"Women" is a song released by English rock bandDef Leppard in 1987 from the albumHysteria. 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.
The single's B-side track, "Tear It Down", was written during a recording session following the completion of theHysteria album, where the band laid down several tracks intended as B-sides for theHysteria singles. Subsequently, the song itself received radio airplay and was later performed by the band live at the 1989MTV Video Music Awards.
The band later re-recorded "Tear It Down" for theAdrenalize 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 afterdrummerRick Allen became anamputee after losing his leftarm in an auto collision.
