"Love Bites" is a 1996 song by
Grace Jones
Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for ...
.
Background
"Love Bites" is an uptempo
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
track.
Jones sings the song from the perspective of a
vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
, perhaps alluding to the theme of her 1986 feature film ''
''. The song was released as a non-label promo-only single to promote the
Sci-Fi Channel
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's Vampire Week, which consisted of a series of vampire-themed films aired on the channel in early November 1996.
As the song was released for a promotional use only, and was not commercially available, it did not chart, and has not been since included on any Grace Jones hits compilations.
Music video
A music video was supposedly filmed, but has yet to surface. It sees Jones wearing a blonde wig, and then changing wigs and costumes a number of times.
Track listing
*CD promotional single
# "Love Bites" (7" Fright Night Mix) – 3:40
# "Love Bites" (12" Dark Night Mix) – 7:35
# "Love Bites" (12" Fright Night Mix) – 8:21
# "Love Bites" (12" Deep Into the Night Mix) – 6:40
# "Love Bites" (7" Fright Night Instrumental) – 3:52
# "Love Bites" (7" Deep Into the Night Mix) – 3:45
*12" promotional single
:A1. "Love Bites" (12" Fright Night Mix) – 8:21
:A2. "Love Bites" (7" Fright Night Mix) – 3:40
:B1. "Love Bites" (12" Dark Night Mix) – 7:35
:B2. "Love Bites" (12" Deep Into the Night Mix) – 6:40
References
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1996 singles
Grace Jones songs
House music songs
1996 songs
Song articles with missing songwriters