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When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman

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"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook.jpg
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Pleasure and Pain
B-side
  • "Knowing She's There" (US)
  • "Dooley Jones" (Intl.)
ReleasedApril 4, 1979 (1979-04-04)
Recorded1978
Genre Soft rock, disco
Length2:58
5:15 (extended version)
Label Capitol
Songwriter Even Stevens
Producer Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"All the Time in the World"
(1979)		"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
(1979)		"Better Love Next Time"
(1979)

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" is a song by Dr. Hook. It was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama. [1] [2]

Contents

Written by Even Stevens, who followed producer Ron Haffkine into the studio bathroom to pitch him the song, "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" which first appeared on the band's 1978 album Pleasure and Pain. In 1979 the song belatedly became an international hit, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 [3] singles chart in the USA and number one in the UK Singles Chart in November 1979. [4] It was subsequently added to the band's 1979 album Sometimes You Win.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australia (KMR)20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 2
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7] 4
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [8] 7
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [9] 22
Euro Hit 507
Germany (GfK) [10] 8
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 2
Spanish Singles11
UK Singles Chart [14] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 6
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks [15] 5
US Billboard Hot Country Songs [15] 68

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Rank
Belgian VRT Top 3024
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [16] 23
Dutch Top 4014
German Media Control Charts28
New Zealand [17] 17
UK [18] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 [19] 13

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Gold75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] 2× Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Gold500,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Hook". Classicbands.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Biography". Sing365.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Hot 100 : July 28, 1979 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. July 28, 1979. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 4410a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 4545". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 4543a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Top 100 1979 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 6855a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1979. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Top Singles 1979". Music Week . London, England: Spotlight Publications: 27. December 22, 1979.
  19. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Music Canada . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Dr Hook – When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman". Radioscope. Retrieved February 5, 2026.Type When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
  22. ↑ "British single certifications – Dr Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  23. ↑ "American single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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