When a Woman Loves (song)

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"When a Woman Loves"
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Single by R. Kelly
from the album Love Letter
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)(digital)
Recorded2009 (2009)
Genre
Length5:11 (album version)
4:36 (radio edit)
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) R. Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Sign of a Victory"
(2010)
"When a Woman Loves"
(2010)
"Radio Message"
(2010)

"When a Woman Loves" is the first single by American singer R. Kelly from his eleventh studio album Love Letter . The song peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100; and it was promoted with a music video directed by Kelly and Jeremy Rall. [1] In 2011 R. Kelly was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, but lost. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video is directed by Jeremy Rall, who also directed Kelly’s later music video "Radio Message". [3]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly commented that the song "has a classic throwback vibe unlike almost anything in his recent catalog." [4]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] 36
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 93
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 16
US Ringtones ( Billboard ) [8] 28

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