Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?

"**Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?**" is a 1995 song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for the movie _Don Juan DeMarco_. The melody is used as a musical motif throughout the movie, and the song is featured three times in the movie, twice performed by other artists in Spanish, and finally performed by Adams himself during the closing credits.  The Adams version of the song, which features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia, is featured on the soundtrack album 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, making it the third number one song for the songwriting team, and went on to earn them their second Oscar nomination.

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.

## Artists who have covered this song

- Jose Hernandez and Nydia, whose Spanish-language duet is featured in _Don Juan DeMarco_
- 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.
- Highway 101 and Paulette Carlson (from "Reunited"), Willow Tree Records, 1996.
- 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.
- Eric Hansen (from "Without Words" Flamenco 2001 and also "Nuevo Flamenco Romancero") Neurodisc, 2001.
- Rick Trevino on _In My Dreams_, 2003.

## Track listings

- CD single
1. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — 4:52
1. "Low Life" — 4:17

## Certifications

|style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Country|style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Certification|style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Date|style="background:#ebf5ff;"|Sales certified|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Austria|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|August 15, 2004|style="text-align:center;"|15,000||
|Germany|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|1995|style="text-align:center;"|150,000||
|Sweden|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|October 19, 1995|style="text-align:center;"|10,000||
|Switzerland|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|style="text-align:center;"|1995|style="text-align:center;"|25,000||
|UK|style="text-align:center;"|Silver|style="text-align:center;"|November 1, 1995|style="text-align:center;"|200,000||

## Charts

|align="left"|Chart (1995)|style="text-align:center;"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Belgian (Franders) Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|French SNEP Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|German Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|9|
|align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|4|
|align="left"|US _Billboard_ Hot 100|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|US _Billboard_ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|US _Billboard_ Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|style="text-align:center;"|21|
|align="left"|US _Billboard_ Rhythmic Top 40|style="text-align:center;"|29|
|align="left"|US _Billboard_ Top 40 Mainstream|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|US ARC Weekly Top 40|style="text-align:center;"|1|

|align="left"|End of year chart (1995)|style="text-align:center;"|Position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian ARIA Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|9|
|align="left"|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|8|
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
- **artist**: Bryan Adams
- **album**: 18 til I Die
- **released**: April 14, 1995
- **recorded**: 1994
- **genre**: Soft rock
- **length**: 4:06
- **label**: A&M Records
- **writer**: Bryan Adams
Michael Kamen
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- **producer**: Adams and Lange
- **prev title**: All for Love (song), All for Love
- **prev year**: 1993
- **next title**: Rock Steady
- **next year**: 1995