It was released as the third official single from his fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word (2012), on February 4, 2013.

After his activist outings during 2010-2011, Mraz felt inspired to write an album and told that it was based around the theme of love.

"I thought it would be pretty easy as a songwriter to always write through a filter of love," Mraz told Jam!

[3] "The Woman I Love" was written by Jason Mraz and David Hodges, while production was handled by Joe Chiccarelli.

"[8] The music video for the song was directed by Elliott Sellers with graphics by Blend Studios, and was released on February 4, 2013.

The video is the result of an unprecedented online contest where Twitter users were invited to answer the question, "What does 'The Woman I Love' mean to you?."