It was written by Junior Miles and its producer David Foster, and released as the second single from the album in Japan on 13 November 1997 by Columbia Records.

[1] "Be the Man" also served as the theme song to the Japanese television drama, Eve - Santa Claus Dreaming and was included on its soundtrack in 1997.

The song became a B-side to "The Reason" single, released at the same time in parts of Europe.

The Japanese version of "Be the Man" became available worldwide on The Collector's Series, Volume One in 2000.

Japanese 3" CD single ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.