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{{short description|1991 split single by The Fluid / Nirvana}}
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| recorded = "Molly's Lips": February 9, 1990<br>"Candy": 1990
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| artist = [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]
| type = Single
| prev_title = [[Sliver (song)|Sliver]]
| prev_year = 1990
| title = Candy
| title2 = Molly's Lips
| year = 1991
| next_title = [[Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs]]
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"'''Candy'''"/"'''Molly's Lips'''" is a [[gramophone record|vinyl]]-only [[Split record|split-single]] from the [[United States|American]] [[rock music|rock]] bands [[
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"Candy" first appeared on
"Molly's Lips" was recorded live on February 9, 1990, at the Pine Street Theatre in [[Portland, Oregon]]. It was written by
Nirvana also recorded a studio version of "Molly's Lips" on [[BBC Radio 1]] for [[John Peel]] in October 1990 during drummer [[Dave Grohl]]'s first recording session with the band.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |last=Barlow |first=Eve |date=August 16, 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/16/dave-grohl-i-never-imagined-myself-to-be-freddie-mercury |title=Dave Grohl: 'I never imagined myself to be Freddie Mercury' |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> It appeared on the 1992 tour EP ''[[Hormoaning]]'' and was included on the rarities compilation ''[[Incesticide]]''. This version was released as a 12" vinyl [[promotional single]] in [[Brazil]], to promote ''Incesticide''.<ref name=promo>{{cite web |url=http://www.nirvana-discography.com/pages/promo/molly.html |title=Molly's Lips - studio version - promo single |website=nirvana-discography.com |accessdate=May 12, 2015}}</ref>
=="Molly's Lips" composition==
"Molly's Lips" is an uptempo [[alternative rock]] song that lasts for two minutes and nineteen seconds.<ref name="Nirvana">{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0126195|title=Nirvana 'Molly's Lips' Sheet Music in G Major - Download & Print|author=Nirvana|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=[[Universal Music Publishing Group]]|access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> According to the [[sheet music]] published at Musicnotes.com by [[Universal Music Publishing Group]], it is written in [[Time signature#Frequently used time signatures|common time]], with a fast [[tempo]] of 160 [[Tempo#Beats per minute|beats per minute]].<ref name="Nirvana" /> "Molly's Lips" is composed in [[G major]], while Kurt Cobain's [[vocal range]] spans from the low-note of [[F (musical note)|F<sub>3</sub>]] to the high-note of [[E (musical note)|E<sub>4</sub>]].<ref name="Nirvana"/> The song follows a basic sequence that alternates between the power chords of G<sub>5</sub> and C<sub>5</sub> throughout the whole song as its [[chord progression]].<ref name="Nirvana"/>
==Release and promotion==
The single was only released on 7 inch vinyl, and in limited numbers of 7500. The first 4000 copies were pressed on green swirled vinyl, the final 3500 pressed on black vinyl.<ref name="Goldmine">{{cite web |last=Gaar |first=Gillian G |date=March 31, 2020 |url=https://www.goldminemag.com/collectors-corner-collector-resources/a-look-at-nirvanas-collectible-recordings |title=A look at Nirvana's collectible recordings |publisher=[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]] |accessdate=April 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name=official/> Counterfeit versions of the single also pressed on black vinyl exist, but can be distinguished from the real version as the [[Matrix numbers|matrix number]] is different.<ref name=counterfeits>{{cite web |url=http://www.nirvana-discography.com/pages/counterfeits/molly.html |title=Molly's Lips (live) - Counterfeit |website=nirvana-discography.com |accessdate=May 12, 2015}}</ref> The live version of "Molly's Lips" by Nirvana was exclusive to the single, though was subsequently released on the 2009 [[Bleach (Nirvana album)|''Bleach'']] reissue. The single later became the Fluid's most famous release, as their appearance with Nirvana exposed them to a wider audience.
In 2017, to mark what would have been Kurt Cobain's 50th birthday, the [[Phonographic Performance Limited]] released a list of the top twenty most played Nirvana songs on the TV and radio in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in which "Molly's Lips" was ranked at number eighteen.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 20, 2017 |url=http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/20-most-played-nirvana-songs-revealed-to-mark-kurt-cobains-50th-birthday/ |title=20 most-played Nirvana songs revealed to mark Kurt Cobain's 50th birthday |publisher=[[PlanetRock.com]] |accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref>
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1991)
!Peak<br />position
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|US Progressive Retail ([[CMJ]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 8, 1991 |title=Progressive Retail |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1991/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1991-03-01.pdf |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |publisher=[[CMJ]] |page=16 |access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
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==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"
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! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:6em;"| Publication
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col"| Accolade
! scope="col"| Rank
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! scope="row"| 2019
| ''[[The Guardian]]''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| United Kingdom
| ''Dave Grohl's Landmark Songs''<ref name=Guardian/>
| style="text-align:center;"| N/A
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==Live performances==
Apart from this 1990 live version, released on limited edition single in 1991, Nirvana performed "Molly's Lips" several other times in concert from 1989 to 1993. On August 23, 1991, it was performed live with its author, the Vaselines' Eugene Kelly, at the 1991 [[Reading Festival]] in [[Reading, Berkshire]]. It was again performed live with Kelly on December 5, 1991 in [[London, England]]. On both occasions, Kelly and Cobain shared vocal duties.
==Track listing==
#"Candy (Live)" by the Fluid – 3:15
#"Molly's Lips (Live)" by Nirvana – 2:00
==Recording and release history==
===Studio versions===
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!Studio
!Producer
!Releases
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|October 21, 1990
|[[Maida Vale Studios]], [[London]], UK
|[[John Peel]]
|''[[Hormoaning]]'' (1992)<br>''[[Incesticide]]'' (1992)<br>"Molly's Lips" ([[promotional recording|promo single]] released only in [[Brazil]]) (1992)
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*[[Kurt Cobain]]: vocals, guitar
*[[Krist Novoselic]]: bass guitar
*[[Dave Grohl]]: drums
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===Live versions===
{| class="wikitable"
!Date recorded
!Venue
!Releases
!Personnel
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|February 9, 1990
|Pine Street Theater, [[Portland, Oregon]], US
|"Candy" / 'Molly's Lips" (1991)<br>''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach (deluxe)]]'' (2009)
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*Kurt Cobain: vocals, guitar
*Krist Novoselic: bass guitar
*[[Chad Channing]]: drums
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