who sings the song i am woman hear me roar
I Am Woman
Reddy had no expectations for the track . `` It clearly was not hit - single material and got no airplay at all . I used it as an opening song whenever I performed live , and it was always well received : I also noticed that the song was being singled out for mention in fan mail . '' But more than a year later , the song was picked to run behind the opening credits of Stand Up and Be Counted , a lightweight Hollywood women 's lib comedy starring Jacqueline Bisset , Loretta Swit and Steve Lawrence . `` The decision - makers at Capitol Records thought that , in case the film was a hit , they should release `` I Am Woman '' as a single . '' In its initial form , the original version ran to little more than two minutes , so Reddy was asked to write an additional verse and chorus . The extra verse inserted the song 's only reference to men ( `` Until I make my brother understand '' ) .
Reddy had no expectations for the track . `` It clearly was not hit - single material and got no airplay at all . I used it as an opening song whenever I performed live , and it was always well received : I also noticed that the song was being singled out for mention in fan mail . '' But more than a year later , the song was picked to run behind the opening credits of Stand Up and Be Counted , a lightweight Hollywood women 's lib comedy starring Jacqueline Bisset , Loretta Swit and Steve Lawrence . `` The decision - makers at Capitol Records thought that , in case the film was a hit , they should release `` I Am Woman '' as a single . '' In its initial form , the original version ran to little more than two minutes , so Reddy was asked to write an additional verse and chorus . The extra verse inserted the song 's only reference to men ( `` Until I make my brother understand '' ) .