The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)

Album: The Woman in Me (1995)
Charted: 90
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • In this ballad, Shania Twain seeks comfort in the times when she's feeling vulnerable or overwhelmed. She knows her man will be there to provide it, holding her in his arms and kissing her tenderly.

    This man was her husband, Mutt Lange, who was also her producer and co-writer. They got married at the end of 1993 after a six-month romance that started as a working relationship. As their love grew, they teamed to write the songs for Twain's second album, The Woman In Me. They proved to be a remarkably successful songwriting team, but their marriage didn't make it past 2010, when the couple divorced.
  • This song provides the title for the album. Twain's debut, released two years earlier, underperformed and didn't really connect with her because she didn't write any of the songs. The Woman In Me was a staggering success, with four #1 Country hits. "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" only reached #14 on the Country chart but crossed over to the Hot 100 at #90.

    The album won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and the Academy Of Country Music award for Album Of The Year, but apparently the Country Music Association didn't find it country enough - it wasn't even nominated for the Album Of The Year CMA.
  • The video was shot in Egypt, including at the Pyramids in Giza. It was directed by Markus Blunder, who also did Marc Cohn's "Walking In Memphis."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

The Untold Story Of Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine

The Untold Story Of Fiona Apple's Extraordinary MachineSong Writing

Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.

Brian Kehew: The Man Behind The Remasters

Brian Kehew: The Man Behind The RemastersSong Writing

Brian has unearthed outtakes by Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello and hundreds of other artists for reissues. Here's how he does it.

Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket

Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet SprocketSongwriter Interviews

The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.

Marvin Gaye

Marvin GayeFact or Fiction

Did Marvin try out with the Detroit Lions? Did he fake crazy to get out of military service? And what about the cross-dressing?

Steve Morse of Deep Purple

Steve Morse of Deep PurpleSongwriter Interviews

Deep Purple's guitarist since 1994, Steve talks about writing songs with the band and how he puts his own spin on "Smoke On The Water."

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: '80s Edition

Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: '80s EditionMusic Quiz

You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing?