"Macho Man"
Single by Village People
from the album Macho Man
Released	February 1978
Format	7",12"
Recorded	1977
Genre	Disco
Length	3:30 (45) 5:21 (12"/LP)
Label	Casablanca Records
Writer(s)	Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis & Peter Whitehead
Producer(s)	Jacques Morali
Peak chart positions
#26 (US Billboard Hot 100)
Village People singles chronology
"Village People" (1977) "Macho Man" (1978) "Y.M.C.A." (1978)

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The song "bubbled under" the charts during summer 1978 before picking up substantial airplay that August. It became the Village People's first charting hit, peaking at #26 four months before their #1 single Y.M.C.A. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Y.M.C.A. is a 1978 song by the Village People which became a hit in January, 1979. ...

Use in film and television

The song became a gay anthem, and is played comically in many films, like Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, In & Out, Addams Family Values and the Nutty Professor remake. A gay anthem is a song that has become widely popular among, or has become identified with, the gay community; usually with gay men. ... Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (commonly abbreviated T3) is a 2003 movie directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, and Kristanna Loken. ... Film poster for In & Out. ... Addams Family Values (1993) is an Academy Award-nominated sequel to the 1991 comedy The Addams Family. ... The Nutty Professor is the name of a 1963 comedy film starring Jerry Lewis. ...

• In one episode of animated sitcom The Simpsons, Homer Simpson sang this song as "Nacho Man". In one installment of the weekly comic strip FoxTrot, Jason Fox and his friend Marcus sing the chorus over and over to annoy Jason's sister Paige, who grumbles, "I wish I hadn't told you I hate that song." Marcus asks, "Is it 'macho' or 'nacho'?"
• In the movie Austin Powers In Goldmember, Goldmember sarcastically complimented Dr. Evil by saying "You look like a Macho Man" and whispers "Village People".
• The song is quoted briefly in the P.D.Q. Bach opera, The Abduction of Figaro as a segue into the aria, "Macho Macho".
• There is an episode of the Pokemon anime entitled "Machoke, Machoke Man". This is a play on the word macho and the Pokemon Machoke.
• The song is performed by Link and Gonzo on The Muppet Show episode 405.