The Nips Are Getting Bigger
1979 single by Mental As Anything
"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | ||||
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Single by Mental As Anything | ||||
from the album Get Wet | ||||
B-side | "Instrumental As Anything" | |||
Released | July 1979 (Australia) November 1979 (UK) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | Regular Records (AUS), Virgin Records (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Martin Plaza | |||
Producer(s) | Cameron Allan | |||
Mental As Anything singles chronology | ||||
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"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" is the debut single by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in July 1979.[1] It was released as the first single from the album Get Wet and the song reached at number 16 on the Kent Music Report.[2] The song was written by Mental As Anything lead vocalist Martin Plaza.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | Martin Plaza | 3:23 |
2. | "Instrumental As Anything" | Martin Plaza | 2:29 |
Personnel
- Martin Plaza — lead vocals, guitar
- Greedy Smith — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Reg Mombassa — guitar, vocals
- Peter O'Doherty — bass, guitar, vocals
- Wayne de Lisle – drums
Charts
Weekly Charts
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[4][5] | 16 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1979) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 73 |
References
- ^ Australian Charts - Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Better
- ^ Australian Music Database - Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Better
- ^ 45cat - Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Better
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
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- Martin Plaza
- Jacob Cook
- Martin Cilia
- Craig Gordon
- Peter Gray
- Steve Coburn
- Wayne de Lisle
- Reg Mombassa
- Greedy Smith
- Peter O'Doherty
- David Barraclough
- Murray Cook
- Mike Caen
- Robbie Souter
- Zoltan Budai
- James Gillard
- Get Wet (1979)
- Espresso Bongo (1980)
- Cats & Dogs (1981)
- Creatures of Leisure (1983)
- Fundamental (1985)
- Mouth to Mouth (1987)
- Cyclone Raymond (1989)
- Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986)
- Best of (1999)
- Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
- "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"
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- "Big Wheel"
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- "Rock and Roll Music
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