When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Pleasure and Pain
B-side	"Knowing She's There" (US) "Dooley Jones" (Intl.)
Released	April 4, 1979 (1979-04-04)
Recorded	1978
Genre	Soft rock, disco
Length	2:58 5:15 (extended version)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Even Stevens
Producer(s)	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"All the Time in the World" (1979) "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979) "Better Love Next Time" (1979)

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" is a song by Dr. Hook. It was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama. ^{[1] [2]}

Written by Even Stevens, who followed producer Ron Haffkine into the studio bathroom to pitch him the song, "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" which first appeared on the band's 1978 album Pleasure and Pain. In 1979 the song belatedly became an international hit, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 ^[3] singles chart in the USA and number one in the UK Singles Chart in November 1979. ^[4] It was subsequently added to the band's 1979 album Sometimes You Win.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (KMR)	20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6]	2
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7]	4
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [8]	7
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [9]	22
Euro Hit 50	7
Germany (GfK) [10]	8
Ireland (IRMA) [11]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13]	2
Spanish Singles	11
UK Singles Chart [14]	1
US Billboard Hot 100 [15]	6
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks [15]	5
US Billboard Hot Country Songs [15]	68

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Belgian VRT Top 30	24
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [16]	23
Dutch Top 40	14
German Media Control Charts	28
New Zealand [17]	17
UK [18]	5
US Billboard Hot 100 [19]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20]	Gold	75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [21]	Gold	500,000^
United States (RIAA) [22]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
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6. "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4410a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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9. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 4543a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
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13. "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
14. "Top 100 1979 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
15. "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
16. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6855a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
17. "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1979. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
18. "Top Singles 1979". Music Week . London, England: Spotlight Publications: 27. December 22, 1979.
19. "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
20. "Canadian single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Music Canada . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
21. "British single certifications – Dr Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
22. "American single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 4, 2023.