| Woman | |
| Cover: | Little Simz - Woman.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Little Simz featuring Cleo Sol |
| Album: | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 4:29 |
| Producer: | Inflo |
| Chronology: | Little Simz |
| Prev Title: | Introvert |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Title: | Rollin Stone |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Woman" is a song by British rapper Little Simz featuring fellow British singer Cleo Sol. It was released on 6 May 2021, as the second single from the former's fourth studio album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021).[1] [2] The song was written by Simz, Sol, and record producer Inflo.
A retro hip-hop song, "Woman" discusses women's lives in different countries. Simz wrote the song to thank women who inspired her, stating, "It's empowering, it's inspiring; I wanted to say thank you and I wanted to celebrate them." The chorus is sung by Sol.
Simz and Sol first collaborated on the song "Selfish" from Simz's third studio album Grey Area (2019).[3] Aside from their collaboration in "Woman" for Simz's fourth studio album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (2021), Sol provided guest vocals on the album's lead single "Introvert".
"Woman" was released on 6 May 2021, by Simz's label Age 101, as the second single from the album.[4] A lyric video was uploaded to Simz's YouTube channel on 10 June 2021.[5]
Consequences Nina Corcoran described "Woman" as a "low-key retro hip-hop number that sees Simz rapping about the women around the world who inspire [Simz] to carry on." The song contains an organ and snappy snares.[6] The rapper, who described the song as "empowering" and "inspiring", stated that she wrote the song "to say thank you and I wanted to celebrate" women. Sol sings in the chorus: "I love how you go from zero to one hundred/And leave the dust behind, you've got this/All action, no talk". Simz wanted to create a song dedicated to women, and explained with Vulture the inspiration behind the song:
The music video was released the same day as the single, and was directed by Simz. It featured guest appearances from Jourdan Dunn, Joy Crookes, and Denai Moore. A trailer was uploaded on Simz's YouTube account on 3 May 2021.[7] As of December 2022, the video has received over 5 million views.[8]
Simz first performed "Woman" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 16 August 2021.[9] On 28 May 2021, she performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland.[10] The song was sung as a medley with "Introvert" at the 2022 Brit Awards.[11] "Woman" was also included on the rapper's set list at Glastonbury Festival 2022, in which Sol joined her onstage.[12]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.[13]