"Corporate Cannibal" is a song by

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, released in 2008 as the lead single from her tenth studio album, ''

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Background

"Corporate Cannibal", written by

, Ivor Guest, Adam Green and Marc van Eyck, is a song which sonically blends the

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and thrash rock genres, and lyrically exploiting the issue of

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. Explaining what led her to write "Corporate Cannibal", Jones said that she was "very obsessed with the subject" and penned the lyrics with Marc van Eyck. The song received flattering reviews from a number of independent blogs, having been described by them as "quite relevant to the times we live in now, with the whole occupy movement and corporate greed" and that it "pretty much sums up the scene in America that has defined our era". Originally planned to be the title track of the new album, whose title was later changed to ''

'', the song eventually became its

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. 12" vinyl pressings of "Corporate Cannibal" were released in a limited number as well as a promo-only CD. Commercially, the single was primarily available as a digital download. The song was remixed by

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and Kevin "The Bug" Martin, among others.

Music video

The "Corporate Cannibal" video was directed by photographer and director Nick Hooker. It was shot in black and white, with the only images appearing being Grace Jones' face and upper body shots, digitally distorted, as shown on the single cover. The video premiered at the

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festival in June 2008 and was then uploaded onto

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on 4 July 2008, attracting 144,000 views by the time the download single was released late August.

Track listing

*Digital single # "Corporate Cannibal" – 6:34 *CD promotional single # "Corporate Cannibal" (Edit) – 3:58 # "Corporate Cannibal" – 6:31

References

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