Shania Twain’s Groundbreaking Video For “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” Surpasses 500 Million Views On YouTube

As Shania Twain’s iconic 1999 video for “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” recently surpassed 500 million views on YouTube, the Canadian country-pop star reflects on its groundbreaking role reversal and bold fashion that challenged genre norms and empowered femininity. Directed by Paul Boyd and styled by Mark Bauer, the video parodied Robert Palmer’s 1985 clip for “Addicted to Love” by featuring Twain shedding traditional masculine attire to reveal her confident, sexy persona. Despite initial industry concerns about its sexiness alienating female fans, Twain emphasized that the video – for the eighth single from her 20x-platinum 1997 studio album, Come On Over – was about owning sexuality with humor and empowerment. Nearly 25 years later, the video remains a cultural milestone that helped solidify Twain’s crossover superstar status while becoming one of the most watched country music videos of all time. “I was already pushing the limits in the country genre; this was going to push things over the limits,” Twain says. (Holler)