"Never Be Your Woman" is a song recorded by British record producer
Naughty Boy
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, featuring lead vocals from British rapper
Wiley
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and British singer and songwriter
Emeli Sandé
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. It was released on 28 February 2010 by Relentless Records (
Virgin Records
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) and samples
White Town
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's 1997 number-one single "
Your Woman
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", which in turn features a
trumpet
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line taken from the 1932 recording "
My Woman" by
Lew Stone
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& his Monseigneur Band. "Never Be Your Woman" is included as a bonus track on Naughty Boy's debut album, ''
Hotel Cabana
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'' (2013).
Critical reception
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at number 5, selling just under 20,000. It was revealed on 7 March 2010 that "Never Be Your Woman" entered the
", which peaked at number 2 back in 2008. As of 4 January 2011, "Never Be Your Woman" has sold 120,000 units in the UK.
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# "Never Be Your Woman" (Original Version) – 3:32
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# "Never Be Your Woman" (Shy FX Radio Edit) – 2:29
# "Never Be Your Woman" (Original Version) – 3:32
;Original EP
# "Never Be Your Woman" (Original Version) – 3:32 (In the Amazon.uk EP, the original version was replaced by the Shy FX remix)
# "Never Be Your Woman" (Hervé re-work) – 3:40
# "Never Be Your Woman" (Jaymo & Andy George's Moda mix) – 4:50
# "Never Be Your Woman" (Craze & Hoax remix) – 3:13
# "Never Be Your Woman" (Solo UK 'Loves Garage' remix) – 4:02