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Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?

"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" is a 1995 song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for the movie Don Juan DeMarco. The melody is used as a musical motif throughout the movie, and the song is featured three times in the movie, twice performed by other artists in Spanish, and finally performed by Adams himself during the closing credits. The Adams version of the song, which features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia, is featured on the soundtrack album and also on the album 18 Til I Die. It was at number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making it the third number one song for the songwriting team, and went on to earn them their second Oscar nomination.

"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
Song by Bryan Adams
from 18 til I Die"
ReleasedApril 14, 1995
Recorded1994
GenreSoft rock
Length4:06
LabelA&M Records
Songwriter(s)Bryan Adams
Michael Kamen
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)Adams and Lange
Bryan Adams singles chronology
""All for Love"
(1993) 		Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? ""Rock Steady"
(1995)

Various women's groups contacted Adams when the song became popular, which led to his publishing a series of books of photos, with all proceeds going to breast cancer research.

Artists who have covered this song

  • Jose Hernandez and Nydia, whose Spanish-language duet is featured in Don Juan DeMarco
  • Chitãozinho & Xororó translated to "Um Homem Quando Ama" (from "Chitãozinho & Xororó) PolyGram, 1995
  • Il Divo translated to "Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida" (from "Siempre") RCA, 2006
  • Pedro Fernandez translated to "La Mujer Que Amas" (from "Pedro Fernandez") Polygram Mexico, 1995.
  • Highway 101 and Paulette Carlson (from "Reunited"), Willow Tree Records, 1996.
  • James Last (from "Pop Symphnies 2") Instrumental version, Polydor Records, 1997.
  • Linda Evangelista (from "Man to Woman: Men of Note Sing for a Cause"), PolyGram, 1998.
  • Eric Hansen (from "Without Words" Flamenco 2001 and also "Nuevo Flamenco Romancero") Neurodisc, 2001.
  • Rick Trevino on In My Dreams, 2003.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — 4:52
  2. "Low Life" — 4:17

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Austria[1] Gold August 15, 2004 15,000
Germany[2] Gold 1995 150,000
Sweden[3] Gold October 19, 1995 10,000
Switzerland[4] Gold 1995 25,000
UK[5] Silver November 1, 1995 200,000

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 1
Belgian (Franders) Singles Chart[6] 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 2
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 5
German Singles Chart[7] 3
Irish Singles Chart[8] 3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] 9
Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 5
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 6
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 1
UK Singles Chart[9] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[10] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks[10] 21
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] 29
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] 5
US ARC Weekly Top 40 1

End of year chart (1995) Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[11] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[12] 6
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[13] 9
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[14] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 1

Preceded by
"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan 		ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single
May 27, 1995 - July 10, 1995 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Water Runs Dry" by Boyz II Men
Preceded by
"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan 		Billboard Hot 100 number one single
June 3, 1995 - July 1, 1995 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Waterfalls" by TLC
Preceded by
"Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by Scatman John 		Swiss number one single
July 2, 1995 - July 9, 1995 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Wish You Were Here" by Rednex
Preceded by
"Mouth" by Merril Bainbridge 		Australia (ARIA) number one single
July 2, 1995 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2
Preceded by
"Laß uns schmutzig Liebe machen" by Die Schröders 		Austrian number one single
July 16, 1995 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Wish You Were Here" by Rednex

References

  1. ↑ Austrian certifications ifpi.at(Retrieved May 6, 2008) Archived 2020-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
  3. ↑ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved September 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
  5. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved August 6, 2008. Archived 2007-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  7. ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved April 7, 2008. Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved April 7, 2008. Archived 2018-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Billboard Allmusic.com Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  11. ↑ 1995 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
  12. ↑ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
  13. ↑ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
  14. ↑ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
  15. ↑ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 6, 2008)
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