"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" | ||||
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Single by Led Zeppelin | ||||
from the album Led Zeppelin II | ||||
A-side | "Whole Lotta Love" (US) | |||
B-side | "Bring It on Home" (Japan) | |||
Released | 7 November 1969 (US) | |||
Recorded | 25 June 1969 [1] | |||
Studio | Morgan, London [1] | |||
Genre | Hard rock [2] | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |||
Led Zeppelin singles chronology | ||||
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"Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their album Led Zeppelin II , released in 1969. It was also released as a single in Japan and as the B-side of the single "Whole Lotta Love" in the United States.
The song is about a groupie who stalked the band early in their career. [3] It is guitarist Jimmy Page's least favourite Led Zeppelin song and thus was never performed in concert. [3] However, the song did reach the charts in the US (Hot 100 No. 65) [4] and Japan (Oricon No. 93). [5]
This song immediately follows "Heartbreaker" on side 2 of Led Zeppelin II and radio stations have traditionally played them together in succession. [6]
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin: [1]
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