"Are You Man Enough" is a 1973 hit song recorded by the

Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1953 as the Four Aims. They were one of the most commercially successful American pop music groups of the 1960s and helped propel Motown Records to international fame. The ...

for the

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label. It appeared as the second track on the soundtrack to the movie ''

Shaft in Africa ''Shaft in Africa'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the '' Shaft'' series, starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay. The film's budget was $1.5 mi ...

''. It reached number 2 on the American R&B chart, number 15 on the American ''Billboard'' chart in 1973, and number 35 on the Canadian ''RPM'' magazine top singles chart. It was subsequently released on their 1973 album, '' Main Street People'' and used as the main theme for the film ''Shaft in Africa''. The song was also featured in the 2007 comedy

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{{authority control 1973 songs 1973 singles Four Tops songs Songs written by Dennis Lambert Songs written by Brian Potter (musician) ABC Records singles