Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)

"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
Japanese single picture sleeve
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II
A-side"Whole Lotta Love" (US)
B-side"Bring It on Home" (Japan)
Released7 November 1969 (1969-11-07) (US)
Recorded25 June 1969[1]
StudioMorgan, London[1]
GenreHard rock[2]
Length2:40
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Producer(s)Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Good Times Bad Times"
(1969)
"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
(1969)
"Immigrant Song"
(1970)

"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their album Led Zeppelin II, released in 1969. It was also released as a single in Japan and as the B-side of the single "Whole Lotta Love" in the United States.

The song is about a groupie who stalked the band early in their career.[3] It is guitarist Jimmy Page's least favourite Led Zeppelin song and thus was never performed in concert.[3] However, the song did reach the charts in the US (Hot 100 No. 65)[4] and Japan (Oricon No. 93).[5]

This song immediately follows "Heartbreaker" on side 2 of Led Zeppelin II and radio stations have traditionally played them together in succession.[6]

  1. ^ a b Guesdon & Margotin 2018, p. 130.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal. Voyageur Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0760345467.
  3. ^ a b Lewis, Dave (1994). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
  4. ^ "Led Zeppelin: Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Singles – 1 March 1970". Oricon.co (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ "3 Pairs of songs played back-to-back on the radio". 11 May 2009.