Dude (Looks Like a Lady)

"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
7-inch vinyl variant of standard artwork
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Permanent Vacation
B-side
  • "Once is Enough"
  • "Simoriah"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1987
1990 (re-issue)
Recorded1987
Genre
Length
  • 4:24 (album version)
  • 5:13 (alternate mix)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Hangman Jury"
(1987) 		"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
(1987) 		"Angel"
(1988)
Music video
"Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" on YouTube

"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the lead single from the band's ninth studio album Permanent Vacation in 1987. The song was written by lead singer Steven Tyler, lead guitarist Joe Perry and songwriter Desmond Child.

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