"Woman" is a song recorded by American singer Kesha and featuring the Dap-Kings Horns for her third studio album Rainbow (2017). It was released as the first promotional single from the album on July 13, 2017. The song was then released as the third single from the album on January 22, 2018.
[…] I realized that for most of my life I was intimidated to even try and run in the leagues of the people I look up to. With "Woman," I hope my fans will hear that wild spirit still strong inside me but this time it was created more raw, spontaneously and with all live instrumentation, which I found was a huge reason I loved the records I did love. There were one or two or 12 different people playing real instruments together, and all that real human energy is exciting and very fun to listen to. I wanted this song to capture that organic, raw, soulful sound and keep the imperfect moments in the recordings because I find the magic in the imperfections.
Later, Kesha revealed the real purpose of releasing the song - to protest Donald Trump in offense to his "pussy grabbing comment," according to her interview with Metro.co.uk. In another interview with Rolling Stone, she stated, "I just really love being a woman and I wanted an anthem for anyone else who wants to yell about being self-sufficient and strong."[2] Along with releasing the music video, she also released an essay detailing her intentions of writing the song and releasing it early from her album.
The song is performed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 115 beats per minute.[3]
Critical reception
Critics and fans alike praised the song. Rolling Stone called the song "funk-laden",[1] while Business Insider identified the song as "funk-filled pop."[4]USA Today hailed the song as "the feminist song of the summer".
Commercial performance
"Woman" debuted at number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 5, 2017, selling 19,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[5] Thanks to an array of dance remixes, "Woman" topped the Dance Club Songs chart on the issue dated December 23, 2017, becoming Kesha's third number one on that chart, and her first since "Timber" in 2014.[6] As of December 13, 2018, "Woman" received a gold certification in the United States by the nation's RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for accomplishing sales and streaming figures of 500,000 units in the country alone.[7]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on July 13, 2017.[8]
Live performances
The song was part of the setlist of Kesha's Rainbow Tour. She performed the song on Good Morning America, where she also performed "Praying". Kesha also performed the song at numerous iHeart Radio festivals. On January 22, 2018, Kesha released the official live version, which was recorded during her Rainbow Tour.
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Woman is a song recorded by American singer Kesha and featuring the Dap Kings Horns for her third studio album Rainbow 2017 It was released as the first promotional single from the album on July 13 2017 The song was then released as the third single from the album on January 22 2018 Woman Single by Kesha featuring the Dap Kings Hornsfrom the album RainbowReleasedJanuary 22 2018 2018 01 22 Recorded2017GenreFunkLength3 16LabelRCA KemosabeSongwriter s Andrew Pearson Kesha Sebert Stephen WrabelProducer s Brody Brown PearsonKesha singles chronology This Is Me 2017 Woman 2018 Body Talks 2018 Music video Woman on YouTube Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Music video 5 Live performances 6 Usage in media 7 Track listing 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 ReferencesBackground and composition EditIn an essay for Rolling Stone Kesha wrote I realized that for most of my life I was intimidated to even try and run in the leagues of the people I look up to With Woman I hope my fans will hear that wild spirit still strong inside me but this time it was created more raw spontaneously and with all live instrumentation which I found was a huge reason I loved the records I did love There were one or two or 12 different people playing real instruments together and all that real human energy is exciting and very fun to listen to I wanted this song to capture that organic raw soulful sound and keep the imperfect moments in the recordings because I find the magic in the imperfections Kesha Rolling Stone 1 Later Kesha revealed the real purpose of releasing the song to protest Donald Trump in offense to his pussy grabbing comment according to her interview with Metro co uk In another interview with Rolling Stone she stated I just really love being a woman and I wanted an anthem for anyone else who wants to yell about being self sufficient and strong 2 Along with releasing the music video she also released an essay detailing her intentions of writing the song and releasing it early from her album The song is performed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 115 beats per minute 3 Critical reception EditCritics and fans alike praised the song Rolling Stone called the song funk laden 1 while Business Insider identified the song as funk filled pop 4 USA Today hailed the song as the feminist song of the summer Commercial performance Edit Woman debuted at number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 5 2017 selling 19 000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan 5 Thanks to an array of dance remixes Woman topped the Dance Club Songs chart on the issue dated December 23 2017 becoming Kesha s third number one on that chart and her first since Timber in 2014 6 As of December 13 2018 Woman received a gold certification in the United States by the nation s RIAA Recording Industry Association of America for accomplishing sales and streaming figures of 500 000 units in the country alone 7 Music video EditThe music video for the song was released on July 13 2017 8 Live performances EditThe song was part of the setlist of Kesha s Rainbow Tour She performed the song on Good Morning America where she also performed Praying Kesha also performed the song at numerous iHeart Radio festivals On January 22 2018 Kesha released the official live version which was recorded during her Rainbow Tour Usage in media EditThis song was included at the end of the 2017 Christmas Comedy film A Bad Moms Christmas This song was also featured in the 2020 DC Extended Universe film Birds of Prey with Kesha praising the usage of her song 9 10 Track listing EditDigital download and streaming 11 Woman 3 16Digital download and streaming Remixes 12 Woman Dave Aude Remix 3 25 Woman Rare Candy Remix 2 59 Woman Tobtok Remix 3 08Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2017 18 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 13 78Canada Canadian Hot 100 14 80Canada Hot AC Billboard 15 49New Zealand Heatseekers RMNZ 16 3Scotland OCC 17 66US Billboard Hot 100 18 96US Adult Top 40 Billboard 19 26US Dance Club Songs Billboard 20 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 21 33 Year end charts Edit Chart 2018 PositionUS Dance Club Songs Billboard 22 44Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 7 Gold 500 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Woman Region Date Format s Version Label s Ref Various July 13 2017 Digital downloadstreaming Original Kemosabe 11 September 29 2017 Remixes 12 United States January 22 2018 Adult contemporary radiohot adult contemporary radiomodern adult contemporary radio Original RCAKemosabe 23 January 23 2018 Contemporary hit radio 9 References Edit a b Read Kesha s Poignant Essay About Celebratory New Song Woman Rolling Stone Retrieved July 14 2017 Kesha Drops A Donald Trump Inspired Song V Magazine vmagazine com Retrieved January 10 2018 Spot On Track 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