"Like Only a Woman Can"
Australian artwork
Single by Brian McFadden
from the album Set in Stone
B-side
  • "Mud in Your Eye"
  • "Inside Out"
Released20 April 2007 (2007-04-20)
Length3:38
LabelBMF
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Phil Thornalley
Brian McFadden singles chronology
"Everybody's Someone"
(2006) 		"Like Only a Woman Can"
(2007) 		"Twisted"
(2008)
Music video
"Like Only a Woman Can" on YouTube

"Like Only a Woman Can" is a song written by Irish singer Brian McFadden and Phil Thornalley. It was first released as a single in Ireland only, where it reached the number-one position in April 2007. In March 2008, an alternative version of the song was released in Australia and New Zealand as the lead single from McFadden's second studio album, Set in Stone (2008), peaking at numbers 13 and 39, respectively. The video for the song was shot in Brisbane, Australia.

Lyrical content

McFadden explained in an interview that "Like Only a Woman Can" is "an open and frank love-song to someone who has helped the writer find redemption." He went on to explain, "It's a song about Delta. Equally, it's me admitting the mistakes of my past, while looking forward to the future."[1]

Track listings

  1. "Like Only a Woman Can"
  2. "Mud in Your Eye" (McFadden, Graham Stack)
  3. "Like Only a Woman Can" (acoustic version)
  1. "Like Only a Woman Can"
  2. "Inside Out" (McFadden, Tim Woodcock)
  1. "Like Only a Woman Can" (Australian version) – 3:51
  2. "Inside Out" – 3:56
  3. "Like Only a Woman Can" (stereo radio mix) – 3:48

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Ireland 20 April 2007 CD BMF [11]
Australia 24 March 2008
[12]

References

  1. ^ Brian Mcfadden. "Brian McFadden's Official MySpace". Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  2. ^ Like Only a Woman Can (Irish CD single liner notes). Brian McFadden. BMF Records. 2007. BMF CD001.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Like Only a Woman Can (Australian CD single liner notes). Brian McFadden. Island Records, Universal Music Group, Modest!. 2008. 1765247.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Like Only a Woman Can – Single by Brian McFadden on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Like Only A Woman Can (Stereo) – Single by Brian McFadden on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Brian McFadden – Like Only a Woman Can". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Brian McFadden". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Brian McFadden – Like Only a Woman Can". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ Silje (3 April 2007). "Content". brian-mcfadden.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  12. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th March 2008" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 March 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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