"Slice Me Nice" is the debut single by German singer-songwriter Fancy, released in 1984, under the label Metronome Records.
| "Slice Me Nice" | ||||
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| Single by Fancy | ||||
| from the album Get Your Kicks | ||||
| B-side | "Come Inside" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Transparent (Munich) | |||
| Genre | Eurodisco | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Metronome | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Todd Canedy | |||
| Producer(s) | Fancy | |||
| Fancy singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Slice Me Nice" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editInterviewed for the book Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers, Segieth explained how the song came about:[1]
Todd heard my demo tape of "Slice Me Nice". The tape had the whole melody (intro, verses, bridge and chorus), the bass line, and the instrumental riff as well. I asked him to play all my melody tracks on a four-track tape, and I said to him, 'Write me a funny, crazy, power-disco-nonsense story!'. He brought me the words 'slice-me-nice'. Very crazy indeed.
Todd's wife had just had a baby. I gave my composition as a gift to Todd—he worked fast for me on the lyrics, and he did a very good job. I was not thinking of the money; it wasn't all about the money for me. Well, we went to Arco Studios in Munich, and we listened to the playback with all my melody riffs and my base line. Than I sang his lyrics.
The final mix was played one week later in Hamburg for Intersong (Warner/Chappell) Publishing. The executives there said, 'Give us the tape, and in 24 hours we will bring you a deal'. The next day, I received the confirmation—Metronome Records would release "Slice Me Nice".
— Manfred Segieth
Track listing and formats
edit- German 7-inch single[2]
- A. "Slice Me Nice" – 4:20
- B. "Come Inside" – 5:00
- German 12-inch maxi-single[3]
- A. "Slice Me Nice" – 5:20
- B. "Come Inside" – 5:00
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Arena 2017, p. 213.
- ^ Slice Me Nice (German 7-inch single liner notes). Fancy. Metronome. 1984. 817 322-7.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Slice Me Nice (German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Fancy. Metronome. 1984. 817 322-1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Fancy – Slice Me Nice" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Fancy – Slice Me Nice". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Fancy – Slice Me Nice". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fancy – Slice Me Nice" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Arena, James (2017). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers. McFarland & Company. p. 213. ISBN 9781476630144.