Your Woman

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"Your Woman"
Your Woman single.jpg
Plain slipcase with opening
Single by White Town
from the album Women in Technology
B-side
  • "Give Me Some Pain"
  • "Theme for a Mid-Afternoon Game Show"
  • "Theme for a Late-Night Documentary About the Dangers of Drug Abuse"
Released13 January 1997 (1997-01-13)
Genre
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) White Town
White Town singles chronology
"All She Said"
(1991)		"Your Woman"
(1997)		"Undressed"
(1997)
Audio sample
"Your Woman"

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [70] Platinum70,000^
France (SNEP) [71] Gold250,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [72] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [73] Gold400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom13 January 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [74]
United States14 January 1997 Modern rock radio
  • EMI
  • Brilliant!
 [75]
25 February 1997 [76]
11 March 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
 [77]
Japan26 March 1997CDChrysalis [78]

Tyler James version

"Your Woman"
Single by Tyler James
from the album The Unlikely Lad
Released22 August 2005
Length3:45
Label Island
Producer(s) Jony Rockstar
Tyler James singles chronology
"Foolish"
(2005)		"Your Woman"
(2005)		"Single Tear"
(2012)

British singer songwriter Tyler James released a cover of the song. It was released as the third and final single from his debut studio album, The Unlikely Lad (2005). It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2005. The song peaked at No. 60 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Your Woman"3:45
2."Temptation"3:15

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [79] 61

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom22 August 2005Digital download Island [80]
CD [81]

Princess Chelsea version

"Your Woman"
Single by Princess Chelsea
Released6 February 2009
Length4:39
Label Lil' Chief
Producer(s)
  • Chelsea Nikkel
  • Jonathan Bree
Princess Chelsea singles chronology
"Your Woman"
(2009)		"Monkey Eats Bananas"
(2009)

New Zealand musician Princess Chelsea released a cover of the song in 2009. It was released as her debut, non-album single through digital download. [82]

Other covers

Sampling

See also

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