Woman (John Lennon song)

"Woman"
Single by John Lennon
from the album Double Fantasy
B-side"Beautiful Boys" (Yoko Ono)
Released12 January 1981
Recorded5 August, 27 August, 8 September, 22 September 1980
GenreSoft rock, pop rock
Length3:32
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)John Lennon
Producer(s)
John Lennon singles chronology
"(Just Like) Starting Over"
(1980) 		"Woman"
(1981) 		"Watching the Wheels"
(1981)
Double Fantasy track listing
14 tracks
Side one
  1. "(Just Like) Starting Over"
  2. "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
  3. "Cleanup Time"
  4. "Give Me Something"
  5. "I'm Losing You"
  6. "I'm Moving On"
  7. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"
Side two
  2. "Watching the Wheels"
  3. "Yes, I'm Your Angel"
  4. "Woman"
  5. "Beautiful Boys"
  6. "Dear Yoko"
  7. "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him"
  8. "Hard Times Are Over"
Music video
"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.

  1. ^ a b Blaney, John (2005). John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-9544528-1-0.
  2. ^ Playboy Interview, Sheff, 1980