Women in Uniform
original song written and composed by Greg Macainsh
"Women in Uniform" is a 1978 song by Australian glam rock band Skyhooks and taken from their fourth studio album Guilty Until Proven Insane. It went to number 8 in Australia and number 73 in the United Kingdom.
"Women in Uniform" | ||||
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Single by Skyhooks | ||||
from the album Guilty Until Proven Insane | ||||
B-side |
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Released | February 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Glam rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:21 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Greg Macainsh | |||
Producer(s) | Eddie Leonetti | |||
Skyhooks singles chronology | ||||
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Track listings
changeAustralian 7" single (K-7062)/ 12" single (X 11810)
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Women in Uniform" | 4:21 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Don't Take Yur Lurex to the Laundromat" | 3:19 | |||||||
2. | "Do The Hook" | 2:17 |
United Kingdom 7" single (United Artists Records – UP 36508)
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Women in Uniform" | 4:21 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "BBBBBoogie" | 3:21 |
Iron Maiden version
change"Women in Uniform" | ||||
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Single by Iron Maiden | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 27 October 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Greg Macainsh | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Platt | |||
Iron Maiden singles chronology | ||||
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In 1980, British heavy metal band Iron Maiden released a cover version of "Women in Uniform". It was released on the Australian version of their second studio album Killers. It went to number 35 in the United Kingdom
Track listing
change- 7" single
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) | 3:08 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
2. | "Invasion" | 2:38 |
- 12" single
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) | 3:08 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
2. | "Invasion" | 2:38 | |||||||
3. | "Phantom of the Opera" (Live at the Marquee, London, England, 4 July 1980) | 7:12 |
- German 12" single
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) | 3:08 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
2. | "Drifter" (Live at the Marquee, London, England, 3 April 1980) | 6:00 | |||||||
3. | "Phantom of the Opera" (Live at the Marquee, London, England, 4 July 1980) | 7:12 |
References
change- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (17 March 2013). "Top 10 '70s Glam Rock Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 20 July 2019.