You're a Woman
"You're a Woman" | ||||
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Single by Bad Boys Blue | ||||
from the album Hot Girls, Bad Boys | ||||
B-side | "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) | |||
Released | 1985 | |||
Length | 7" Version - 3:57 12" Version - 5:57 Album Version - 5:19 | |||
Label | Coconut Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mary S. Applegate, Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann | |||
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"You're a Woman" is a song by the pop group Bad Boys Blue. It was released as a single in 1985 and was a hit across Europe, reaching number 8 in West Germany, number 1 in Austria and number 2 in Switzerland.[1]
Track listing[]
7" single (Coconut 107 276, 1985)[2]
- "You're a Woman" - 3:57
- "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) - 4:40
12" single (Coconut 601 673, 1985)[2]
- "You're a Woman" (Long Version) - 5:57
- "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) - 3:49
Prudence Liew version[]
"最後一夜 The Last Night" | ||||
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Single by Prudence Liew | ||||
from the album Prudence Liew | ||||
B-side | "霓虹鳥 Neon Bird" | |||
Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Cantopop | |||
Length | 5:32 | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mary S. Applegate, Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren | |||
Producer(s) | Joseph Chan | |||
Prudence Liew singles chronology | ||||
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In 1986, the song was covered under the title "最後一夜 (The Last Night)" 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.[3] 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.[4]
"You're a Woman '98"[]
""You're a Woman '98"" | ||||
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Single by Bad Boys Blue | ||||
from the album | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mary S. Applegate, Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren | |||
Bad Boys Blue singles chronology | ||||
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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.[5]
Prudence Liew version 2[]
"最後一夜 The Last Night (Studio Ballad Version)" | |
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Single by Prudence Liew | |
from the album Opening the Sexual Boundaries Concert CD | |
Released | 2008 |
Genre | Cantopop |
Songwriter(s) | Mary S. Applegate, Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren |
On May 22, 2008, Prudence Liew released a ballad version of her song "最後一夜 (The Last Night)" as a single from her 2008 live album Opening the Sexual Boundaries Concert CD.
"You’re a Woman 2015"[]
""You’re a Woman 2015"" | ||||
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Single by Bad Boys Blue | ||||
from the album 30 | ||||
Released | 2015 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Coconut | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mary S. Applegate, Tony Hendrik, Karin van Haaren | |||
Bad Boys Blue singles chronology | ||||
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On June 12, 2015, Coconut Music / Pokorny Music Solutions / Sony Music released the 30th anniversary single titled "You're a Woman 2015" including remixes produced by High Tide, Andy Matern, Split Mirrors, Krzysiek Palich and Adam Pokorny.
Charts (Bad Boys Blue)[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 1 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 4 |
France (SNEP)[8] | 47 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 30 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 19 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 6 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 2 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[13] | 8 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[14] | 52 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] | 4 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1985) | Position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] | 9 |
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 33 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 9 |
References[]
- ^ "Bad Boys Blue - You're A Woman - hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Discogs
- ^ Prudence Liew album "大開色界 (新曲+精選)" liner notes
- ^ Muzikland review of Prudence Liew (album). Retrieved on October 17, 2009
- ^ "Bad Boys Blue - You're A Woman '98 - hitparade.ch".
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bad Boys Blue" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Boys Blue – You're a Woman '98" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Bad Boys Blue: You're a Woman '98" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1985". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1985". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
External links[]
- 1985 songs
- 1985 singles
- 1986 singles
- 2008 singles
- Bad Boys Blue songs
- Prudence Liew songs
- Songs with lyrics by Mary Susan Applegate
- Songs written by Tony Hendrik