When a Woman Loves (song)

"When a Woman Loves"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album Love Letter
Released	September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07) (digital)
Recorded	2009 (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) "Radio Message" (2010)

"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]

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

References

1. ""When A Woman Loves" by R. Kelly – Music Video – VH1.com". VH1. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
2. "2011 Grammy Awards – complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Daily News. 2 December 2010.
3. http://www.jeremyrall.com/music-videos/ ^{[dead link]}
4. "First Look: R. Kelly's 'Love Letter' Cover". Urbanbridgez.com. November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
5. "R. Kelly – When a Woman Loves" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
6. "R Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
7. "R Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
8. "R. Kelly Chart History: Ringtones". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2018.