Magic Man

"Magic Man"
Single by Heart
from the album Dreamboat Annie
B-side	"How Deep It Goes"
Released	June 1975
Format	7" single
Genre	Hard rock
Length	5:28 (Album Version) 3:29 (Single Version)
Label	Mushroom
Writer(s)	Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson
Producer(s)	Mike Flicker
Heart singles chronology
"Crazy on You" (1976) "Magic Man" (1976) "Dreamboat Annie" (1976)

For the band, see Magic Man (band). For the Mega Man enemy, see Robot Master. For the film, see Magic Man (film).

"Magic Man" is a song by the American rock band Heart. The single was released in Canada in June 1975,^[1] and in America in 1976 as the second single from the band's debut album Dreamboat Annie. Written by Ann and Nancy Wilson, the song is sung from the viewpoint of a young girl who is being seduced by an older man (referred to as a Magic Man), much to the chagrin of her mother, who calls and begs the girl to come home. In an interview, Ann Wilson revealed the "Magic Man" was her then boyfriend, band manager Michael Fisher, and part of the song was an autobiographical tale of the beginnings of their relationship.

"Magic Man" became Heart's first Top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song also featured notable Minimoog synthesizer usage.

The song is featured in the movie Swingers in the trailer scene outside Las Vegas, as well as in the film The Virgin Suicides when the character Trip Fontaine is first introduced. The song was heard also on the Classical Music episode on You Can't Do That on Television.

Comedian Sandra Bernhard sang the song in comedic tribute to Jerry Stiller at Stiller's Friar's Club Roast.

Personnel

• Ann Wilson – lead vocal
• Nancy Wilson – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocal
• Roger Fisher – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Steve Fossen – bass guitar
• Howard Leese – rhythm guitar, mini-moog synth.

Additional Musicians

• Dave Wilson – drums
• Ray Ayotte – conga
• Mike Flicker – percussion

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1976-77) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 6 Belgian Singles Chart 11 Canadian Singles Chart[2] 26 Dutch Singles Chart[3] 8 New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 26 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 9 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 7

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Rank Australia [6] 46 U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[7] 79 U.S. Cash Box [8] 80

References

1. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
2. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
3. Steffen Hung. "Heart - Magic Man". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
4. Steffen Hung. "Heart - Magic Man". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
5. "Heart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
6. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
7. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
8. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1976". 98.130.35.56. 1976-12-25. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics