Brock Radke from Las Vegas Magazine called it a "classic track". The song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards held on February 21, 2001. It was Bill Lamb's number ten on the list of the best songs of 2000. Spanish version "Una Mujer" received positive reviews. Orlando Sentinel editor Parry Gettelman wrote that it holds up to her "out of my way" vocals. Chart performance In the United States, the song spent 24 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 during which time it topped the chart, becoming her second consecutive US number one single after topping the chart on the issue date of January 15, 2000, for two consecutive weeks, becoming the first new number-one entry of the 2000s on the Hot 100. On the Billboard component charts, the song peaked at number one on the US Pop Songs chart where it spent 26 weeks, and peaked at number 18 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart where it spent 11 weeks. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 600,000 pure units in the US to date. In Oceania, the song performed well. In Australia, the track debuted at number 21 on the issue date of January 9, 2000, where it stayed for a further week. For the next two weeks the single rose up the charts before making its peak at number five on the charts. The track spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart, five of which were spent within the top ten. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 39 on the singles chart, before jumping to number two the following week. In its third week the track topped the chart on the issue date of February 6, 2000, the single fell to number two the following week, before making its second run at number one on February 20, 2000, and once again falling to number two. On the issue date of March 3, 2000, the track made its third run at number one spending three weeks atop the chart before falling to number three spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart. In Europe, the song became a number one single in Spain. After debuting at number three, the song topped the chart in its second week on the issue date of January