| When a Man Loves a Woman | |
| Cover: | Jody-Watley-When-A-Man-Loves-366230.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jody Watley |
| Album: | Intimacy |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Art & Rhythm, (Remix Version) P.M. Dawn |
| Prev Title: | Your Love Keeps Working on Me |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Ecstasy |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jody Watley, released in 1994 as the final single from her fourth album, Intimacy (1993). The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard R&B Singles Chart and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Watley's first top-40 hit in the UK since "Friends" in 1989.
Bill Speed and John Martinucci from the Gavin Report described the song as "a monologue observing key elements of an unconditional relationship between a man and a woman."[1]
| Chart (1994) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 33 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[2] | 2 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[3] | 1 | |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) | 15 | |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) | 8 | |
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) | 11 |
| Chart (1994) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[4] | 31 | |
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[5] | 79 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | MCA | ||
| United Kingdom | May 9, 1994 | [6] |