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"Woman" is a song performed by Kesha. It serves as the third track, as well as the third single for Europe, and the second single worldwide, on Kesha's third album Rainbow. It features The Dap-Kings Horns. Three remixes of "Woman" by Dave Audé, Tobtok, and Rare Candy were released on September 29, 2017.

Background[]

Recording woman

Recording "Woman" at Daptone Studios

I wrote this enraged about Donald Trump’s pussy grabbing comment. After hearing that I just got in my car screaming “I’m a motherfucking woman!” out of the window.

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On June 22, 2021, a low quality version of a radio edit of "Woman" leaked, with the lyrics being changed from "I'm a motherfucking woman" and "I'm a motherfucker" to "I'm an independent woman" and "I'm a nasty woman" respectively.

Official versions[]

  • Album version - 3:16
  • Radio edit - 3:08
  • Dave Audé Pride Remix - 3:25
  • Tobtok Remix - 3:08
  • Rare Candy Remix - 3:00

Live versions[]

"Woman" is the first song performed by Kesha on both the Rainbow Tour and The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore Tour. After coming on stage, Kesha screams, "We fucking did it!" into the microphone and begins singing the first verse.

Music video[]

Music video Information
Kesha_-_Woman_(Official_Video)_ft._The_Dap-Kings_Horns Released July 13, 2017
Length 3:27
Director Kesha Sebert & Lagan Sebert
Producer
Filmed
Location
Vevo views 27 million

A snippet of the music video was published by Eli Mavros on June 22, 2017. The full video was released on July 13, 2017, and features Kesha performing at the Oddity Bar in Delaware. The male members of Kesha's band, The Creepies, and singer Saundra Williams appear in the video as well.

For the video, my brother Lagan Sebert and I threw the shoot together in about a week and shot it while I was on tour in Delaware. We found a bar appropriately named the Oddity Bar and called upon my Creepies to emerge from their lairs (and my touring crew from their hibernation chambers) and we pulled the shoot together last minute. Saundra Williams came down to Delaware to be part of the party. It was one of those projects where I knew exactly what I wanted and it was just easier to do it ourselves than try to explain my vision to another director. Sometimes when things are so organic and visceral they just come together and this song and video are a product of that. I was going from dancing around and screaming to checking camera angles. I loved it.

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Videos[]

Accolades[]

Select year-end rankings of "Woman"
Publication List Rank Ref.
The Ringer The Best Songs of 2017 10 [3]
Stereogum The Top 40 Pop Songs of 2017 15 [4]

Lyrics[]

Let's be serious come on
This is a real this is excuse me
Okay shut up

I buy my own things
I pay my own bills
These diamond rings
My automobiles
Everything I got
I bought it
Boys can't buy my love, buy my love yeah
I do what I want (yes) say what you say
I work real hard every day

I'm a motherfuckin' woman baby all right
I don't need a man to be holdin' me too tight
I'm a motherfuckin' woman baby that's right
I'm just havin' fun with my ladies here tonight
I'm a motherfucker
Mmm yeah

Let's drive around town in my Cadillac
Girls in the front boys in the back
Loosey as a goosey lookin' for some fun

I'm a motherfuckin' woman baby all right
I don't need a man to be holdin' me too tight
I'm a motherfuckin' woman baby that's right
I'm just havin' fun with my ladies here tonight
I'm a motherfucker
Mmm yeah

Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
'Cause I run my shit baby
('Cause I run my shit baby I run my shit)
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
('Cause I write this shit baby I write this shit)
I write my shit
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
('Cause I run my shit baby I run my shit)
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
(Don't touch my weave baby)
('Cause I run my shit baby I run my shit)
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
I run this shit baby I run this shit
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
('Cause I write this shit baby I write this shit)

I'm a motherfuckin' woman baby all right
I don't need a man to be holdin' me too tight
I'm a motherfuckin' woman baby that's right
I'm just havin' fun with my ladies here tonight
I'm a motherfucker
Mmm yeah

I buy my own things
I pay my own bills
These diamond rings
My automobiles
Everything I got
I bought it
Boys can't buy my love, buy my love yeah
I do what I want (yes) say what you say
I work real hard every day

I'm a- I'm a- I'm a- woman baby all right
I don't need a man to be holdin' me too tight
I'm a- I'm a- I'm a- woman baby that's right
I'm just havin' fun with my ladies here tonight
I'm a mother-
Mmm yeah

Let's drive around town in my Cadillac
Girls in the front boys in the back
Loosey as a goosey lookin' for some fun

I'm a- I'm a- I'm a- woman baby all right
I don't need a man to be holdin' me too tight
I'm a- I'm a- I'm a- woman baby that's right
I'm just havin' fun with my ladies here tonight
I'm a mother-
Mmm yeah

Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
'Cause I run my shh baby
('Cause I run my shh baby I run my shh)
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
('Cause I write this shh baby I write this shh)
I write my shh
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
('Cause I run my shh baby I run my shh)
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
(Don't touch my weave baby)
('Cause I run my shh baby I run my shh)
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
I run this shh baby I run this shh
Don't buy me a drink I make my money
Don't touch my weave don't call me honey
('Cause I write this shh baby I write this shh)

I'm a- I'm a- I'm a- woman baby all right
I don't need a man to be holdin' me too tight
I'm a- I'm a- I'm a- woman baby that's right
I'm just havin' fun with my ladies here tonight
I'm a mother-
Mmm yeah

Trivia[]

  • "Woman" is featured in the 2020 superhero film, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
  • Kesha named an eyeshadow shade from her make-up line, Kesha Rose Beauty, after this song. The shade "Woman" is a magenta color.

Credits[]

Produced by Brody Brown & Drew Pearson
Vocal Production by Drew Pearson
Piano, Guitar, Keyboards & Drum Programming by Drew Pearson
Trumpet by Dave Guy
Tenor Sax Neal Sugarman
Barltone Sax Cochemea Gastelum
Background Vocals by Saundra Williams
Recorded by Drew Pearson at Purple Dinosaur Studios & by Leandro "Dro" Hidalgo at Westlake Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Assistant engineering by Fareed Salamah at Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL
Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Mix Engineer Chris Galland
Assisted by Jeff Jackson & Robin Florenr

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