When You Love a Woman

"When You Love a Woman" is a song by American rock band Journey. It is the third track from their 1996 album Trial by Fire and was released as the lead single from that album in July 1996.

"When You Love a Woman"
Single by Journey
from the album Trial by Fire
B-side
  • "Message of Love"
  • "Open Arms"
ReleasedJuly 10, 1996
FormatCD
Recorded1996
Length4:08
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
Producer(s)Kevin Shirley
Journey singles chronology
"Lights (Live)"
(1993)		 "When You Love a Woman"
(1996)		 "Message of Love"
(1996)

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for four weeks in December 1996, and it remains Journey's highest charting adult contemporary single. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and finished the year as the 57th best-selling single of 1997 in the US. In Canada the song peaked at number three on the RPM Top Singles chart and number one on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.

"When You Love a Woman" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.[1]

Music video

The music video features the band playing in what appears to be an empty recording studio. The video, directed by Wayne Isham,[2] was shot inside the (film) Scoring Stage at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, CA. This was one of the last performances with Steve Perry as vocalist. In the video, Neal Schon plays a white Tom Anderson guitar.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 404.
  2. MVDBase.com
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9720." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9888." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Journey – When You Love a Woman". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.1. '97 – 29.1. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 24, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  7. "Journey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Journey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. "Journey Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  10. "Journey Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  11. "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  12. "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  13. "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  14. "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  15. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  16. "American single certifications – Journey – When You Love a Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.