"Hurricane (Cradle to the Grave)" is a song recorded by
Grace Jones in 1997.
Background
The song was a collaboration with
trip hop
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artist
Tricky, intended for an album ''Force of Nature'', planned to be released in 1998. Due to heavy disagreements between Jones and Tricky, the album was never completed, and only a scarce
white label
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Test pressings
Test pressings, usua ...
12" single featuring two DJ Emily mixes by of the song was released. Jones later re-recorded the song as the title track of her first studio album release in 19 years, ''
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
'', released October 2008.
"Hurricane" was used at the Issa Spring/Summer 2010 fashion show at
London Fashion Week
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.
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Cam ...
was the opening model to the show who strutted to the line "I'll be a hurricane".
Track listing
*12" single
:A. "Cradle to the Grave" (The Hurricane Mix #1) – 9:56
:B. "Cradle to the Grave" (The Hurricane Mix #2) – 7:54
References
{{Grace Jones
1997 singles
Grace Jones songs
Songs written by Grace Jones
Trip hop songs
1997 songs