When a Woman

"When a Woman"
"When a Woman"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Rise
B-side	"Make You Wanna Holler"
Released	5 June 2000
Studio	Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland); Biffco;
Length	3:12
Label	Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)	Gabrielle; Richard Stannard; Julian Gallagher;
Producer(s)	Richard Stannard; Julian Gallagher;
Gabrielle singles chronology

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"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

UK CD1 (GOBCD 27)^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Woman" (album version)	3:13
2.	"When a Woman" (Seb Fontaine mix—12-inch edit)	5:19
3.	"When a Woman" (Bini & Martini power mix—12-inch edit)	6:16
4.	"When a Woman" (Restless Natives groove mix featuring MC DT)	4:54

UK CD2 (GOLCD27)^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Woman"	3:12
2.	"Rise" (acoustic version)	3:55
3.	"Make You Wanna Holler" (The R'n'B Joyride mix)	4:40

UK 12-inch vinyl (GOBX27)^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Woman" (Seb Fontaine mix)	7:20
2.	"When a Woman" (Bini & Martini power mix—12-inch edit)	7:49
3.	"When a Woman" (Restless Natives groove mix featuring MC DT)	4:52
4.	"When a Woman" (Bini & Martini XX-Large dub)	9:51

UK cassette single (GOBMC27)^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Woman"	3:12
2.	"Rise" (acoustic version)	3:55

European maxi-CD single (561 951-2)^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Woman" (album version)	3:11
2.	"When a Woman" (Restless Native groove mix)	4:51
3.	"When a Woman" (Seb Fontaine mix)	5:18
4.	"Makes Me Wanna Holler"	4:44
5.	"Rise" (acoustic version)	3:52

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Rise album booklet.^[7]

Studios

Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) and Biffco Studio

Personnel

Gabrielle – writing, vocals
Richard Stannard – writing, production
Julian Gallagher – writing, production
John Themis – guitars
Eamonn Nolan – flugelhorn
Stephen McKeon – string arrangement
Adrian Bushby – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	124
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[9]	13
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[10]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	33
Germany (GfK)^[12]	65
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	59
Scotland (OCC)^[15]	9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	30
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	6
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[18]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[19]	144

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "New Releases – For Week Starting June 5, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ When a Woman (UK CD1 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBCD 27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ When a Woman (UK CD2 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOLCD27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ When a Woman (UK 12-inch vinyl disc). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBX27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ When a Woman (UK cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBMC27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ When a Woman (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. 561 951-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Rise (UK CD album booklet). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1999. 547 768-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Gabrielle's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 3". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 26. 24 June 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When a Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Gabrielle – When a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ Jones, Alan (20 January 2001). "Orbit Touch Produces Another Winner". Music Week. p. 29.
^ "British single certifications – Gabrielle – When a Woman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[1] "New Releases – For Week Starting June 5, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[2] When a Woman (UK CD1 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBCD 27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] When a Woman (UK CD2 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOLCD27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] When a Woman (UK 12-inch vinyl disc). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBX27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] When a Woman (UK cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBMC27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] When a Woman (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. 561 951-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Rise (UK CD album booklet). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1999. 547 768-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[aus3-8] "Gabrielle's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 3". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Gabrielle-9] "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Gabrielle-10] "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[11] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 26. 24 June 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[sc_Germany_Gabrielle-12] "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_Ireland2_-13] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When a Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Gabrielle-14] "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_Gabrielle-16] "Gabrielle – When a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[sc_UK_-17] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[sc_UKrandb_-18] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[19] Jones, Alan (20 January 2001). "Orbit Touch Produces Another Winner". Music Week. p. 29.

[United_KingdomGabrielleWhen_a_WomansingleCertRef-20] "British single certifications – Gabrielle – When a Woman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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v t e Gabrielle
Studio albums	Find Your Way Gabrielle Rise Play to Win Always Under My Skin Do It Again A Place in Your Heart
Compilations	Rise Underground Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming
Singles	"Dreams" "Going Nowhere" "I Wish" "Because of You" "Give Me a Little More Time" "Forget About the World" "If You Really Cared" "If You Ever" "Walk On By" "Sunshine" "Rise" "When a Woman" "Should I Stay" "Out of Reach" "Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" "Stay the Same" "Ten Years Time" "Why"
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