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"
Single by Skyhooks
from the album Guilty Until Proven Insane
B-side
  • "Don't Take Yur Lurex to the Laundromat"
  • "Do the Hook"
ReleasedFebruary 1978
Recorded1978
GenreGlam rock[1]
Length4:21
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Greg Macainsh
Producer(s)Eddie Leonetti
Skyhooks singles chronology
"Party to End All Parties"
(1977)
"Women in Uniform"
(1978)
"Megalomania"
(1978)

Track listings change

Australian 7" single (K-7062)/ 12" single (X 11810)

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Women in Uniform"   4:21
Side two
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
No. Title Length
1. "Women in Uniform"   4:21
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "BBBBBoogie"   3:21

Iron Maiden version change

"Women in Uniform"
Single by Iron Maiden
B-side
  • "Invasion"
  • "Phantom of the Opera" (live)
  • "Drifter" (live)
Released27 October 1980 (1980-10-27)
Recorded1980
GenreHeavy metal
Length3:08
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Greg Macainsh
Producer(s)Tony Platt
Iron Maiden singles chronology
"Sanctuary"
(1980)
"Women in Uniform"
(1980)
"Twilight Zone" / "Wrathchild"
(1981)

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
No. Title Length
1. "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) 3:08
Side two
No. Title Length
2. "Invasion"   2:38
12" single
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) 3:08
Side two
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
No. Title Length
1. "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) 3:08
Side two
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

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo (17 March 2013). "Top 10 '70s Glam Rock Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 20 July 2019.