"You're a Woman" is a song by the pop group
Bad Boys Blue
Bad Boys Blue are the German pop group formed in Cologne in 1984. The group performed many international hits including "You're a Woman", " Pretty Young Girl", " I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat", and "Come Back and Stay".
The group became massive ...
. It was released as a single in 1985 and was a hit across Europe, reaching number 8 in
West Germany
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, number 1 in
Austria
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and number 2 in
Switzerland
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Track listing
7" single (Coconut 107 276, 1985)
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# "You're a Woman" - 3:57
# "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) - 4:40
12" single (Coconut 601 673, 1985)
# "You're a Woman" (Long Version) - 5:57
# "You're a Woman" (Instrumental) - 3:49
Prudence Liew version
In 1986, the song was covered under the title "最後一夜 (The Last Night)" with different lyrics in Cantonese
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and English
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and released as a single by Hong Kong pop singer Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan (born 10 December 1964) is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. A Golden Horse Award winner and platinum selling singer, she has released 16 studio albums and appeared in numerous films.
Career
From the age of eight, she ...
.
It was the second single from the album ''Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan (born 10 December 1964) is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. A Golden Horse Award winner and platinum selling singer, she has released 16 studio albums and appeared in numerous films.
Career
From the age of eight, she ...
''. The track featured a heavy dance beat that proved to be very popular with the Hong Kong disco
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scene. The popularity of this song propelled Liew's status in the music scene and it is still considered to be her signature song
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.[Muzikland review of Prudence Liew (album).]
Retrieved on October 17, 2009
"You're a Woman '98"
Bad Boys Blue released a new version of the song under the title "You're a Woman '98" as a single in 1998. It was the lead single from their album ''Back''. This re-release reached number 52 in Germany
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and number 4 in Finland
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.
Prudence Liew version 2
On May 22, 2008, Prudence Liew released a ballad
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version of her song " 最後一夜 (The Last Night)" as a single from her 2008 live album '' Opening the Sexual Boundaries Concert CD''.
"You’re a Woman 2015"
On June 12, 2015, Coconut Music / Pokorny Music Solutions / Sony Music released the 30th anniversary single titled "You're a Woman 2015" including remixes produced by High Tide, Andy Matern, Split Mirrors, Krzysiek Palich and Adam Pokorny.
Charts (Bad Boys Blue)
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1985 songs
1985 singles
1986 singles
2008 singles
Bad Boys Blue songs
Prudence Liew songs
Songs with lyrics by Mary Susan Applegate
Songs written by Tony Hendrik