Women (Def Leppard song)

1987 single by Def Leppard

"Women"

Single by Def Leppard
from the album  Hysteria
B-side| "Tear It Down"
Released| August 1987 (1987-08)
Recorded| 1984–1986
Genre| Glam metal
Length|

* 5:41 (album version)
* 4:57 (single edit)

Label| Mercury
Songwriter(s)|

* Joe Elliott
* Phil Collen
* Steve Clark
* Rick Savage
* Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Producer(s)| Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard singles chronology
| "Animal"
(1987)  | "Women"
(1987)  | "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
(1987)

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Music videos
"Women" on YouTube

"Women" is a song released by English rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the second overall but 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.

## Background

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The single's B-side track, "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.

"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.

## Music video

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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.

## Track listing

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US Mercury Records 888 757-7 DJ 7" single

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Women" (LP version)| 5:43

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Women" (edit version)| 4:57

US Mercury Records 888 757-7 7" single

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Women" (LP version)| 5:43

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Tear It Down"| 3:38

US CD single

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Women" (album version)| 5:41
2.| "Tear It Down"| 3:37
3.| "Women" (Edit)| 4:57

Canada 7" single

Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Women" (edit version)| 4:57

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Tear It Down"| 3:38

## Personnel

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### Def Leppard

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* Joe Elliott – lead vocals
* Steve Clark – rhythm guitars, backing vocals
* Phil Collen – lead guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals
* Rick Allen – drums

### Additional personnel

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* Philip "Art School" Nicholas – keyboards

## Charts

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Chart (1987)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 100
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 80
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] | 7

## References

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1. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (3 August 2012). "Def Leppard's 'Hysteria' Turns 25". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 36\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
4. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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* Rick Savage
* Joe Elliott
* Rick Allen
* Phil Collen
* Vivian Campbell

* Pete Willis
* Steve Clark

Studio albums|

* On Through the Night
* High 'n' Dry
* Pyromania
* Hysteria
* Adrenalize
* Slang
* Euphoria
* X
* Yeah!
* Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
* Def Leppard
* Diamond Star Halos

Live albums|

* Mirror Ball – Live & More
* Viva! Hysteria
* And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit

Compilations|

* Retro Active
* Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
* Best of Def Leppard
* Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
* The Story So Far – The Best Of
* The Early Years 79–81
* Drastic Symphonies

EPs|

* The Def Leppard E.P.

Singles|

* "Wasted"
* "Hello America"
* "Let It Go"
* "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
* "Photograph"
* "Rock of Ages"
* "Foolin'"
* "Too Late for Love"
* "Animal"
* "Women"
* "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
* "Hysteria"
* "Armageddon It"
* "Love Bites"
* "Rocket"
* "Let's Get Rocked"
* "Make Love Like a Man"
* "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"
* "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
* "Heaven Is"
* "Tonight"
* "Two Steps Behind"
* "Desert Song"
* “Miss You in a Heartbeat”
* "Action"
* "When Love & Hate Collide"
* "Slang"
* "Work It Out"
* "All I Want Is Everything"
* "Breathe a Sigh"
* "Promises"
* "Paper Sun"
* "Goodbye"
* "Now"
* "Four Letter Word"
* "Long, Long Way to Go"
* "No Matter What"
* "Rock On"
* "20th Century Boy"
* "C'mon C'mon"
* "Undefeated"

Videography|

* Historia
* Live: In the Round, in Your Face
* Visualize
* Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection
* Mirror Ball – Live & More
* Viva! Hysteria
* And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit

Concert tours|

* Adrenalize World Tour
* Slang World Tour
* Viva! Hysteria
* Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour
* World Tour 2015
* Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour
* The Stadium Tour
* The World Tour

Related|

* Discography
* Members
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Cybernauts
* Man Raze
* Down 'n' Outz
* Gogmagog
* Jeff Rich
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