Do or Die (Grace Jones song)

"Do or Die"
Single by Grace Jones
from the album Fame
B-side	"Comme un oiseau qui s'envole"
Released	1978
Format	7" single and 12" single
Genre	Disco
Length	3:22
Label	Island Records
Writer(s)	Jack Robinson, James Bolden
Producer	Tom Moulton
Grace Jones singles chronology
"La Vie en Rose" (1977) "Do Or Die" (1978) "On Your Knees" (1979)
European single sleeve

"Do or Die" was the first and in most parts of the world the only single release from Grace Jones' album Fame, her second disco album. On Fame it made up the first part of the A-side non-stop medley "Do or Die"/"Pride"/"Fame". The 7" single featured a heavily edited version ( - 3:22) with the French-language non-album track "Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" as the B-side, included as a bonus track on the Canadian edition of the Fame album. The 12" single featured a slightly shorter mix of the album version with a cold end, and the B-side an extended mix of "Comme un oiseau qui s'envole". The "Do or Die"/"Pride"/"Fame" side reached #3 on the U.S. Billboard dance club play chart.

In 1985 the 7" edit of "Do or Die" was included as one of three disco tracks on the career retrospective Island Life, the other being the album versions of "I Need a Man" (1975) and "La vie en rose" (1977).^[1][2]

Eartha Kitt recorded a cover of the song for her 1989 album I'm Still Here.

Track listing

• US 7" single (1978)

1. "Do or Die" (7" Version) - 3:22
2. "Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" (7" Version) - 3:10

• US 12" single (1978)IS1008

1. "Do or Die" (12" Mix) - 6:15
2. "Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" - 4:30

• UK 12" single (1978)

1. "Do or Die" (12" Mix) - 6:15
2. "Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" - 4:30

• FR 12" single (1978)

1. "Do or Die" (12" Mix) - 6:15
2. "Comme un oiseau qui s'envole" - 4:30

References

1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grace+Jones/
2. ^ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/grace_jones/do_or_die_f3//