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"You're a Woman"
Bad Boys Blue - You're a Woman.jpg
Single by Bad Boys Blue
from the album Hot Girls, Bad Boys
B-side "You're a Woman (Instrumental)"
ReleasedApril 1985
Genre Eurodisco
Length3:57
Label Coconut
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tony Hendrik
  • Karin Hartmann
Bad Boys Blue singles chronology
"L.O.V.E. in My Car"
(1984)
"You're a Woman"
(1985)
"Pretty Young Girl"
(1985)

"You're a Woman" is a song by Bad Boys Blue, released in April 1985 as the second single from their debut studio album, Hot Girls, Bad Boys (1985). It was a hit across Europe, reaching number 8 in West Germany, number 1 in Austria and number 2 in Switzerland. [1]

Contents

Track listing and formats

A. "You're a Woman" – 3:57
B. "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) – 4:40
A. "You're a Woman" (Long Version) – 5:19
B. "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) – 3:49

Charts

Prudence Liew version

In 1987, the song was covered under the title "The Last Night (最後一夜)" with different lyrics in Cantonese and English and released as a single by Hong Kong pop singer Prudence Liew.

It was the second single from the album Prudence Liew . [16] The track featured a heavy dance beat that proved to be very popular with the Hong Kong disco scene. The popularity of this song propelled Liew's status in the music scene and it is still considered to be her signature song. [17]

Track listing and formats

A. "The Last Night (最後一夜)" (Rearranged Disco Version) – 6:47
B. "Neon Bird (霓虹鳥)" (Rearranged Disco Version) – 6:48

You're a Woman '98

"You're a Woman '98"
You-Re-A-Woman-98-Single-cover.jpg
Single by Bad Boys Blue
from the album Back
B-side "You're a Woman (Rap Remix 1998)"
Released2 June 1998
Studio Coconut (Hennef)
Genre Synth-pop
Length3:48
Label Coconut
Songwriter(s)
  • Tony Hendrik
  • Karin van Haaren
  • Mary Susan Applegate
Producer(s)
  • Tony Hendrik
  • Karin Hartmann
Bad Boys Blue singles chronology
"Anywhere"
(1996)
"You're a Woman '98"
(1998)
"The Turbo Megamix"
(1998)

Bad Boys Blue released a new version of the song under the title "You're a Woman '98" as a single in 1998. It was the lead single from their album Back. This re-release reached number 52 in Germany and number 4 in Finland. [19]

Track listing and formats

  1. "You're a Woman" (Original Remix 1998) – 3:48
  2. "You're a Woman" (Rap Remix 1998) – 3:19
  3. "Megamix Volume 1" – 8:17
  4. "You're a Woman" (Extended Rap Remix 1998) – 5:11

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 17
Germany (Official German Charts) [21] 52

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