"Evil Woman", sometimes titled "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me)", is a song by MinneapolisâÂÂSt. PaulâÂÂbased band Crow, released as a single from their 1969 album Crow Music. It reached number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, number 65 in Australia, and its highest position at number 15 in Canada.
Covered in 1969 by Black Sabbath and released in England as the band's first single on January 2, 1970, the song also appeared on the original version of the band's self-titled debut album, although it was replaced by its B-side, "Wicked World", on the later, American versions of the album. When the band's debut album started to become successful in the UK, the single was re-released on March 26, 1970.
It was not officially released in North America until 2002, when it was included on the compilation album '. It was later included on another compilation album, Black Sabbath: The Ultimate Collection, released in 2016.