When a Man Loves a Woman (Jody Watley song)

"When a Man Loves a Woman"
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Intimacy
Released	1994
Genre	Spoken word, Pop, Rap
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Larry Campbell, Jody Watley
Producer(s)	Art & Rhythm, (Remix Version) P.M. Dawn
Jody Watley singles chronology

"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by Jody Watley, released as the final single from her fourth album, Intimacy. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard R&B singles chart in US and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Watley's first top 40 hit in the UK since "Friends" in 1989.

Significance

In 1994, "When a Man Loves a Woman" was released in the UK with alternate gay-themed mixes by progressive house/trance outfit, BBG. The BBG mixes substituted the gender roles in their titles, hence they were "When a Man Loves a Man" and "When a Woman Loves a Woman". Watley's willingness to discuss gay issues was unprecedented at the time and still remains a rarity among artists to this day.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

US cassette maxi-single

Album Version
Remix Version
D.J.'s club Mix
Instrumental Version

UK CD single

"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Radio Mix)
"When a Man Loves a Man" (BBG Deep Mix Edit)
"When a Woman Loves a Woman" (BBG Deep Mix Edit)
"Ecstasy" (B.Y.C. 12")"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
South Africa (RISA)^[1]	33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	33
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)^[2]	2
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)	15
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)	8
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[3]	79

References

^ "South African Divas Singles". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 21, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ "Billboard R&B Singles - 1994". Retrieved December 15, 2011.

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[South_African-1] "South African Divas Singles". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

[2] "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 21, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

[3] "Billboard R&B Singles - 1994". Retrieved December 15, 2011.

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