@@copperwopper6429 Way to show your ignorance. Good on you to admit you're a docile idiot. If you think Canadia is a dictatorship could you please explain why? I'm fairly familiar with forms of government and the criteria for describing them so am interested to know what definition of dictator you're using? By the way, how do you explain Canada's position with the 'huawei prince's for example?
Princess fucking autocorrect
@@copperwopper6429 First off, I'm not Canadian, and I just pointed out that what you wrote is false. Canada is nothing lika a dictatorship, to even say that is ridiculous. It just illustrates your lack of knowledge and understanding.
Shania was absolutely "smokin" in the mid 90s.
If it was today she was growing up she would be called Shane and going under the knife.
@@MasterBlaster3545 would she really, though? and if so, then so what? there ain't no shame in being shane
@@MasterBlaster3545 M'am, this is a Wendy's
She has such a humble sincere nature about her. I remember in high school I was really in awe of her so we're quite a few of my female friends.
this woman's life is deserving of a good biopic
She has one on Netflix - Not Just a Girl
Timeless and groundbreaking for the country music genre. Loved to hear the backstory
"ground breaking" 🤣 yeah, right
It's not a country song. Idgaf what anyone says. Country is Sanford Clark and Marty Robbins not Shania twain and Tim McGraw. It's a pop song. It's nowhere even near country
@@misanthropic_shithead7438 Not the triggered country mob still trying to cancel her lmao 😂😂😂😂😂
@@misanthropic_shithead7438 ground-breaking and pioneering. Stay mad.
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I watched a doc recently about her and was blown away at their determination and strength. The things she’s had to overcome!These are stories people should hear about. Not to mention... It’s impossible to stop looking at Shania in that video. I’d totally go gay just for her.
Song is still a banger
I’m so happy she’s getting back into the spotlight. This new generation deserves to know her excellence ❤
Come on Over is the only country music album I've ever bought. I'm Dominican, so we don't get much country music here, especially back in the 90s. That's how transcendent this album is.
Please do Bring Me To Life by Evanescence. It’s so unbelievably interesting and would fit this series so well
Right! I hope they see this comment ☺️
We need more of this Vice! It's one of your series that I'm always looking forward to. Great job!
Yes! This is a great series! 👍 unfortunately this was the last video since months ago 😢
@@ShindlersFiist , yeah, it sucks. I wish they will continue doing this. I truely believe that this is a neat and very entertaining type of documentary. It beings nostalgia (due to music) and gives more understanding towards the creation of the song and see a glimpes of the artist's side as well during the creation of the songs. It brings original concept. Love it!
This was so good it got me in my feelings. I didn't know this much about Shania, and now I appreciate her even more
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@@marquesbrownlee498 Racist black males smh
I've never been a big country person, but I remember rocking out too this song when I was like four and loving it.! haha. I love Shania Twain.❤
Not my kind of music but this woman is an incredible human being with amazing talents and drive. She is definitely one of a kind!
Don't think I've ever clicked on a behind-the-song episode quicker 👏🎉🎊🌟
It's amazing that she raised her siblings after her parents died. Incredible human.
I relate to Shania SO much! I am so happy being in the audience at her shows seeing how far as a person that she's come. She is a true inspiration to all little kids. I'm always ready for the next show. ❤️
She was revolutionary
"If there's a drag version of Shania--I made it...." --Shania Twain
I had an otherworldly experience watching the music video for "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" when i was on MDMA a few years ago, glad to see this video of the making of it lol
You have to admire the fact that so many "revolutionaries" came together to make this happen, nearly tailored to Shania Twain.
They didn't even have a vision they just wanted to break traditions.
And not only did it pay off but it resulted in something that is WAY MORE ICONIC than anybody thinks.
She's a great singer and a beautiful woman.
I believe the youth today would call her 'peng'
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There's a sense of sadness in her tone of voice which I can't explain
I heard it too she sounds on the verge of tears at points
Yeah, the guy she wrote the song with cheated on her and broke her heart.
@@OldManWith2Kids Yeah its sad how it happened
She’s been through a lot!
Yeah, I noticed that too. I wonder if doing multiple shows a day in her Vegas residency, is just wearing out her voice..
YOOOO this woman still looks this good at almost 60!!!!!
This song was a banger at the night clubs back in the late 90s.
My mom is obsessed with her I remember she bought the album when I was in 4th grade Im now 31 that was a long time ago great memories crusing and jammin with my mom! My mom also put me on SPM and Bone Thugz N Harmony
That's some music RIGHT there! From bone thugs to Shania, come on!!!! 😃
I love this! My mom used to repeat this song for me and my older sister when we were younger because it brought us so much joy. It’s still one of my all time favorites
I’m a male and straight concrete finisher and I GREW UP ON SHANIA.. it don’t get better
Nothing wrong with liking Shania as a burly man, she's fantastic
my youngest was 2 when this song came out. I would have CMT on and he would come running as soon as he heard the beginning of this song. he would "break it down" while watching this song. then he would go back to playing when it was over.
Shania and Mutt brilliantly transformed an entire genre by engaging with sexiness as an aesthetic choice whose means of expression plucked one of the testicular hairs of the patriarchal structure of country music. I applaud them for this act, and the song is brilliant too. Cheers ❤
it made the so-called anti-cancel culture mob so mad 😂😂😂😂😂
Gahhh this song was such a guidepost to me as a young girl, having been a tomboy myself in response to feeling unsafe around men. It felt like a safe space to embrace my femininity and the power inside of it, and it taught me to take ownership of it. As an adult I don’t even like country music but the admiration and respect for this woman is still there.
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This Song is so nostalgic
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Grinning from ear to ear the whole video. I love Shania even more after watching.
Shania deserves a career renaissance.
Residency in Vegas is a big deal along with being a huge stable income.
@@gsmarchand I agree and I wasn't trying to diminish it, I just mean that she doesn't get the credit she deserves for what she did for women in country music. Not just with this song, but songs like "any man of mine" as well. I would love to see her cultural awareness profile raised.
@@michaeld1889 to be fair a huge absence in recording material hurt her.
Shania twain allowed Taylor swift to happen but during her absence cos of her personal life and health it allowed Taylor swift to overshadow and eclipse Shania.
@@robertprice4826 shania's absence was completely understandable. I do agree that the music business is cut throat, ESPECIALLY to women. So unfair. I do believe that given that young people are looking back (as all generations do) i hope that shania is seen. And thats what i mean by renaissance. Maybe rediscovered is the better word.
To be fair to your statement, Taylor Swift was/is undeniable in terms of her talent. While Shania helped to open the door and helped Nashville to see an artist like Taylor who was just a teen at the time. That being said: Taylor is a profoundly talented artist in her own right and I dont like to "play them" off one another.
@@michaeld1889 taylor swift said it best she's happy to be successful at 32, but she's considered geriatric now by industry terms
That wouldn't happen to a man at all.
Very interesting insight into her life. Didn't expect this. Grew up listening to some of her legendary songs
I loved this - so excited to see her play this year! Grew up with my mom playing her cassette tapes on repeat during our roadtrips.
Dude, Shania still looks pretty hot. 😂
I super, really, really love Shania Twain! And she still looks bloody gorgeous. She deserves her success, she has worked hard for it and used her talent to the best of her abilities.
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I recently discovered "I'll get you good", and I can't stop playing it. It's so good 🎶
Shania Twain is a pop legend. Proud of her for standing her ground and making her music her way.
I love this woman to the moon and back since her first album! Shania´s music was always loud in my room growing up and felt like I´m the only fan in Czech republic of this amazing woman. I have special connection to this song and seeing all this ... listening to harmonies, Mutt´s voice, that guitar solo, steel guitar, Shania´s "whoas",... that´s like opening treasure box for me. I´m always trying to find something new in a song I know by heart and this doc did just it! Amazing. And talking about that iconic music video and see behind the scenes footage and photos... that´s what I´m living for. Thank you for that:)
Definitely a defining song for those of us that were still in the closet in the late ‘90’s/early ‘00’s. ❤❤❤
@Kasha O'Basha 😉 Listen to the lyrics & meaning of the song.
I love this series so much! Keep up the great work guys. ❤ knowing the story of these songs only makes them even more impactful, it doesn't ruin the magic at all. I love that the people who made these great works possible are still around and happy to still talk about them all these years later.
"it says so much more than man and woman, you know, there's so much more between man and woman, there's this whole area in between." mother
I think she’s right when she said the song belongs to everyone because it really does
DONT EVER STOP THIS SERIES
Complete transparency; every month there's a moment when I pull my pants down, as I sit and look down, I think "Damn, I feel like a woman"!
Vice can make me watch anything with these stories of the song. Love them! Keep surprising us with new songs.
What a natural artist, big impact on my life, lifting me up, thank you Shania.
she never gets old ..
Probably 17-18 when it came out Loved it then and Love it now. Its a womans anthem.
I was in my teens when this song was released, I didn't understand quite well the lyrics back then because English is not my native language and I'm self-taught, but I loved the video! The female version of the "Addicted to Love" video, as a girl I was totally in. Knowing Shania's backstory makes it much easier to understand it. For my friends and I, our fun song to go out and have fun on a Friday night after work was Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", so I understand that for a newer generation this was their fun song to go.
This was my mom's favorite song when she was pregnant with me and apparently I'd start kicking when it played. Now I'm transgender. Coincidence????
Yes obviously it's a coincidence lol
Don’t blame your mom for that. Love yourself. Figure out y u don’t don’t know who u are. I hope ur over 18
@@Geminicricketi Lol I thought I'd made it very obvious that this was a joke and I'm not actually thinking a pop song caused me to be trans.
I'm 28, but I was trans when I was under 18 too because it's not something you just develop one day. It's more of a lifelong thing.
If I'd had access to puberty blockers back then, that would've saved me a whole lot of su!cidality. I don't think you understand the pure body horror of watching your body grow into something that feels so wrong and alien, and not being able to do anything about it other than pray for it to stop.
But no, getting access to transition related healthcare isn't nearly as easy as people make it out to be. I've been trying to get access for four years now. The process has been harrowing, dehumanizing, soul-destroying. It has involved gritting my way through conversion therapy at a reputable gender clinic. I've made it through the hardest part though. I think it'll probably take about a year more. Wish me luck :)
Please don't believe what politicians tell you about trans kids, they're straight up lying to exploit a moral panic and get votes from people who don't know any better.
@@Geminicricketi you got all that from the original comment? Talking about pulling stuff out of thin air.
aging real and gracefully, looking fine as ever. loved the doc on netflix! and love this vice series.
The whole album is sheer genius
I know she's a country singer but I never really thought of her as a country artist.
She is so iconic and absolutley love her🥰🥰
This song is going on the 2023 playlist 🤙🏾
She was huge for the millennial generation of young guys. I remember her popularity in high school and having her poster in my locker. Gorgeous, and can sing.
She Definitely give Britney a run for her money along with those other Disney clones.
I love this series can you do just a girl Gwen stafani
No Doubt
that's no doubt bruh. get gwen back with the boys to talk about it
Don't speak would be the song for No Doubt I believe
Gwen Stefani is the biggest poser ever. no thanks.
Regardless of the song, this entire series is great.
Vice, please don’t stop making episodes for this series 🙏
I remember the first time I heard the song, and saw the video. The opening riff, and Shania's reveal gave me chills. Then the whole "borrow from Robert Palmer" idea just made me so happy! Shania was the first singer to really revel in her womanhood, and gave us all a reason to feel proud, and let ourselves be free to feel the way we feel. Plus, the amazing voice and total beauty and the costumes!!!
Grew up listening and singing along to every song 👏 such good memories
My sister played this non-stop growning up thanks Urn
As a man I never would sing along but wow, she is great to watch. I love the song and as a bonus, she seems like such a beautiful person inside.
May god continue to smile upon you and bless all that you do.
I don't care for country music but I did like this song. It's catchy.
Love this series. Vice, More of this please😊
I haven't heard this song in a long time, but I think I needed to be reminded of it and the message behind it. Like Cyndi's classic about girlhood, this song is an extension of that playful joy that comes with expressing your womanhood, whatever that means to you. The fact that it came from this great place of embracing her feminine side, well that's why it speaks to people. The best songs, like the best poems, paintings and dances, come from a real, lived experience.
This makes me respect the song even more. For me, it was just always fun. I typically stay far away from any kind of country music, country music is usually my personal bagpipes, but something about Shania always connected with me. It was definitely more of the pop-rock feel to this song that made it feel more warm and inviting. It feels like a bar song. A song that kicks ass. A song to play at full blast in the car with the top folded down, letting your hair whip in the wind, and just go for the ride. Starting the song with that delicious guitar riff was one of the best choices anyone could've made. It's a catchy, super fun jam.
And I think what makes it so universal and what makes it resonate is that it's Shania not afraid to be herself. It's about proudly being yourself and however, whoever you are. That's more of the core of what the song is. So I'm not surprised even a lot of guys are not ashamed to love this song. It's more an anthem over embracing life as who you are and not what you're supposed to be. So I believe outside the awesome music of it is what makes this special song endure so much.
It's a song most people, whoever they may be, are not afraid to get down and dance and sing at the top of their lungs for. Funny enough, despite the country music industry being so averse and "scared" of it at the time, it's one of the biggest and most well known and love country jams everyone just knows. Country claimed it pretty quick once it took off. Even somewhere out in the fields away from the hustle and bustle of a metropolitan city, a farmer doing his rounds on the tractor is jamming hardcore to this.
It defies labels and yet, it has become one of the biggest and greatest country tracks ever put out. It's a song if nothing else, it makes you bubbly and happy. I can almost guarantee no one leaves singing that song in a bad mood. It's a song about being happy over how beautiful you are just for being you. And hopefully it is a classic that will always be timeless and just as good as when you first discovered it.
Vice has done some really amazing shows over the years but this has to be my favorite series. I get so excited when I see a new one. I had never paid attention to the video before of Man, I feel like a woman but this song was iconic growing up. Such a fun and interesting insight into all the work and talent that goes into creating a great song.
We need a The Story of 'Running Up That Hill'
Please, no.
Shania Twain was my ultimate favourite singer growing up! My favourite track was "Gonna Getcha Good" though! I also loved hearing "That Don't Impress Me Much" and "Waiter! Bring me Water!" :)
Literally one of the best pop songs ever, great solo too! 👏🏼
Thank you for being you miss Twain and sharing your story.
I was living in Chicago back when the Come on Over album came out. Her song Man! I Feel Like a Woman got a lot of air play on the radio. One time after this was played a male DJ announced the song and said, "You have to be comfortable in your own manhood to be able to say those words".
Read Shania's memoir "From this Moment On" when it was published in 2011. She's a strong country woman and I admire her for this.
Damn, I can't believe she did all this and spent all of those years being a mother to her siblings, what an amazing person
This is great. Thanks so much for sharing! I love hearing how songs come to fruition. 💪🏻🙌🏻
Turn on the comments for the Tate video, cowards.
The music video caused me to have a huge crush on Shania
i grew up listening to this. when i wake up in the morning, when i nap in the afternoon., i was always greeted with shania's music. i really love her!
Omg this is such a groundbreaking song. I love this story, and it has so many layers to it. Hopefully certain people seeing this can understand the spectrum and variety that all beautiful people come in, acknowledge, and accept it.
This was the video/song that showed me Shania was a queen! Love it so so much!!!