When a Woman
{{Short description|2000 single by Gabrielle}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = When a Woman
| cover = Gabrielle_-_When_A_Woman_(CD_1).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gabrielle
| album = Rise
| B-side = Make You Wanna Holler
| released = {{start date|2000|6|5|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-06-03.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting June 5, 2000: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=3 June 2000|access-date=2 August 2021}}
| recorded =
| studio = {{ubl|Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)|Biffco}}
| genre =
| length = 3:12
| label = Go! Beat
| writer = {{hlist|Gabrielle|Richard Stannard|Julian Gallagher}}
| producer = {{hlist|Richard Stannard|Julian Gallagher}}
| prev_title = Rise
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Should I Stay
| next_year = 2000
}}
"When a Woman" is a song by English recording artist Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle along with Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher and released as the third single from her third album, Rise (1999), on 5 June 2000. The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second-highest-charting single from the album as well as Gabrielle's eighth top-10 hit.
Track listings
{{tracklist
| headline = UK CD1 {{small|(GOBCD 27)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=When a Woman|others=Gabrielle|year=2000|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Go! Beat|id=GOBCD 27}}
| title1 = When a Woman
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = When a Woman
| note2 = Seb Fontaine mix—12-inch edit
| length2 = 5:19
| title3 = When a Woman
| note3 = Bini & Martini power mix—12-inch edit
| length3 = 6:16
| title4 = When a Woman
| note4 = Restless Natives groove mix featuring MC DT
| length4 = 4:54
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK CD2 {{small|(GOLCD27)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=When a Woman|others=Gabrielle|year=2000|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Go! Beat|id=GOLCD27}}
| title1 = When a Woman
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = Rise
| note2 = acoustic version
| length2 = 3:55
| title3 = Make You Wanna Holler
| note3 = The R'n'B Joyride mix
| length3 = 4:40
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK 12-inch vinyl {{small|(GOBX27)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=When a Woman|others=Gabrielle|year=2000|type=UK 12-inch vinyl disc|publisher=Go! Beat|id=GOBX27}}
| title1 = When a Woman
| note1 = Seb Fontaine mix
| length1 = 7:20
| title2 = When a Woman
| note2 = Bini & Martini power mix—12-inch edit
| length2 = 7:49
| title3 = When a Woman
| note3 = Restless Natives groove mix featuring MC DT
| length3 = 4:52
| title4 = When a Woman
| note4 = Bini & Martini XX-Large dub
| length4 = 9:51
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK cassette single {{small|(GOBMC27)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=When a Woman|others=Gabrielle|year=2000|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Go! Beat|id=GOBMC27}}
| title1 = When a Woman
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = Rise
| note2 = acoustic version
| length2 = 3:55
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = European maxi-CD single {{small|(561 951-2)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=When a Woman|others=Gabrielle|year=2000|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Go! Beat|id=561 951-2}}
| title1 = When a Woman
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = When a Woman
| note2 = Restless Native groove mix
| length2 = 4:51
| title3 = When a Woman
| note3 = Seb Fontaine mix
| length3 = 5:18
| title4 = Makes Me Wanna Holler
| length4 = 4:44
| title5 = Rise
| note5 = acoustic version
| length5 = 3:52
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Rise album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Rise|title-link=Rise (Gabrielle album)|others=Gabrielle|year=1999|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Go! Beat|id=547 768-2}}
Studios
- Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) and Biffco Studio
Personnel
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- Gabrielle – writing, vocals
- Richard Stannard – writing, production
- Julian Gallagher – writing, production
- John Themis – guitars
- Eamonn Nolan – flugelhorn
- Stephen McKeon – string arrangement
- Adrian Bushby – mixing
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2000) !Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/WHuUppu|title=Gabrielle’s ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 3|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= 3 December 2023}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
|align="center"| 124 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|13|artist=Gabrielle|song=When a Woman|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|6|artist=Gabrielle|song=When a Woman|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-06-24.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=26|page=11|date=24 June 2000|access-date=16 September 2020}}
|33 |
| {{single chart|Germany|65|artist=Gabrielle|song=When a Woman|songid=4347|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|27|song=When a Woman|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|59|artist=Gabrielle|song=When a Woman|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|9|date=20000617|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|30|artist=Gabrielle|song=When a Woman|rowheader=true|access-date=26 November 2013}} |
| {{single chart|UK|6|date=20000617|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=20000617|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (2000) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Orbit Touch Produces Another Winner|last=Jones|first=Alan|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=20 January 2001}}
|144 |
|---|
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Gabrielle|title=When a Woman|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2023|id=19383-1697-1|access-date=20 October 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
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Category:Gabrielle (singer) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Gabrielle (singer)