Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?

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“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”
Single by Bryan Adams from the album 18 til I Die
Released	April 14, 1995
Format	CD single
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop
Length	4:06
Label	A&M Records
Writer(s)	Bryan Adams Michael Kamen Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer	Adams and Lange
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Bryan Adams singles chronology
All for Love (1993) Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (1995) Rock Steady (1995)

"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" is a 1995 song by Bryan Adams for the film Don Juan DeMarco. It is featured on the soundtrack and also on the album 18 Til I Die. It was at number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

The song was written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It was their third number one song together as a songwriting team, and went on to earn them their second Oscar nomination.

In the song the flamenco guitar is played by the Spanish guitar player Paco de Lucía. He can also be seen in the video.

Various women's groups contacted Adams when the song became popular, which led to his publishing a series of books of photos, with all proceeds going to breast cancer research.

During Hollywood week of the season six of American Idol, a montage of contestants were shown singing this song.

Contents 1 Artists who have covered this song 2 Track listing 3 Certifications 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Artists who have covered this song

• Chitãozinho & Xororó translated to "Um Homem Quando Ama" (from "Chitãozinho & Xororó) PolyGram, 1995
• Il Divo translated to "Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida" (from "Siempre") RCA, 2006
• Pedro Fernandez translated to "La Mujer Que Amas" (from "Pedro Fernandez") Polygram Mexico, 1995.
• Rob Janszen (from "?"), Cnr Records,1996.
• Highway 101 and Paulette Carlson (from "Reunited"), Willow Tree Records, 1996.
• DJ Don Juan (from "Various Artists") Right Touch Records, 1997.
• The Countdown Singers (from "Love Songs from Movies"), Madacy Records, 1997.
• Paul McDermand (from "Sailing"), Nuzzle Nose Records, 1997.
• James Last (from "Pop Symphnies 2") Instrumental version, Polydor Records, 1997.
• Linda Evangelista (from "Man to Woman: Men of Note Sing for a Cause"), PolyGram, 1998.
• Hector Pimentel (from "Masterpiece Alma Latina"), Hector Pimentel Records, 1998.
• Guitar Dreams", Laserlight Records, 1999.
• Rupert Parker (from "Harp Beat"), Focus Music International, 1998.
• The Starlight Singers (from "Today's Movie Hits [1999]"), Madacy Records, 1999.
• Anthony Arizaga (from "Latin Romance"), Revere Records, 2000.
• Eric Hansen (from "Without Words" Flamenco 2001 and also "Nuevo Flamenco Romancero") Neurodisc, 2001.
• Starsound Orchestra (from "Plays the Hits Made Famous by BA") Delta Records, 2001.
• American Film Orchestra (from "My Best Friend's Wedding"), Intersound Records, 2002.
• Piano Moods (from Vol. 1) Universal Latino, 2002.
• Chris Daughtry performed the song live on American Idol season 5, 2006.
• Rick Trevino on In My Dreams, 2003.

[edit] Track listing

CD single

1. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (4:52)
2. "Low Life" (4:17)

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales
Austria[2]	Gold	August 15, 2004	15,000+
Germany[3]	Gold	1995
Swiss[4]	Gold	1995	25,000+

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995)[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Peak position Australian Singles Chart 1 Austrian Singles Chart 1 Belgian (Franders) Singles Chart 3 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 2 Dutch Singles Chart 2 French Singles Chart 5 German Singles Chart 3 Irish Singles Chart 3 New Zealander Singles Chart 9 Norwegian Singles Chart 5 Swedish Singles Chart 6 Swiss Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 4 US Billboard Hot 100 1 US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 21 US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 29 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 5 US ARC Weekly Top 40 1

End of the year chart (1995) Position Australian Singles Chart[10] 6 Austrian Singles Chart[11] 6 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[12] 9 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[13] 8 Swiss Singles Chart[14] 1

Preceded by "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan	ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single May 27, 1995 - July 10, 1995	Succeeded by "Water Runs Dry" by Boyz II Men
Preceded by "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan	Billboard Hot 100 number one single June 3, 1995- July 1, 1995	Succeeded by "Waterfalls" by TLC
Preceded by "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by Scatman John	Swiss number one single July 2, 1995 - July 9, 1995	Succeeded by "Wish You Were Here" by Rednex
Preceded by "Mouth" by Merril Bainbridge	Australia (ARIA) number one single July 2, 1995	Succeeded by "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2
Preceded by "Laß uns schmutzig Liebe machen" by Die Schröders	Austrian number one single July 16, 1995	Succeeded by "Wish You Were Here" by Rednex

[edit] References

v • d • e Bryan Adams Studio albums Bryan Adams • You Want It You Got It • Cuts Like a Knife • Reckless • Into the Fire • Waking Up the Neighbours • 18 til I Die • On a Day Like Today • Room Service • 11 Compilation albums So Far So Good • The Best of Me • Anthology Live albums Live! Live! Live! • MTV Unplugged Hit singles "Run to You" • "Somebody" • "Heaven" • "Summer of '69" • "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" • "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" • "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" • "Please Forgive Me" • "All for Love" • "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" • "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" • "I Finally Found Someone" • "When You're Gone " • "Don't Give Up" • "Here I Am" • "Open Road" Related articles Discography • Jim Vallance • Robert Lange • Michael Kamen • Gretchen Peters