{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = One Man Band Man | type = studio | artist = [[Swizz Beatz]] | cover = One Man Band Man.JPG | alt = | released = August 21, 2007 | recorded = 2006–2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = {{duration|m=38|s=05}} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Full Surface Records|Full Surface]] * [[Universal Motown]] }} | producer = [[Swizz Beatz]], The Individualz, [[Needlz]], [[Nottz]], [[Snags]], [[Neo Da Matrix]], [[Entouch|Eric McCaine]], Young World Music | prev_title = [[Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories]] | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = [[Poison (Swizz Beatz album)|Poison]] | next_year = 2018 | misc = {{Singles | name = One Man Band Man | type = studio | single1 = [[It's Me Bitches]] | single1date = February 13, 2007 | single2 = [[Money in the Bank (Swizz Beatz song)|Money in the Bank]] | single2date = May 29, 2007 | single3 = [[Top Down]] | single3date = September 28, 2007 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1078041|pure_url=yes}}|title=One Man Band Man - Swizz Beatz|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev2 = [[IGN]] |rev2score = (6.2/10)<ref>[http://au.music.ign.com/articles/823/823158p1.html IGN review]</ref> |rev3 = [[Okayplayer]] |rev3score = (89/100)<ref>[http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5311/5 Okayplayer review]</ref> |rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' |rev4score = (7.1/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10606-one-man-band-man/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref> |rev5 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' |rev5score = (5/10)<ref name="PM">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/swizz-beatz-one-man-band-man/|title=Swizz Beatz: One Man Band Man|last=Horowitz|first=Steven J.|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=September 5, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev6 = RapReviews |rev6score = (5.5/10)<ref name="RR">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_08F_onemanband.html|title=RapReviews.com Feature for August 14, 2007 - Swizz Beatz' "One Man Band Man"|last=Juon|first=Steve 'Flash'|publisher=RapReviews|date=August 14, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114112815/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/swizzbeatz/albums/album/15904652/review/15982711/one_man_band_man Rolling Stone review]</ref> |rev8 = [[Slant Magazine]] |rev8score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Slant">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/swizz-beatz-one-man-band-man|title=Swizz Beatz: One man Band Man|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=August 16, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/swizz-beatz-one-man-band-man-universal-motown|title=Swizz Beatz, 'One Man Band Man' Review|last=Hogan|first=Marc|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[Spin Media]]|date=June 12, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev10 = ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' |rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="XXL">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=10605|title=Swizz Beatz One Man Band Man|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|date=June 6, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> }}
'''''One Man Band Man''''' is the debut studio album by American producer and rapper [[Swizz Beatz]], released on August 21, 2007, through [[Full Surface Records]] and [[Universal Motown Records]]. The album features guest appearances from [[Drag-On]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Jadakiss]], and [[Snoop Dogg]], while production was handled by Swizz Beatz himself, the Individualz, [[Needlz]], [[Nottz]], [[Snags]], [[Neo Da Matrix]], [[Entouch|Eric McCaine]] and Young World Music.
''One Man Band Man'' was preceded by the singles "[[It's Me Bitches]]" and "[[Money in the Bank (Swizz Beatz song)|Money in the Bank]]", both of which entered the latter 20 [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] slots. Upon release, the album was met with commercial success and peaked at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], although critical responses were mixed. Its third single, "[[Top Down]]", was released the following month, and failed to enter any chart.
== Background and development == Swizz Beatz announced he was working on his first solo album on November 14, 2006, at [[Green Lantern]]'s mixshow. The first offering was "Come and Get Me" featuring [[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]] and produced by [[Buckwild (music producer)|Buckwild]]. Swizz said this about it: "This is the warm up... the push up before you hit the bar. I'm tired of playing the back. It's showtime. I'm ready to get it poppin'... come and get me."<ref>[http://blogs.sohh.com/nyc/archives/2006/11/from_beats_to_the_mic_swizz_be.html From Beats to the M-I-C: Swizz Beatz Flips the Script with a Solo LP]</ref>
The song "Part of the Plan" was supposed to be the third official single but due to low record sales and not enough promotion it was eventually dropped. The music video was supposed to be based on the movie ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' and was supposed to be directed by the director of the movie himself, [[Paul Haggis]]. The video was also set to be shot in London.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2007/08/topic/topic/news/swizz-beatz-next-video-to-be-based-on-the-movie-crash/ |title=Swizz Beatz Next Video To Be Based On The Movie Crash {{!}} RealTalk NY<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804132209/http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2007/08/topic/topic/news/swizz-beatz-next-video-to-be-based-on-the-movie-crash/ |archive-date=2008-08-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was replaced with "[[Top Down]]," whose video is seen at the end of the music video for "[[Money in the Bank (Swizz Beatz song)|Money in the Bank]]."
== Commercial performance == ''One Man Band Man'' debuted at number 7 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 45,000 copies in its first week, the album fell quickly, falling to 42 in its second week and 52 in its third. It also debuted at number one on the ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049625/high-school-musical-2-hangs-on-atop-billboard-200|title='High School Musical 2' Hangs On Atop Billboard 200|last=Hasty|first=Katie|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=August 29, 2007|access-date=May 20, 2008}}</ref> By September 20, 2008, the album had sold 159,400 copies in the United States.<ref>[http://www.sohh.com./articles/article.php/12598/1 Kanye West Makes History, 50 Cent Comes Up Short, Fergie Continues Her Reign] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025041450/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/12598/1 |date=2007-10-25 }}. SOHH (September 20, 2007. Accessed May 20, 2008.</ref>
== Track listing == {{ track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 38:05
| title1 = Product Man | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Swizz Beatz|Kasseem Dean]]|Avery Chambliss|Michael T. Kennedy|William G. Hudspeth}} | extra1 = The Individualz | length1 = 2:50
| title2 = [[It's Me Bitches]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Dean|[[GZA|Gary Grice]]|[[Method Man|Clifford Smith]]|[[Raekwon|Corey Woods]]|[[Ghostface Killah|Dennis Coles]]|[[Inspectah Deck|Jason Hunter]]|[[U-God|Lamont Hawkins]]|[[RZA|Robert Diggs Jr.]]|[[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Jones]]}} | extra2 = [[Swizz Beatz]] | length2 = 2:34
| title3 = Big Munny | writer3 = {{hlist|Dean|[[Nottz|Dominick Lamb]]}} | extra3 = [[Nottz]] | length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Bust Ya Gunz | note4 = featuring [[Drag-On]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Dean|[[Needlz|Khari Cain]]|[[Drag-On|Melvin Smalls]]|[[Juvenile (rapper)|Terius Gray]]}} | extra4 = [[Needlz]] | length4 = 3:58
| title5 = You Know Your Boy Did That | writer5 = {{hlist|Dean|Naki Levy}} | extra5 = Snags | length5 = 4:46
| title6 = The Funeral | writer6 = {{hlist|Dean|[[Neo Da Matrix|Quaadir Atkinson]]|Shandel Green}} | extra6 = [[Neo Da Matrix]] | length6 = 2:57
| title7 = Take a Picture | writer7 = {{hlist|Dean|[[Bill Withers]]|[[Skip Scarborough]]|[[Clifton "Jiggs" Chase|Clifton Chase]]|[[Duke Bootee|Edward Fletcher]]|[[Melle Mel|Melvin Glover]]|[[Sylvia Robinson]]}} | extra7 = Swizz Beatz | length7 = 3:33
| title8 = [[Top Down]] | writer8 = {{hlist|Dean|Eric McCaine|[[Major Lance]]|Roger Hatcher}} | extra8 = {{hlist|The "E. McCaine" Edition|Swizz Beatz}} | length8 = 3:08
| title9 = [[Money in the Bank (Swizz Beatz song)|Money in the Bank]] | writer9 = {{hlist|Dean|Greg Taylor|Carlisle Young|Marlin Bonds|[[Eric B.|Eric Barrier]]|[[Rakim|William Griffin]]|[[Sean Combs]]|[[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]]|[[Sheek Louch|Sean Jacobs]]|[[Jadakiss|Jason Phillips]]|[[Styles P|David Styles]]|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly Jones]]|[[Deric Angelettie]]|Terry Etlinger|[[Linda Laurie]]|Kia Jeffries|[[Akinyele (rapper)|Akinyele Adams]]|Regi Hargis}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Marlin "Hookman" Bonds|Carlisle Young {{small|(co.)}}|Greg "Mayhem" Taylor {{small|(co.)}}}} | length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Part of the Plan | writer10 = {{hlist|Dean|Green|[[Chris Martin]]|[[Guy Berryman]]|[[Will Champion]]|[[Jonny Buckland]]}} | extra10 = Swizz Beatz | length10 = 3:14
| title11 = Snoop | note11 = skit) (performed by [[Snoop Dogg]] | length11 = 0:52
| title12 = It's Me... (Remix) | writer12 = {{hlist|Dean|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter]]|[[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]|Phillips|[[Sean Garrett]]|[[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]]|[[Angela Beyincé]]|[[Solange Knowles]]|[[Makeba Riddick]]|[[Isaac Hayes]]|[[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]}} | note12 = featuring [[Lil Wayne]], [[R. Kelly]] & [[Jadakiss]] | extra12 = Swizz Beatz | length12 = 3:29 }}
;Leftover Tracks *"Come and Get Me" {{small|(featuring [[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]])}}
;<u>Sample credits</u><ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= One Man Band Man |year= 2007 |type= booklet |publisher= [[Full Surface Records|Full Surface]], [[Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown]]}}</ref> * "Product Man" contains an interpolation of "[[Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat|Heartbeat (It's A Lovebeat)]]" written by Michael T. Kennedy and William G. Hudspeth. * "It's Me Bitches" contains a portion of "[[C.R.E.A.M.]]"; written by [[GZA|Gary Grice]], [[Method Man|Clifford Smith]], [[Raekwon|Corey Woods]], [[Ghostface Killah|Dennis Coles]], [[Inspectah Deck|Jason Hunter]], [[U-God|Lamont Hawkins]], [[RZA|Robert Diggs Jr.]], and [[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Jones]]; performed by [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. * "Bust Ya Gunz" embodies portions of "Down Bottom", written by [[Juvenile (rapper)|Terius Gray]], [[Drag-On|Melvin Smalls]], and [[Swizz Beatz|Kasseem Dean]]. * "Take a Picture": ** contains a sample of "[[Lovely Day]]", written by [[Bill Withers]] and [[Skip Scarborough]], performed by Bill Withers. ** contains elements of "[[The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|The Message]]", written by [[Clifton "Jiggs" Chase|Clifton Chase]], [[Duke Bootee|Edward Fletcher]], [[Melle Mel|Melvin Glover]], and [[Sylvia Robinson]]. * "Top Down" contains a sample of "Girl, Come on Home", written by [[Major Lance]] and Roger Hatcher, performed by Major Lance. * "Money in the Bank": ** embodies a portion of "[[Eric B. Is President]]", written by [[Eric B.|Eric Barrier]] and [[Rakim|William Griffin]]. ** embodies a portion of "[[It's All About the Benjamins]]", written by [[Sean Combs]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]], [[Sheek Louch|Sean Jacobs]], [[Jadakiss|Jason Phillips]], [[Styles P|David Styles]], [[Lil' Kim|Kimberly Jones]], [[Deric Angelettie]], Terry Etlinger, and [[Linda Laurie]]. ** embodies a portion of "[[Put It in Your Mouth]]", written by Kia Jeffries, [[Akinyele (rapper)|Akinyele Adams]], and Regi Hargis. * "Part of the Plan" contains a sample of "X&Y"; written by [[Chris Martin]], [[Guy Berryman]], [[Will Champion]], and [[Jonny Buckland]]; performed by [[Coldplay]]. * "It's Me... (Remix)": ** contains portions of "[[Get Me Bodied]]"; written by Kasseem Dean, [[Sean Garrett]], [[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Angela Beyincé]], [[Solange Knowles]], and [[Makeba Riddick]]; performed by Beyoncé Knowles. ** embodies portions of "C.R.E.A.M.", performed by Wu-Tang Clan. ** samples portions of "As Long As I've Got You", written by [[Isaac Hayes]] and [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]], performed by The Charmels.
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Albums]] ([[Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|title=Albums : Top 100|website=[[Jam!]]|date=August 26, 2007|access-date=January 1, 2026|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20070904184550/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|archive-date=September 4, 2007}}</ref> | 92 |- {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Swizz Beatz|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Swizz Beatz|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRap|1|artist=Swizz Beatz|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2026}} |}
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