The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)
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| Single by Shania Twain from the album The Woman in Me |
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| Released | August 1995 | ||||
| Format | Radio Single Maxi Single CD Single Cassingle |
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| Recorded | 1994 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:57 | ||||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | ||||
| Writer(s) | Robert Lange, Shania Twain |
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| Producer | Robert "Mutt" Lange | ||||
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"The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third single and title track from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's third top-twenty hit at country radio. It was released to radio in August of 1995, following the success of her previous single "Any Man of Mine". Despite not being able to crack the top-ten "The Woman in Me" was still included in Twain's 2004 Greatest Hits package.
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[edit] Critical reception
Billboard magazine gave the single a mixed review, saying "she seems to gain some momentum on the chorus, but on the verses it seems like she doesn't quite get a vocal grasp on this song."[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video for "The Woman in Me" was shot in Cairo and Saqqara, Egypt and directed by Markus Blunder. It was filmed during the first week of July 1995 and released on August 9, 1995. In the video, Twain is riding around on a horse through the desert by the pyramids and riding a boat down the Nile River. She is also shown walking around through ancient ruins, revealing her infamous navel. In 1996 the video won the Favorite Video of the Year award at the Golden Pick Awards.[2] The video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.
[edit] Chart performance
"The Woman in Me" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of August 12, 1995 at number 65. At that time, her highest debut, a record previously held by "Any Man of Mine". It spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 14 on November 4, 1995, where it remained for one week. "The Woman in Me" became Twain's third consecutive top twenty single.
[edit] Audio versions
- Album Version (4:50)
- Radio Edit (3:57)
- Steel Guitarless Mix (4:50)
[edit] Charts
| Chart[3] | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 4* |
*Equivalent to #104 on the Hot 100.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Billboard, August 12, 1995.
- ^ http://www.shaniatwain.com/about-awards.asp Shania Twain awards
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=34388&model.vnuAlbumId=562635 Billboard chart history
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