She 's a Lady - wikipedia She 's a Lady This article is about the Tom Jones song. For the Forever the Sickest Kids song, see She 's a Lady ( Forever the Sickest Kids song ). For the Blue System song, see Walking on a Rainbow. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2014 ) `` She 's a Lady '' Single by Tom Jones from the album Tom Jones Sings She 's a Lady B - side `` My Way '' Released January 1971 Recorded 1970 Genre Pop Length 2 : 53 Label Decca ( UK ), Parrot ( US and Canada ) Songwriter ( s ) Paul Anka Producer ( s ) Gordon Mills Tom Jones UK singles chronology `` I ( Who Have Nothing ) '' ( 1970 ) `` She 's a Lady '' ( 1971 ) `` Puppet Man '' ( 1971 ) `` I ( Who Have Nothing ) '' ( 1970 ) `` She 's a Lady '' ( 1971 ) `` Puppet Man '' ( 1971 ) `` She 's a Lady '' is a million - selling gold - certified hit song written by Paul Anka and performed by Tom Jones, and released at the beginning of 1971. It is Jones ' highest - charting single in the U.S. to date ( and his final Billboard Top Ten hit ), hitting # 1 in Cash Box magazine for a week and spending one week at # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Anka rewrote the first verse of the song ( recorded with Jones ) for his 2013 Duets album, because he disliked its chauvinistic sentiments. The songs was also a # 4 hit on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1971. In Canada, the single reached # 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart. Paul Anka 's recording of the song was released on his album Paul Anka ' 70s ( RCA 4309, 1970 ) The song was re-released in 2013 on Paul Anka 's `` Duets '' CD with a new rendition featuring Paul Anka & Tom Jones. Contents 1 B - side track 2 Cover versions 3 Appearances in other media 4 References 5 External links B - side track The single 's B - side track was `` My Way '' whose lyrics were also written by Paul Anka. Cover versions The song has been covered multiple times Between 1972 and 1974, by Singapore - based female singer Ervinna, backing music by the Charlie & His Boys, on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol. 6 with White Cloud Record of Singapore. In 1978 by Filipino singer Sam Sorono ( 1950 -- 2008 ) on his Sings Tom Jones ' Greatest Hits LP album with EMI Records. In 1998, by Chinese Singer, Jacky Cheung. In 2000 by Funkstar De Luxe in his Studio Album Keep on Moving ( It 's Too Funky in Here ). In 2001 by Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng in her Cantonese Studio Album Shocking Pink. In 2007 as a single by Dutch singer Jeroen van der Boom. In 2009, by Ali Campbell ( ex UB 40 ) and Shaggy, on the album Flying High. In 2011, by the Hungarian metal band Superbutt in 2011, released on their album Music For Animals In 2016, by the New York duo Lion Babe Appearances in other media Film : 1973 film That Man Bolt. Sung by Samantha Nightingale ( Teresa Graves ) in a Nightclub sequence. 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything ! Julie Newmar. `` She 's a Lady '' was re-released in Europe in 1995. The single included remixes by American DJ Junior Vasquez. 1993 film Wilder Napalm. 1996 film Bound. 1998 film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 1998 film Così ridevano. 1999 film Agnes Browne. 2000 film Miss Congeniality. 2002 film The Wild Thornberrys Movie. 2003 film Bend It Like Beckham. 2006 film Flushed Away. 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail. 2014 film The Little Rascals Save the Day. Television : The song was featured in the 2003 episode of Futurama `` Bend Her ''. The song and title was spoofed in the short - lived 2004 reality show called He 's a Lady on TBS. The song was used in the 2009 Trop50 orange juice commercial featuring Kyra Sedgwick. The song is also used in TV spots for the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. The song is used for the commercial of Lacoste Inspiration in 2006 In Season 4 of the American Dancing With the Stars, Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced a Cha - Cha - Cha to this song in week 9 of competition. In Season 14 of the American Dancing With the Stars, Katherine Jenkins, Mark Ballas & Tristan MacManus danced a Cha - Cha - Cha to this song in week 8 of competition. In the last ever edition of The Weakest Link, at the end of the episode, a montage of Weakest Link moments were shown while `` She 's a Lady '' was playing while the clips were being shown. Other : This song is currently the introduction for Kate Voegele on her ' Lift Me Up ' tour. References Jump up ^ `` BBC Wales - Music - Tom Jones - Tom Jones discography ''. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` My Way : An Autobiography ''. Paul Anka. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 131. Jump up ^ Billboard Year - End Hot 100 singles of 1971 Jump up ^ List of RPM number - one singles of 1971 Jump up ^ Discogs - Sam Sorono -- Sing Tom Jones ' Greatest Hits External links `` She 's a Lady '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Tom Jones Discography Studio albums Along Came Jones ( It 's Not Unusual ) What 's New Pussycat ? A-tom - ic Jones From the Heart Green, Green Grass of Home Delilah Help Yourself Reload Mr. Jones Praise & Blame Spirit in the Room Long Lost Suitcase Live albums John Farnham & Tom Jones -- Together in Concert Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas Songs `` All You Need Is Love '' `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' `` Black Betty '' `` Burning Down the House '' `` Carrying a Torch '' `` Darlin ' '' `` Daughter of Darkness '' `` Delilah '' `` Detroit City '' `` Gimme Shelter '' `` Green, Green Grass of Home '' `` Help Yourself '' `` I ( Who Have Nothing ) '' `` Islands in the Stream '' `` It 's Four in the Morning '' `` It 's Not Unusual '' `` I 'll Never Fall in Love Again '' `` Kiss '' `` Lady Lay Down '' `` Mama Told Me Not to Come '' `` Move Closer '' `` Say You 'll Stay Until Tomorrow '' `` Sex Bomb '' `` Sixteen Tons '' `` She 's a Lady '' `` Stoned in Love '' `` Till '' `` What 's New Pussycat ? '' `` Without Love '' `` The Young New Mexican Puppeteer '' `` Thunderball '' Related articles This Is Tom Jones Tom Jones Tom Jones : The Right Time The Wexford Carols Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=She%27s_a_Lady&oldid=849365969 '' Categories : 1971 singles Paul Anka songs Songs written by Paul Anka Tom Jones ( singer ) songs RPM Top Singles number - one singles Parrot Records singles Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Euskara Français Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 8 July 2018, at 13 : 38 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song she's a lady
Answer: Paul Anka