When a Woman

"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.

"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
Songwriter(s)	Gabrielle Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Producer(s)	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Rise" (2000) "When a Woman" (2000) "Should I Stay" (2000)

Track listings

UK CD1 (GOBCD 27)^[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 (GOLCD27)^[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 vinyl (GOBX27)^[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 (GOBMC27)^[5]

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

European maxi-CD single (561 951-2)^[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 (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.