</s> ▁" Man child " ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁single ▁recorded ▁by ▁N ene h ▁Cher ry , ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁her ▁debut ▁album , ▁Raw ▁Like ▁S ush i . ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁a ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁several ▁European ▁countries . ▁" Man child " ▁did ▁not ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁Canada . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁N ene h ▁sat ▁down ▁and ▁wrote . ▁She ▁composed ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁a ▁Cas io ▁keyboard ▁( the ▁same ▁one ▁she ▁uses ▁to ▁this ▁day ), ▁using ▁an ▁auto - ch ord ▁setting ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁ 7 ▁ch ords ▁in ▁the ▁verse ▁alone . ▁N ene h ' s ▁step father ▁Don ▁Cher ry ▁commented ▁on ▁this ▁pra ising ly , ▁comparing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁jazz ▁song ▁structure . ▁N elle e ▁Ho oper ▁did ▁the ▁beat ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁rap ▁with ▁Robert ▁Del ▁N aja . ▁N ene h ▁then ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁Camer on ▁Mc V ey , ▁who ▁helped ▁to ▁shape ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁the ▁parts ▁and ▁" made ▁it ▁make ▁sense " ▁ ▁The ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁" direct ed ▁at ▁a ▁full - g rown ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁growing ▁up ▁to ▁do ". ▁N ene h ▁expressed ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁for ▁herself , ▁stating ▁it ' s ▁where ▁she ▁found ▁her ▁sound : ▁" I ▁think ▁"