Fire Woman

{{Short description|1989 single by the Cult}}

{{About|the 1989 the Cult song}}

{{More citations needed|date=March 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Fire Woman

| cover = The Cult Fire Woman.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Cult

| album = Sonic Temple

| B-side = Automatic Blues

| released = 13 March 1989

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Heavy metal{{cite web|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|date=1 July 2021|title=Top 30 Glam Metal Albums|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/glam-metal-albums/|access-date=9 November 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock}}

| length = 5:11

| label = Beggars Banquet

| writer = {{hlist|Ian Astbury|Billy Duffy}}

| producer = Bob Rock

| prev_title = Wild Flower

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Edie (Ciao Baby)

| next_year = 1989

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Number One

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Adeva|authorlink=Adeva|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|title=Spot the Spin: The Cult – "Fire Woman" (Beggars Banquet)|magazine=Number One|date=22 March 1989|page=42|issue=300|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=0266-5328|access-date=2 January 2024|via=Flickr|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102193847/https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|archive-date=2 January 2024}}

| noprose = yes

}}

"Fire Woman" is a song by British rock band the Cult, written by singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. It was the first single released from their fourth studio album, Sonic Temple, and was subsequently featured on all of the Cult's compilation/greatest hits albums, as well as being a steady fixture of the band's live performances.

"Fire Woman peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 2 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 1 on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ (then RIANZ) chart and No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Two remixed versions of the song were released as B-sides or promos—the "LA Rock Mix" and the "NYC Rock Mix". Astbury claims the eponymous "fire woman" is a universal symbol, along the lines of a primary element.{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=26356|title=Fire Woman by The Cult|publisher=Songfacts|access-date=18 March 2018}}