Woman (John Lennon song)
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| “Woman” | |||||
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| Single by John Lennon from the album Double Fantasy |
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| Released | January 16, 1981 | ||||
| Recorded | August 5, August 27, September 8, September 22, 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:32 | ||||
| Label | Geffen Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | John Lennon | ||||
| Producer | John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Jack Douglas | ||||
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"Woman" is a song by John Lennon: it is an ode to his wife Yoko Ono, which is introduced by Lennon whispering, "Women are the other half of the sky ...", an expression coined by Mao.
In an interview for Rolling Stone magazine on December 5, 1980, Lennon said that "Woman" was a "grown-up version" of the song "Girl".[1]
"Woman" was the second single released from the Double Fantasy album, and the first Lennon single issued after his death on December 8, 1980. The B-side of the single is Ono's song "Beautiful Boys". The single debuted at #3 in the UK, then moving to #2 and finally reaching #1, where it spent two weeks, knocking off the top spot Phil Collins's debut single "In the Air Tonight". In the US the single spent three weeks at #2.
Ozzy Osbourne recorded this song on his 2005 Under Cover compilation album.
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| Preceded by "Imagine" by John Lennon |
UK number one single February 1, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Shaddap You Face" by Joe Dolce Music Theatre |
| Preceded by "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single March 7, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon |
