Strength of a Woman (song)
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| "Strength of a Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Shaggy | ||||
| from the album Lucky Day | ||||
| Released | 14 October 2002[1] | |||
| Genre | Reggae pop[2] | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Producer(s) | Shaun "Sting International" Pizzonia | |||
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"Strength of a Woman" is a song recorded by Jamaican-American reggae artist Shaggy for his sixth studio album Lucky Day (2002). It was penned by Shaggy, Shaun "Sting International" Pizzonia, Christopher Birch, Ricardo Ducent, Michael Fletcher, Shaun Darson, and Robert Browne, with production provided by Pizzonia. Shaggy's label, MCA Records, released it on 14 October 2002, to contemporary hit radio in the United States as the second single from Lucky Day following the underperformance of the album's lead single, "Hey Sexy Lady", in the country.
While it was not a huge success in the United States, it managed to peak within the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and had some minor success on pop radio. Internationally, it became a top ten hit in Romania and top twenty hit in Austria and Italy.[3][4]
Eric Aiese of Billboard magazine noted the complete contrast between "Strength of a Woman" and Shaggy's previous hit single "It Wasn't Me", calling the track a "four-minute glorification" of women. Aiese said the track marked a new achievement for the singer: "His vocal is entirely sung, and background singers add harmony to the chorus," and noted it was to be a hit on top 40 radio.[5] Leyton Bracegirdle of Capital FM however, called the track horrific and "really bad."[6]