Women (Def Leppard song)

"Women" is a song released by English hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the first single of the album released in the United States.[1] The song was also released as a single in Canada, Australia, Japan, and was part of a double-A side single with "Animal" in Germany. In most other parts of the world, "Animal" was the first single released from the album.

"Women"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Hysteria
B-side"Tear It Down"
ReleasedAugust 11, 1987 (1987-08-11)
Recorded1984–1986
Genre
Length
  • 5:41 (album version)
  • 4:57 (single edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Bringin' On the Heartbreak (remix)"
(1984)		 "Women"
(1987)		 "Animal"
(1987)

The single's B-side, "Tear It Down", was written during a recording session following the completion of the Hysteria album, where the band laid down several tracks intended as B-sides for the Hysteria singles. Subsequently, the song itself received radio airplay and was later performed by the band live at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.

The band later re-recorded "Tear It Down" for the Adrenalize album.

The music video for "Women" focuses on a boy who reads a comic book outside an abandoned warehouse while the band performs inside. The comic book, titled "Def Leppard and the Women of Doom!", features a skateboarding protagonist named Def Leppard, who travels to a distant planet and battles evil aliens to liberate female robots. This was also the first video filmed after drummer Rick Allen became an amputee after losing his left arm in an auto collision.

"Women" is the only one of the seven Hysteria singles not to appear on the Vault compilation. However, it is included in disc 2 of Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.

Track listing
US Mercury Records 888 757-7 DJ 7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Women" (LP Version)5:43
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Women" (Edit Version)4:57
US Mercury Records 888 757-7 7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Women" (LP Version)5:43
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Tear It Down"3:38
US CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Women" (Album Version)5:41
2."Tear It Down"3:37
3."Women" (Edit)4:57
Canada 7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Women" (Edit Version)4:57
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Tear It Down"3:38

Personnel

Def Leppard

Additional personnel
  • Philip "Art School" Nicholas – keyboards

Weekly charts
Chart (1987–88) Peak
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 80
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] 7
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References
  1. Whitaker, Sterling (3 August 2012). "Def Leppard's 'Hysteria' Turns 25". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
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