When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
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
GenreSoft rock, country pop, disco
Length2:58
5:15 (extended version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Even Stevens
Producer(s)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]

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 singles charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (KMR) 20
Austrian Top 40 14
Belgian VRT Top 30 2
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 7
Canadian RPM Country Singles 22
Canadian RPM Top Singles 4
Dutch Top 40 2
Euro Hit 50 7
German Media Control 8
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 1
New Zealand Singles 2
Spanish Singles 11
UK Singles Chart[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 6
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 5
US Billboard Hot Country Songs 68

Year-end charts

Chart (1979) Rank
Belgian VRT Top 30 24
Canadian RPM Top Singles 23
Dutch Top 40 14
German Media Control Charts 28
New Zealand[7] 17
UK[8] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 13

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments 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. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Top 100 1979 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  7. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1979. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Top Singles 1979". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 27. December 22, 1979.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Dr Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.