Strong Enough ( Sheryl Crow song ) - wikipedia Strong Enough ( Sheryl Crow song ) `` Strong Enough '' U.S. CD single cover art Single by Sheryl Crow from the album Tuesday Night Music Club B - side `` No One Said It Would Be Easy '' `` All by Myself '' `` Reach Around Jerk '' Released November 15, 1994 ( U.S. ) February 11, 1995 ( U.K. ) Format CD single cassette single Length 3 : 10 Label A&M Polydor Songwriter ( s ) Sheryl Crow Bill Bottrell Kevin Gilbert Brian MacLeod David Ricketts David Baerwald Producer ( s ) Bill Bottrell Sheryl Crow singles chronology `` All I Wanna Do '' ( 1994 ) `` Strong Enough '' ( 1994 ) `` Ca n't Cry Anymore '' ( 1995 ) `` All I Wanna Do '' ( 1994 ) `` Strong Enough '' ( 1994 ) `` Ca n't Cry Anymore '' ( 1995 ) Audio sample file help `` Strong Enough '' is a song by Sheryl Crow from the album Tuesday Night Music Club. The song reached # 5 on the March 25, 1995 Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the charts in Canada. Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends : Live from Central Park alongside the Dixie Chicks. The song was later included on Crow 's greatest hits album, The Very Best of Sheryl Crow. Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Music video 3 Covers and interpolations 4 Track listing 5 Chart performance 5.1 Year - end charts 6 References 7 External links Background and composition `` Strong Enough '' is a short acoustic song. In live performances, Crow often plays the accordion to it, although this instrument was not featured on the original recording. The song is written in the key of D major with a moderately slow tempo of 79 beats per minute in 3 4 time. It follows a chord progression of D -- G5 -- Bm ♭ 6 -- A, and Crow 's vocals span from A to B. Music video A simple black - and - white video was directed by Martin Bell. It features Crow in a largely empty room alternatively singing the song into a microphone and pacing anxiously through the room. Covers and interpolations Travis Tritt wrote and released an answer song called `` Strong Enough to Be Your Man '' in 2002. Canadian Idol alum Tara Oram covered the track on her second studio album, Revival, in 2011. Beyoncé covered the song during her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Track listing UK cassette and 7 '' single ( cat. no. 580 - 918 - 4 / 7 ) `` Strong Enough '' - LP Version `` No One Said It Would Be Easy '' US, Australian and German CD singles ( cats. no. 31458 0866 2 and 580 - 883 - 2 ) `` Strong Enough '' - LP Version `` All I Wanna Do '' - Live `` Reach Around Jerk '' - Live `` Leaving Las Vegas '' - Live Track 2 recorded live on April 15, 1994 at the 328 Club in Nashville, TN. Track 3 recorded live at the Borderline, February 9, 1994. Track 4 originally recorded for Virgin Radio U.K. US cassette single ( cat. no. 31458 0866 4 ) `` Strong Enough '' - LP Version `` What I Can Do for You '' Japanese CD ( 3 `` ), Australian cassette and European CD singles ( cats. no. PODM - 1050, 580866 - 4 and 580 - 882 - 2 ) `` Strong Enough '' - LP Version `` Leaving Las Vegas '' - Live Track 2 originally recorded for Virgin Radio U.K. UK CD single # 1 ( cat. no. 580 - 919 - 2 ) `` Strong Enough '' `` No One Said It Would Be Easy '' `` All I Wanna Do '' - Live Track 3 recorded on April 15, 1994 at the 328 Club in Nashville, TN. UK CD single # 2 ( cat. no. 580 - 921 - 2 ) `` Strong Enough '' `` All by Myself '' `` Strong Enough '' - Live `` Reach Around Jerk '' Chart performance Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Canada ( RPM ) Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 69 Japan ( Oricon ) 31 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 42 United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ) 33 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream US Billboard Adult Top 40 12 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 11 US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 10 Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 30 US Billboard Hot 100 30 References Jump up ^ `` Strong Enough ''. www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 22. Jump up ^ Ruhlmann, William. `` Strong Enough review ''. Retrieved 23 September 2010. Jump up ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheryl+Crow&titel=Strong+Enough&cat=s Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1995 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 27. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Sheryl Crow Studio albums Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions C'mon, C'mon Wildflower Detours Home for Christmas 100 Miles from Memphis Feels Like Home Be Myself Compilation albums The Very Best of Sheryl Crow iTunes Originals Hits & Rarities Live albums Sheryl Crow and Friends : Live from Central Park Singles `` Leaving Las Vegas '' `` All I Wanna Do '' `` Strong Enough '' `` Ca n't Cry Anymore '' `` Run Baby Run '' `` What I Can Do for You '' `` If It Makes You Happy '' `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' `` Hard to Make a Stand '' `` A Change Would Do You Good '' `` Home '' `` Tomorrow Never Dies '' `` My Favorite Mistake '' `` There Goes the Neighborhood '' `` Anything but Down '' `` Sweet Child o ' Mine '' `` Soak Up the Sun '' `` Steve McQueen '' `` The First Cut Is the Deepest '' `` Light in Your Eyes '' `` Good Is Good '' `` Perfect Lie '' `` Always on Your Side '' `` Real Gone '' `` Not Fade Away '' `` Shine over Babylon '' `` Love Is Free '' `` Now That You 're Gone '' `` Motivation '' `` Summer Day '' `` Sign Your Name '' `` Easy '' `` Callin ' Me When I 'm Lonely '' `` Shotgun '' Guest singles `` Picture '' ( with Kid Rock ) `` Building Bridges '' ( with Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill ) `` Just Stand Up ! '' `` Coal Miner 's Daughter '' ( with Miranda Lambert and Loretta Lynn ) Related articles Discography Awards and nominations Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strong_Enough_(Sheryl_Crow_song)&oldid=777929919 '' Categories : 1993 songs Sheryl Crow songs Dixie Chicks songs Songs written by Brian MacLeod ( U.S. musician ) Songs written by Kevin Gilbert ( musician ) Songs written by Sheryl Crow Songs written by David Baerwald Songs written by Bill Bottrell RPM Top Singles number - one singles Song recordings produced by Bill Bottrell 1994 singles A&M Records singles Songs written by David Ricketts Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 30 April 2017, at 04 : 11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who wrote strong enough to be my man
Answer: Sheryl Crow