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"Yesterday Man" is a song written by Chris Andrews and was his first single as a solo singer, released in September 1965. It climbed to No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and No. 1 in Ireland, New Zealand, Germany and Austria.[2] In the U.S., it reached #94 in 1966. The Cash Box trade paper reported in its 5 February 1966 issue that it had passed 300,000 sales in Germany alone, and later over 800,000 as a final tally in that country (28 May 1966).

"Yesterday Man"
Single by Chris Andrews
B-side	"Too Bad You Don't Want Me"
Released	September 1965
Genre	Pop
Length	2'20"
Label	Decca F11536
Songwriter(s)	Chris Andrews
Producer(s)	Ken Woodman
Chris Andrews singles chronology
"Yesterday Man" (1965) "To Whom It Concerns" (1965)

In 1974, it was covered by Robert Wyatt (produced by Nick Mason) as the follow-up to his hit with Neil Diamond's "I'm a Believer" (Virgin Records).[3] The song was also re-worked and released as "True Leicester Fan" by City People.^{[citation needed]}

Chart history

Chart (1965–66)	Peak position
Australia	12
Austria	1
Canada RPM Top Singles[4]	1
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	1
Germany	1
New Zealand	1
South Africa (Springbok)[6]	1
UK (OCC)[1]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	94
US Cash Box Top 100[8]	85

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