You're a Woman#Prudence Liew version
{{Short description|1985 single by Bad Boys Blue}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = You're a Woman
| cover = Bad Boys Blue - You're a Woman.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bad Boys Blue
| album = Hot Girls, Bad Boys
| B-side = You're a Woman (Instrumental)
| released = April 1985
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Eurodisco
| length = 3:57
| label = Coconut
| writer =
- Tony Hendrik
- Karin van Haaren
- Mary Susan Applegate
| producer =
- Tony Hendrik
- Karin Hartmann
| prev_title = L.O.V.E. in My Car
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Pretty Young Girl
| next_year = 1985
}}
"You're a Woman" is a song by Bad Boys Blue, released in April 1985 as the second single from their debut studio album, Hot Girls, Bad Boys (1985). It was a hit across Europe, reaching number 8 in West Germany, number 1 in Austria, number 2 in Switzerland and number 3 in Greece.
Track listing and formats
- European 7-inch single{{Cite AV media notes |title=You're a Woman |others=Bad Boys Blue |date=1985 |type=European 7-inch single liner notes |publisher=Coconut Records |id=107 276}}
:A. "You're a Woman" – 3:57
:B. "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) – 4:40
- European 12-inch maxi-single{{Cite AV media notes |title=You're a Woman |others=Bad Boys Blue |date=1985 |type=European 12-inch single liner notes |publisher=Coconut Records |id=601 673}}
:A. "You're a Woman" (Long Version) – 5:19
:B. "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) – 3:49
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "You're a Woman" !scope="col"| Chart (1985) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|1|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|4|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (European Top 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M&M-1985-09-16.pdf|title=European Top 100 Singles|date=16 September 1985|accessdate=22 April 2025|magazine=Eurotipsheet|volume=2|number=37|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}
|align="center"|24 |
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| scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite web |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |date=2021 |publisher=Musiikkiarkisto |page=24 |language=Finnish |format=PDF |access-date=5 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213104908/https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |archive-date=13 February 2023}}
|4 |
| {{single chart|France|47|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M&M-1985-08-19.pdf|title=Top 3 in Europe|date=19 August 1985|accessdate=22 April 2025|magazine=Eurotipsheet|volume=2|number=33|oclc=29800226|page=7|via=World Radio History}}
|align="center"|3 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|30|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|19|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|6|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|2|song=You're a Woman|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|8|song=You're a Woman|songid=1288|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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Prudence Liew version
In 1987, the song was covered under the title "The Last Night (最後一夜)" with different lyrics in Cantonese and English and released as a single by Hong Kong pop singer Prudence Liew.
It was the second single from the album Prudence Liew.Prudence Liew album "大開色界 (新曲+精選)" liner notes The track featured a heavy dance beat that proved to be very popular with the Hong Kong disco scene. The popularity of this song propelled Liew's status in the music scene and it is still considered to be her signature song.[http://blog.roodo.com/muzikland/archives/5847017.html Muzikland review of Prudence Liew (album).] Retrieved on October 17, 2009
= Track listing and formats =
- Hong Kong 12-inch single{{Cite AV media notes |title=最後一夜 / 霓虹鳥 |others=Prudence Liew |date=1987 |type=Hong Kong 12-inch single liner notes |publisher=Current Records |id=12.280006}}
:A. "The Last Night (最後一夜)" (Rearranged Disco Version) – 6:47
:B. "Neon Bird (霓虹鳥)" (Rearranged Disco Version) – 6:48
You're a Woman '98
{{Infobox song
| name = You're a Woman '98
| cover = You-Re-A-Woman-98-Single-cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bad Boys Blue
| album = Back
| B-side = You're a Woman (Rap Remix 1998)
| released = 2 June 1998
| recorded =
| studio = Coconut (Hennef)
| genre = Synth-pop
| length = 3:48
| label = Coconut
| writer =
- Tony Hendrik
- Karin van Haaren
- Mary Susan Applegate
| producer =
- Tony Hendrik
- Karin Hartmann
| prev_title = Anywhere
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = The Turbo Megamix
| next_year = 1998
}}
Bad Boys Blue released a new version of the song under the title "You're a Woman '98" as a single in 1998. It was the lead single from their album Back. This re-release reached number 52 in Germany and number 4 in Finland.{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Bad-Boys-Blue/You're-A-Woman-'98-44607|title=Bad Boys Blue - You're A Woman '98 - hitparade.ch}}
= Track listing and formats =
- German CD maxi-single{{Cite AV media notes |title=You're a Woman '98 |others=Bad Boys Blue |date=1998 |type=German CD maxi-single liner notes |publisher=Coconut Records |id=74321 58774 2}}
- "You're a Woman" (Original Remix 1998) – 3:48
- "You're a Woman" (Rap Remix 1998) – 3:19
- "Megamix Volume 1" – 8:17
- "You're a Woman" (Extended Rap Remix 1998) – 5:11
= Charts =
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!scope="col"| Chart (1998) !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)
|17 |
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| {{single chart|Germany|52|song=You're a Woman '98|songid=44607|artist=Bad Boys Blue|access-date=5 March 2023|rowheader=true}} |
References
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Category:Coconut Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Austria