Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)


"Evil Woman" is a song written by lead vocalist Jeff Lynne and recorded by Electric Light Orchestra. It was first released on the band's fifth album, 1975's Face the Music.

Background

When released as a single in late 1975, the song became the band's first worldwide hit. According to Lynne, this song was the quickest he had ever written, in thirty minutes, originally as 'filler' for the group's Face the Music album. The song placed in the top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic in early 1976. The song became a hit again in the UK in 1978 when it featured on The ELO EP. The lyric "There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in" in the song is a tribute to The Beatles' song "Fixing a Hole".

Reception

Billboard praised the use of the title lyrics as a hook.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Jeff Lynne version

re-recorded the song in his own home studio. It was released in a compilation album, , with other re-recorded ELO songs, under the ELO name.

Other uses/cover versions