A Woman Like You (Lee Brice song)

"A Woman Like You"
Single by Lee Brice
from the album Hard 2 Love
Released	October 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Country
Length	3:29
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Jon Stone Phil Barton Johnny Bulford
Producer(s)	Lee Brice Jon Stone
Lee Brice singles chronology
"Beautiful Every Time" (2010) "A Woman Like You" (2011) "Hard to Love" (2012)

"A Woman Like You" is a song written by Jon Stone, Phil Barton and Johnny Bulford ^[1] and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in October 2011 as the first single from Brice's album Hard 2 Love . ^[2] The song is about the singer being questioned by his wife about what he would've done with his life had he not fell in love with her.

The song received generally positive reviews from critics for its heart-warming lyrics and Lee's affable delivery. "A Woman Like You" would give Brice the first of four number-one hits on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also became his first top 40 hit on the Hot 100 at number 33 and number 49 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and single Platinum by Music Canada for selling over an amount of units from their respective countries.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Eric Welch and features actress Meaghan Pocock playing Brice's wife in the video.

Content

In "A Woman Like You", the narrator is asked by his wife what he would do if he had never fallen in love with her. He lists several hobbies and pastimes but says that, if he had not fallen in love, he would be "lookin' for a woman like you." The song is in cut time and the key of G major, with a major chord pattern of G-Em-C-Am-D. ^[3]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that "the simple and reserved attitude Brice approaches the song with is a good reflection of the love story he describes." ^[4] Allen Jacobs of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, writing that "Lee continues to show off a charming personality and vocal style that just makes 'A Woman Like You' an easy song to like." ^[5] Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song a B−, saying that "it's a very pretty-sounding tune, to be sure, but the lyrics just don't quite add up." ^[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in December 2011. ^[7] The actress in the music video is Meaghan Pocock.

Chart performance

"A Woman Like You" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 22, 2011. ^[8] It became Lee Brice's first career number one hit for the week of April 21, 2012.

Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9]	49
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [10]	3
US Billboard Hot 100 [11]	33
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [13]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14]	Platinum	80,000*
United States (RIAA) [15]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Conaway, Alanna (October 11, 2011). "Lee Brice, 'Woman Like You' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
2. Lawler, Joe (February 1, 2012). "Cool Show: Future Faces 2012". The Des Moines Register . Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
3. "'A Woman Like You' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
4. Dukes, Billy (September 23, 2011). Lee Brice, 'Woman Like You' – Song Review . Retrieved January 23, 2012.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
5. Jacobs, Allen (November 20, 2011). "Single Review: Lee Brice - A Woman Like You". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
6. Foster, Ben (September 25, 2011). "Single Review: Lee Brice, "Woman Like You"". Country Universe. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
7. "CMT : Videos : Lee Brice : A Woman Like You". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
8. Morris, Edward (October 15, 2011). "Scotty McCreery, Keith Urban Top This Week's Album, Songs Charts". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
9. "Lee Brice Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
10. "Lee Brice Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
11. "Lee Brice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
12. "Lee Brice Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
13. "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
14. "Canadian single certifications – Lee Brice – A Woman Like You". Music Canada . Retrieved March 17, 2014.
15. "American single certifications – Lee Brice – A Woman Like You". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 22, 2023.