"It 's a Man 's Man 's Man 's World '' is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966 in a New York City studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its title is a word play on the 1963 comedy film It 's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
who recorded it's a man's world
James Brown