The Nips Are Getting Bigger Explained

The Nips Are Getting Bigger
Cover:	Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Bigger.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Mental As Anything
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)
Producer:	Cameron Allan
Next Title:	Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series
Next Year:	1979

"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]

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

Weekly chart performance for "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"!Chart (1979)!Peak
position

Australian (Kent Music Report)^[4]

16

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"! Chart (1979)! Position

Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	73

Notes and References

1. https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mental+As+Anything&titel=The+Nips+Are+Getting+Bigger&cat=s Australian Charts - Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Better
2. http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/the-nips-are-getting-bigger-by-mental-as-anything Australian Music Database - Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Better
3. http://www.45cat.com/record/k7548 45cat - Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting Better
4. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

   . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, NSW . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6. 198 .

5. Web site: Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 10 January 2023.