When a Woman

"When a Woman"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Rise
B-side	"Make You Wanna Holler"
Released	5 June 2000 (2000-06-05) [1]
Studio	Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland) Biffco
Length	3:12
Label	Go! Beat
Songwriters	Gabrielle Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Producers	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Rise" (2000) "When a Woman" (2000) "Should I Stay" (2000)

"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 ^[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 ^[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 single ^[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 ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Woman"	3:12
2.	"Rise" (acoustic version)	3:55

European maxi-CD single ^[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 Singles (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

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). Go! Beat. 2000. GOBCD 27.
3. When a Woman (UK CD2 liner notes). Go! Beat. 2000. GOLCD27.
4. When a Woman (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2000. GOBX27.
5. When a Woman (UK cassette single sleeve). Go! Beat. 2000. GOBMC27.
6. When a Woman (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Go! Beat. 2000. 561 951-2.
7. Rise (UK CD album booklet). Go! Beat. 1999. 547 768-2.
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.
9. "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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.
12. "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When a Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
14. "Gabrielle – When a Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
16. "Gabrielle – When a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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.
20. "British single certifications – Gabrielle – When a Woman". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 20 October 2023.