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When You Love a Woman

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"When You Love a Woman"
Single by Journey
from the album Trial by Fire
B-side
  • "Message of Love"
  • "Open Arms"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996 (1996-09-24)[1]
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)
Music video
When You Love a Woman on YouTube

"When You Love a Woman" is a song by American rock band Journey. It is the third track from their 10th studio album, Trial by Fire (1996), and was released as the lead single from that album in September 1996.

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for four weeks, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, finishing 1997 as the 57th-best-selling single in the US and their last major hit there. 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.[2]

Music video

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The music video features the band playing in what appears to be an empty recording studio. The video was directed by Wayne Isham.[3] This was one of the last performances with Steve Perry as vocalist. In the video, Neal Schon plays a white Tom Anderson guitar.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1164. September 20, 1996. p. 43. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 404.
  3. ^ MVDBase.com
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9720." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9888." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Journey – When You Love a Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.1. '97 – 29.1. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 24, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Journey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Journey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Journey Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Journey Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  17. ^ "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-82. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – Journey – When You Love a Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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