"Woman is the Nigger of the World" is a song written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono and recorded by John Lennon. It was released as a single on Apple Records in the United States (Apple 1848) and in New Zealand and Japan, but was withdrawn from release in Britain. It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lennon's lowest charting single released in his lifetime. It features on the album Some Time in New York City.
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