Sex Drive (Grace Jones song)

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"Sex Drive"
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Single by Grace Jones
from the album Black Marilyn
B-side"Typical Male"
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1993
GenreHouse[1]
Length5:08
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Sheep on Drugs
Producer(s)
Grace Jones singles chronology
"Evilmainya"
(1993) 		"Sex Drive"
(1993) 		"Love Bites"
(1996)
Digital cover
Grace Jones - Sex Drive (1993) (official single cover).jpg

"Sex Drive" is a 1993 single by Grace Jones.

Background[]

"Sex Drive" is a cover version of the Sheep on Drugs 1992 song "Track X". It was written by band members themselves and produced for Grace by Mark Pistel and Philip Steir. It was released on 23 September 1993 by Island Records with a cover of the Consolidated song "Typical Male" as the B-side. The single met with considerable success, topping the US dance chart.[2]

Both songs were to be featured on Jones' then-forthcoming Black Marilyn album, planned for a 1994 release, but eventually shelved due to an unknown reason. Two remixes of "Sex Drive" were later included in a 1996 compilation Island Life 2, a France-only re-release of Island Life, as well as an edited version of the song on the 2006 compilation The Grace Jones Story.[3]

Track listings[]

  • CD single (Germany)
  1. "Sex Drive" (Hard Drive Mix) – 5:08
  2. "Sex Drive" (Sex Pitch Mix) – 7:17
  3. "Sex Drive" (Dominatrix Mix) – 5:36
  • CD single (US)
  1. "Sex Drive" (Hard Drive Mix) – 5:08
  2. "Sex Drive" (Sex Pitch Mix) – 7:17
  3. "Sex Drive" (Dominatrix Mix) – 5:36
  4. "Typical Male" (The Real Mix) – 5:48
  • 12" single
A1. "Sex Drive" (Hard Drive Mix) – 5:08
A2. "Sex Drive" (Sex Pitch Mix) – 7:17
B1. "Sex Drive" (Dominatrix Mix) – 5:36
B2. "Typical Male" (The Real Mix) – 5:48
  • 12" promotional single
A1. "Sex Drive" (Sex Pitch Mix) – 7:17
A2. "Sex Drive" (Sexstrumental) – 6:36
B. "Sex Drive" (Hard Drive Mix) – 5:08

Chart performance[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
United States (Dance Music/Club Play Singles)[4][5] 1
United States (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)[4] 31

References[]

  1. ^ Walters, Barry (25 August 2015). "As Much As I Can, As Black As I Am: The Queer History of Grace Jones". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020. At first she stuck to her hits, including that year's house excursion "Sex Drive".
  2. ^ "Grace Jones: Book Grace Jones For Concerts and Events Worldwide". www.bookingentertainment.com. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  3. ^ "Spotify - The Grace Jones Story". Spotify. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Grace Jones". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  5. ^ "Grace Jones Album & Song Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
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