Woman Is the Nigger of the World
| "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" | ||||
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| Single by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| from the album Some Time in New York City | ||||
| B-side | "Sisters, O Sisters" (Yoko Ono) | |||
| Released | 24 April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | November 1971 – March 1972 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant East, New York City | |||
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| Length | 5:15 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
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"Woman Is the Nigger of the World" is a song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono with Elephant's Memory from their 1972 album Some Time in New York City. The song was produced by Lennon, Ono and Phil Spector. Released as the only single from the album in the United States, the song sparked controversy at the time due to the use of the word nigger in the title, and many radio stations refused to play the song as a result.