| "Nipple to the Bottle" | ||||
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| Single by Grace Jones | ||||
| from the album Living My Life | ||||
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| Released | October 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 5:54 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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"Nipple to the Bottle" is a single by the Jamaican singer, model and actress Grace Jones, released in 1982.
"Nipple to the Bottle" was the lead single from Jones' sixth studio album, Living My Life . The song was released in some territories as a double A-side single with "The Apple Stretching". In some countries, the single B-side featured "Cry Now, Laugh Later" or a dub version of "My Jamaican Guy"; all of these three tracks would later receive separate single releases. The front cover uses an image taken from her A One Man Show performance of "Demolition Man", with a group of Grace Jones "look-alikes" marching on across the stage. The song was performed by Grace in Julien Temple's 1983 film It's All True, made for BBC Arena series. [3]
The single met with a considerable success, reaching Top 20 on Billboard R&B and dance charts. It did exceptionally well in New Zealand, where it became a number 3 hit.
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 33 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 16 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 3 |
| US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [9] | 2 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 17 |
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