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"Son of Man"
"Son of Man"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
B-side	"You'll Be in My Heart"
Released	8 February 2000
Length	2:44
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Phil Collins
Producer(s)	Phil Collins
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	"Son of Man" on YouTube

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"Son of Man" is a song by Phil Collins for the soundtrack of Disney's Tarzan. In the 1999 animated film, the song accompanies a montage in which Tarzan learns how to be an ape and progresses from childhood to adulthood. Along the way, he picks up skills from fellow jungle inhabitants, and he duels with an African rock python. The song peaked at number 68 on the German Media Control Charts as well as at number 96 on the French singles chart.

Track listing

"Son of Man" - 2:44
"You'll Be in My Heart" - 4:18

Personnel

Phil Collins – vocals, instruments, songwriting, production
Nathan East – electric bass

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
French Singles Chart	96
German Singles Chart	68

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Phil Collins singles".
^ "American single certifications – Phil Collins – Son of Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[1] "Phil Collins singles".

[United_StatesPhil_CollinsSon_of_MansingleCertRef-2] "American single certifications – Phil Collins – Son of Man". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

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+{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
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+{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
-| Artist         = [[Phil Collins]]
+{{Infobox song
-| Album          = [[Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack]]
-| B-side         = "[[You'll Be in My Heart]]"
+| name       = Son of Man
-| Released       = February 4, 2000
+| cover      = SonOfMan.jpg
-| Format         = [[CD single]]
+| alt        =
-| Recorded       = 1998
+| type       = single
-| Genre          = [[Pop rock]], [[soft rock]]
+| artist     = [[Phil Collins]]
-| Label          = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
+| album      = [[Tarzan (1999 soundtrack)|Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack]]
-| Writer         = [[Phil Collins]]
+| B-side     = [[You'll Be in My Heart]]
+| released   = 8 February 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Phil+Collins&titel=Son+Of+Man&cat=s|title=Phil Collins singles}}</ref>
-| Producer       = [[Phil Collins]]]
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-| Last single    = "[[Strangers Like Me]]"<br>(1999)
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-| This single    = "'''Son of Man'''"<br>(2000)
+| length     = 2:44
-| Next single    = "[[Two Worlds (song)|Two Worlds]]"<br>(2000)
+| label      = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
+| writer     = [[Phil Collins]]
+| producer   = [[Phil Collins]]
+| prev_title = [[Strangers Like Me]]
+| prev_year  = 1999
+| next_title = [[In the Air Tonite]]
+| next_year  = 2001
+| misc       = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|1={{YouTube|tiBaBca7-rY|"Son of Man"}}}}
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-"'''Son of Man'''" is a song by [[Phil Collins]] for the [[Tarzan (1999 film soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]''. In that 1999 animated film, Tarzan learns how to be an ape from his childhood to adulthood. It peaked at #68 on the German [[Media Control Charts]] as well as at #96 on the French Singles Chart.
+"'''Son of Man'''" is a song by [[Phil Collins]] for the [[Tarzan (1999 soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]''. In the 1999 animated film, the song accompanies a montage in which Tarzan learns how to be an ape and progresses from childhood to adulthood. Along the way, he picks up skills from fellow jungle inhabitants, and he duels with an [[African rock python]]. The song peaked at number 68 on the German [[Media Control Charts]] as well as at number 96 on the French singles chart.
 ==Track listing==
-#"Son of Man"
+#"Son of Man" - 2:44
-#"[[You'll Be in My Heart]]"
+#"[[You'll Be in My Heart]]" - 4:18
+== Personnel ==
-==Track listing Germany CD-MAXI==
+* [[Phil Collins]] – vocals, instruments, songwriting, production
-#"Son of Man (single version)" 2:46
+* [[Nathan East]] – [[electric bass]]
-#"Dir gehört Mein Herz" ([[You'll Be in My Heart]] German version) 1:39
-#"En Mi Corazon Estaras" ([[You'll Be in My Heart]] Spanish version) 1:39
-#"Sei Dentro Me" ([[You'll Be in My Heart]] Italian version) 1:39
-All foreign languages versions are sung by Phil Collins.
 ==Charts==
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-!align="left"|Chart (2000)
+! Chart (2000)
-!align="center"|Peak <br />position
+! Peak <br />position
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-|align="left"|French Singles Chart
+| French Singles Chart
 |align="center"|96
 |-
-|align="left"|German Singles Chart
+| German Singles Chart
 |align="center"|68
 |-
 |}
+== Certifications ==
-{{Phil Collins}}
+{{Certification Table Top}}
-{{Tarzan}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|certyear=2023|title=Son of Man|artist=Phil Collins|type=single|access-date=October 10, 2023|relyear=1998}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
+==References==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Son Of Man (Song)}}
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Phil Collins songs}}
+{{Disney Renaissance}}
+{{Tarzan}}
+[[Category:1999 songs]]
 [[Category:2000 singles]]
 [[Category:Phil Collins songs]]
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 [[Category:Songs written by Phil Collins]]
 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Phil Collins]]
+[[Category:Disney Renaissance songs]]
+[[Category:Walt Disney Records singles]]

v t e Phil Collins songs
Discography
Face Value	"In the Air Tonight" "I Missed Again" "If Leaving Me Is Easy"
Hello, I Must Be Going!	"Thru These Walls" "You Can't Hurry Love" "I Don't Care Anymore" "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning" "I Cannot Believe It's True"
No Jacket Required	"Sussudio" "One More Night" "Don't Lose My Number" "Take Me Home"
Buster	"A Groovy Kind of Love" "Two Hearts"
...But Seriously	"Another Day in Paradise" "I Wish It Would Rain Down" "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" "That's Just the Way It Is" "Do You Remember?" "Hang in Long Enough"
Serious Hits... Live!	"Do You Remember?" (live) "Who Said I Would" (live)
Both Sides	"Both Sides of the Story" "Everyday" "We Wait and We Wonder"
Dance into the Light	"Dance into the Light" "It's in Your Eyes" "No Matter Who" "Wear My Hat" "The Same Moon"
...Hits	"True Colors"
Tarzan	"You'll Be in My Heart" "Two Worlds" "Strangers Like Me" "Son of Man"
Testify	"Can't Stop Loving You" "Come with Me" "Wake Up Call"/"The Least You Can Do"
Brother Bear	"Look Through My Eyes" "No Way Out"
Going Back	"(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" "Going Back"
Featured singles	"Do They Know It's Christmas?" "Easy Lover" "Hero" "In the Air Tonite" "Home"
Other singles	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "Separate Lives" "Somewhere"
Other songs	"The Man with the Horn" "You Ought to Know..."
Category

v t e Disney Renaissance
Awards and nominations
Feature films	The Little Mermaid (1989) The Rescuers Down Under (1990) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999)
TV series	The Little Mermaid (1992–1994) Aladdin (1994–1995) The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) Hercules (1998–1999) The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003) The Lion Guard (2015–2019)
Soundtracks	The Little Mermaid (1989) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999)
Singles	"Under the Sea" (1989) "Part of Your World" (1989) "Kiss the Girl" (1989) "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) "A Whole New World" (1992) "Friend Like Me" (1992) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Colors of the Wind" (1995) "If I Never Knew You" (1995) "Someday" (1996) "Go the Distance" (1997) "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (1997) "Shooting Star (1997 - UK) "True to Your Heart" (1998) "Reflection" (1998) "You'll Be in My Heart" (1999) "Strangers Like Me" (1999) "Son of Man" (2000) "Two Worlds" (2000)
Direct-to-DVD sequels	The Return of Jafar (1994) Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) Belle's Magical World (1998) Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999) Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) Tarzan & Jane (2002) The Lion King 1½ (2004) Mulan II (2004) Tarzan II (2005) The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
Live-action remakes	Beauty and the Beast (2017) Aladdin (2019) The Lion King (2019) Mulan (2020) The Little Mermaid (2023) Hercules (TBA)
Video games	The Little Mermaid (1991) Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (2000) The Little Mermaid Pinball (2005) Aladdin (1993; Sega Genesis) Aladdin (1993; SNES) Aladdin (1994) Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (2001) The Lion King (1994) Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1996) The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000) The Lion King 1½ (2003) Virtual Safari (2003-2004) Beauty and the Beast (1994) Beauty and the Beast (1994) Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure (1999) Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom (2000) Pocahontas (1996) The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999) Tarzan: Untamed (2001) Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle (2002)
Characters	The Little Mermaid Ariel Ursula Beauty and the Beast Belle Beast Gaston Aladdin Aladdin Princess Jasmine Genie Jafar Iago The Lion King Simba Nala Timon and Pumbaa Scar Mufasa Pocahontas Claude Frollo Hercules Meg Mulan Fa Mulan
Related	Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) Howard (2018) Disney Princess (2005–present) Disney Villains (1937–present) Mickey's House of Villains (2002) Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007) Sofia the First (2012–2018) Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) Once Upon a Studio (2023) Ariel (2024–present) Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Stage adaptations	Beauty and the Beast (1994) The Lion King (1997) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999) Tarzan (2006) The Little Mermaid (2008) Aladdin (2011) Hercules (2019) The Little Mermaid Jr. Aladdin Jr.