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Piece of My Heart (Intermission song)

"Piece of My Heart" is a song by German Eurodance project Intermission. Written by Nosie Katzmann and Tony Dawson-Harrison from Captain Hollywood Project, it was released in August 1993 by Blow Up and Intercord as the second single from the album by same name (1994). It features vocals by American singer Valerie Scott and uses the interpolated melody of the 1983 song "Send Me An Angel" by Australian band Real Life.[1] The single was a top-10 hit in Austria, Germany and Spain. It spent 12 weeks on the German Singles Chart.[2] In 2003, trance music duo Grey & Frost updated "Piece of My Heart" into a modern hard trance sound.

"Piece of My Heart"
Single by Intermission
ReleasedAugust 1993
StudioDMP Studios
Genre
Length4:05
Label
  • Blow Up
  • Intercord
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Cyborg DMP GmbH
Intermission singles chronology
"Honesty"
(1993) 		"Piece of My Heart"
(1993) 		"Six Days"
(1994)
Music video
"Piece of My Heart" on YouTube

Chart performance

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"Piece of My Heart" was a major hit in several European countries, entering the top-10 in Austria (9),[3] Germany (8),[4] and Spain (7). It spent two weeks as number eight and 12 weeks within the German Singles Chart.[4] Additionally, it reached numbers 40 and 42 in Switzerland and Belgium.[5][6] The song debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 78 on 30 October 1993, after charting in Austria and Germany.[7] It peaked at number 33 in January 1994.[8] Outside Europe, "Piece of My Heart" was a top-20 hit in Israel, peaking at number eleven in September 1993, as well as reaching number 188 in Australia.[9]

Track listing

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  • CD single, France (1993)
  1. "Piece of My Heart" (single mix) – 4:05
  2. "Piece of My Heart" (piece mix)
  • CD single (Remixes), Europe (1993)
  1. "Piece of My Heart" (single mix) – 4:05
  2. "Piece of My Heart" (heart mix) – 6:38
  • CD maxi, Germany (1993)
  1. "Piece of My Heart" (piece mix) – 6:46
  2. "Piece of My Heart" (heart mix) – 6:38
  3. "Piece of My Heart" (single mix) – 4:05
  • CD maxi (Remixes), Germany (1993)
  1. "Piece of My Heart" (T.K. remix) – 5:46
  2. "Piece of My Heart" (The Legacy Of Sound remix) – 6:34
  3. "Piece of My Heart" (Underground remix) – 8:28

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Intermission – Piece Of My Heart". Discogs. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ Soininen, Juha (26 August 2020). Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance. BoD - Books on Demand. p. 113. ISBN 9789528026303. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Intermission – Piece of My Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Intermission – Piece of My Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Intermission – Piece of My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Intermission – Piece of My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 44. 30 October 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 2. 8 January 1994. p. 11. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Intermission ARIA Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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