| Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician | |
| Cover: | Grace Jones - Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Grace Jones |
| Album: | Inside Story |
| B-Side: | "Crush", "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" |
| Released: | March 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1986 |
| Length: | 4:44 |
| Label: | Manhattan |
| Prev Title: | Crush |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Love on Top of Love |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" is a 1987 single by Grace Jones.
The song was the third European single from Grace Jones' 1986 album Inside Story, co-produced by Jones and Nile Rodgers. It was released simultaneously with "Crush", which promoted Inside Story in North America. The horns on the track were played by Lenny Pickett, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson, and Mac Gollehon under the collective name The Borneo Horns.
The 12" single featured remixes of "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" as well as "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" by Ben Liebrand, all of which remain unreleased on CD.
A. "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" – 4:42
B. "Crush" – 3:27
A. "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" (The JAZZclubmillionminutemix) – 6:58
B. "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" (The C + V.I. Minimix) – 6:49