
"Who's da Man" (styled as "Who's da' man") is a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
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song performed by
Elias
Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...
, featuring Swedish singer
Frans
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of '' François'' or '' Franciscus''. One cognate of Frans in English is '' Francis''.
Given name
* Frans van Aarssens (1572� ...
. The song was released as a digital download in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
on 17 May 2006. The song is dedicated to the Swedish
football
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player
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and Volley (association footba ...
. It is sung in the
Scanian dialect
Scanian ( ) is an East Scandinavian dialect spoken in the province of Scania in southern Sweden.
Broadly speaking, Scanian has been classified in three different ways:
# Older Scanian formed part of the old Scandinavian dialect continuum, an ...
of Swedish. The song was the biggest summer Swedish hit of 2006, staying at the top of the charts for 10 consecutive weeks. Elias and Frans also performed the song at
Allsång på Skansen
''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Sweden, Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing-along, sing along with musical guest stars to well-known ...
.
During June 2006, the song was played by the
carillon
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in the
Fredrik Church
The Fredrik Church () is located in Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Blekinge Län, southern Sweden.
Situated on Stortorget, the main square in the city centre, The Fredrik Church is included within the Karlskrona United Nations Educational, Scientifi ...
in
Karlskrona
Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to ...
three times every evening until Sweden was knocked out of the tournament.
Track listing
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
Music video for "Who's da Man"
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2006 singles
Songs in Swedish
Number-one singles in Sweden
Association football songs and chants
Frans Jeppsson-Wall songs
2006 songs