Song · Sinéad O'Connor
“No Man's Woman” by Sinéad O'Connor
From the album Faith and Courage (2000)
“No Man's Woman” by Sinéad O'Connor appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2000 and 2025. It was first released in 2000 on the album Faith and Courage. Its best result is #23 on the WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #257 alternative song of 2000.
"No Man's Woman" opened the Faith and Courage campaign in 2000 as the lead single from Sinéad O'Connor's fifth album, sent to pop and rock radio in April ahead of its May release on Atlantic. She wrote it with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven, who produced it together, and it plays like a declaration of independence: as she explained it, the song's woman has no interest in being anybody's girlfriend or wife and would sooner stay single, yet she's smitten with the spirit of men and wants her relationship to be with that.
Cutler and Rusty Anderson play guitar, Paul Bushnell bass and Scot Coogan drums, with strings from Joel Derouin on violin, David Campbell on viola and Larry Corbett on cello, and Andy Wallace mixed. Warner Music Europe's Andy Murray called it the right moment for her to break her silence, and the single very commercial.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 23 | 93XRT Chicago, IL | WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2000 | 30 |
| 2000 | 60 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 501 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 651 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2024 | 827 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 307 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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