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: His version also reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a rare case of the same song topping the charts in two different decades.

: Due largely to the impact of this song, Percy Sledge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Notable Covers : percy_sledge_when_a_man_loves_a_woman_original_...

: Sledge famously claimed he came up with the melody after a breakup, initially humming it under the title "Why Did You Leave Me, Baby?" : His version also reached #1 on the

: Sledge passed away on April 14, 2015, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after a battle with liver cancer. in Baton Rouge

The song has been reimagined in numerous genres, including country, rock, and jazz.