Strength of a Woman (song)

"Strength of a Woman"
Single by Shaggy
from the album Lucky Day
Released	14 October 2002 (2002-10-14) [1]
Genre	Reggae pop [2]
Length	3:49
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Orville Burrell Christopher Birch Michael Fletcher Ricardo "Rik Rok" Ducent Robert Browne Shaun Darson Shaun Pizzonia
Producer(s)	Shaun "Sting International" Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"Hey Sexy Lady" (2002) "Strength of a Woman" (2002) "Get My Party On" (2003)

"Strength of a Woman" is a song recorded by Jamaican-American reggae artist Shaggy for his sixth studio album Lucky Day (2002). It was penned by Shaggy, Shaun "Sting International" Pizzonia, Christopher Birch, Ricardo Ducent, Michael Fletcher, Shaun Darson, and Robert Browne, with production provided by Pizzonia. Shaggy's label, MCA Records, released it on 14 October 2002, to contemporary hit radio in the United States as the second single from Lucky Day following the underperformance of the album's lead single, "Hey Sexy Lady", in the country.

While it was not a huge success in the United States, it managed to peak within the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and had some minor success on pop radio. Internationally, it became a top ten hit in Romania and top twenty hit in Austria and Italy. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Eric Aiese of Billboard magazine noted the complete contrast between "Strength of a Woman" and Shaggy's previous hit single "It Wasn't Me", calling the track a "four-minute glorification" of women. Aiese said the track marked a new achievement for the singer: "His vocal is entirely sung, and background singers add harmony to the chorus," and noted it was to be a hit on top 40 radio. ^[5] Leyton Bracegirdle of Capital FM however, called the track horrific and "really bad." ^[6]

Track listing

Maxi single ^[7]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Strength of a Woman" (Original Version)	Shaun "Sting International" Pizzonia	3:57
2.	"Strength of a Woman" (Romain Tranchert Radio Edit)	Pizzonia Romain Tranchart [a]	3:46
3.	"Strength of a Woman" (Graham Stack/Groove Brother Radio Edit)	Birch Graham Stack [a]	3:30
4.	"Hey Sexy Lady" (Bedroom Rockers Mix Radio Edit)	Christopher Birch Bedroom Rockers [a]	3:31
5.	"Strength of a Woman" (Video)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes remix producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Strength of a Woman" Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 31 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 26 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) [10] 61 European Radio ( Music & Media ) [11] 36 Germany (GfK) [12] 23 Italy (FIMI) [4] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [13] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 67 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15] 50 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [16] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 26 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [17] 19 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [18] 39 US CHR/Pop ( Radio & Records ) [19] 38 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Strength of a Woman" Chart (2003) Position Romania (Romanian Top 100) [20] 67

References

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2. "Lucky Day Review". Entertainment Weekly . 8 November 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2025. A soaring, pop-reggae number...
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6. Bracegirdle, Leyton (5 April 2003). "Airplay: On the Air". Music & Media . Vol. 21, no. 15. London, United Kingdom: VNU Business Media. p. 20. OCLC   29800226.
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11. "European Radio Top 50". Music & Media . Vol. 21, no. 20. London, United Kingdom: VNU Business Media. 10 May 2003. p. 16. OCLC   29800226.
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13. "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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16. "Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 30, saptamina 4.08-10.08, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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18. "Shaggy Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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