When a Woman Loves (song)

"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]

"When a Woman Loves"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album Love Letter
Released	September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
Recorded	2009
Genre	R&B soul
Length	5:11 (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) "Love Letter" (2010)

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