["Hair, eyes, skin on skin","","In the beginning, God made the land","They can't live without them","One part lover, one part wild","","(Women, women)","Lots of pretty women","","Skin on skin","Women","Lots of pretty women","They can't live without them","She fed him with a hunger, an appetite","And in the garden, lust began","(Women, women)","What's that spell?","It was one part love, one part child","Women","What's that spell?","(Men, men)","","","Lots of pretty women","Legs","(Women)","(Women, women)","He was born with a passion, love and hate","And fillin' with emotion he took a bite","Oh, we can't live without them","Let the love begin","But there was somethin' missin', somethin' lost","(Men, men)","A whole lotta somethin' you can't sacrifice","","All around the world","(I give you)","It was one part love, one part wild","Then He made the water and creatures, then He made man","One part love, one part wild, one part lady, one part child","(Women women)","They can't live without them","(Men, men)","(What's that spell?)","Thighs","I give you","So He came with the answer, here's what it cost","(Men, men)","(Women)","(Thighs)","","I give you","(Legs)","(What's that spell?)","(Women)","Callin' every girl","(Women)","Women","Oh, oh, oh","The animal instinct, the wanton man","(Women, women)","(Spell, what's that spell?)","Oh, oh, oh","(Women)","A whole lotta fire, a little bit of ice","One part lover, one part child","(Women, women)","Women","They can't live without them","A restless spirit with a need for a mate","Lots of pretty women"]
Performed by: Def Leppard Written by: Richard Allen; Steve Clark; Phil Collen; Joseph Elliott; Mutt Lange; Rick Savage
Credits: Allen, Richard (Songwriter); Clark, Steve (Songwriter); Collen, Phil (Songwriter); Elliott, Joseph (Songwriter); Lange, Mutt (Songwriter); Savage, Rick (Songwriter); BLUDGEON RIFFOLA LTD (Publisher); OUT OF POCKET PRODUCTIONS (Publisher); SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING UK LTD (Publisher)
"Women" is a song released by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the first single release off the album in the United States. The song was also released as a single in Canada and Australia. In most other parts of the world, "Animal" was the first single released from the album.
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.
"Women" is the only one of the seven hit Hysteria singles not to appear on the Vault compilation. However, it is included in disc 2 of Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection.