I Am Woman

"I Am Woman"
"I Am Woman"
	Cover of the 1972 German single
Single by Helen Reddy
from the album I Am Woman
B-side	"More Than You Could Take"
Released	May 1972
Recorded	1971 (original); 23 April 1972 (re-release)
Genre	Pop; soft rock;
Length	3:24
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Ray Burton, Helen Reddy
Producer(s)	Jay Senter
Helen Reddy singles chronology

"I Am Woman" is a song written by Australian musicians Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Performed by Reddy, the first recording of "I Am Woman" appeared on her debut album I Don't Know How to Love Him, released in May 1971, and was heard during the closing credits for the 1972 film Stand Up and Be Counted. A new recording of the song was released as a single in May 1972 and became a number-one hit later that year, eventually selling over one million copies. The song came near the apex of the counterculture era^[1] and, by celebrating female empowerment, became an enduring feminist anthem for the women's liberation movement. Following Reddy's death in September 2020, the song peaked at number 2 on the Australian digital sales chart.^[2]

^ Perrone, James E. (2004). Music of the Counterculture Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 85. ISBN 0-313326-89-4.
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[1] Perrone, James E. (2004). Music of the Counterculture Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 85. ISBN 0-313326-89-4.

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