Woman (Neneh Cherry song)

"Woman"
Single by Neneh Cherry
from the album Man
B-side "Heart Throbs"
Released June 1996
Format 7", 12", CD single, cassette single
Genre Urban, trip hop[1]
Length
  • 4:37 (album version)
  • 3:47 (radio edit)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, Jonathan Sharp
Producer(s) Jonny Dollar, Cameron McVey
Neneh Cherry singles chronology
"Trouble Man"
(1995)		 "Woman"
(1996)		 "Kootchi"
(1996)

"Woman" is a torch song[2] by Swedish singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry from her 1996 album Man. Written by Cherry, her husband Cameron McVey, and Jonathan Sharp, the song was created as a take on James Brown's 1966 hit "It's a Man's Man's Man's World. The song's lyrics describe the difficulties women face in life, allowing Cherry to be seen as an empowering female recording artist.[2]

"Woman" was released as a single in June 1996, becoming Cherry's last substantial hit. It reached number three in Walloon Belgium, number four in Finland and Italy, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. In her native Sweden, the song peaked at number 20 in its second week, spending 10 weeks on the Swedish Singles Chart. Elsewhere in Europe, the single reached the top 20 in Flemish Belgium, France, Norway, and Switzerland. In Australasia, "Woman" was moderately successful, peaking at number 17 in Australia and number 35 in New Zealand.

After the success of "Woman", Cherry stated that she felt she was pushing her limits with the level of fame she was experiencing, claiming that the success she was receiving was enjoyable, but it wasn't completely what she wanted. She explained, "The idea behind making 'Buffalo Stance' and Raw Like Sushi wasn’t to be famous, it was to change things and do things the way that we do them, always with an idea of activism or a kind of rebellion.”[3]

Track listings

UK CD single

  1. "Woman" – 4:37
  2. "Heart Throbs" – 3:49
  3. "Telephone Pole" (Demo) – 4:57
  4. "Woman" (Heavy Guitar Mix) – 4:39

French CD single

  1. "Woman" (Heavy Guitar Mix) – 4:40
  2. "Had You in Me" – 3:53

UK 7" single"

  1. "Woman" – 3:47
  2. "Heart Throbs" – 3:49

Charts

In 2018 the song was used in an American TV advertisement for L'Oréal Paris Voluminous Mascara.

References

  1. ↑ "Neneh Cherry – Woman Attributes". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Woman by Neneh Cherry". Songfacts. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Conroy, Catherine (11 April 2016). "Neneh Cherry: 'There is a very shallow, sexualised entrapment that women get sucked into'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Neneh Cherry – Woman". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Neneh Cherry – Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Neneh Cherry – Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Neneh Cherry – Woman" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Neneh Cherry: Woman" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Woman" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neneh Cherry – Woman". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  12. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1996" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neneh Cherry – Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Charts.nz – Neneh Cherry – Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Woman". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Woman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1996" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Classement Singles - année 1996" (in French). Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1996" (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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