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"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

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (KMR) 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 7
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] 22
Euro Hit 50 7
Germany (GfK)[10] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 2
Spanish Singles 11
UK Singles Chart[14] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 6
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[15] 5
US Billboard Hot Country Songs[15] 68

Year-end charts

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Chart (1979) Rank
Belgian VRT Top 30 24
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 23
Dutch Top 40 14
German Media Control Charts 28
New Zealand[17] 17
UK[18] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 13

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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. ^ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4410a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4545." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 4543a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  10. ^ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  13. ^ "Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  14. ^ "Top 100 1979 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6855a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  17. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1979. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  18. ^ "Top Singles 1979". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 27. December 22, 1979.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  20. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Dr Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  22. ^ "American single certifications – Dr. Hook – When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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