"Woman" | ||||
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Single by John Lennon | ||||
from the album Double Fantasy | ||||
B-side | "Beautiful Boys" (Yoko Ono) | |||
Released | 12 January 1981 | |||
Recorded | 5 August, 27 August, 8 September, 22 September 1980 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Lennon | |||
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John Lennon singles chronology | ||||
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Double Fantasy track listing | ||||
14 tracks
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"Woman" on YouTube |
"Woman" is a song written and performed by English singer John Lennon from his 1980 album Double Fantasy. The track was chosen by Lennon to be the second single released from the Double Fantasy album, and it was the first Lennon single issued after his murder on 8 December 1980.[1] The B-side of the single is Yoko Ono's song "Beautiful Boys".[1]
Lennon wrote "Woman" as an ode to Ono and to all women.[2] The track begins with Lennon whispering, "For the other half of the sky", a paraphrase of a Chinese proverb, once used by Mao Zedong.