Precious Little Diamond
"Precious Little Diamond" is a 1984 song by the Dutch Euro disco group Fox the Fox. It's the sixth track on the album In The Dark Of The Nite. Playing at 5:12 on the album and 7:29 on 12" it is the longest song produced by Fox the Fox.[1]
The single peaked as number 11 on the Dutch singles Chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.[2] In Germany and the US it peaked at number 5.[3]
The track
Dieter Bohlen has been cited with this song as the inspiration for using falsetto choruses in his songs, such as Modern Talking, C.C. Catch and Blue System.[4] In 2013, song was sampled in The Weeknd's song "Wanderlust", that can be found on his record Kiss Land. The Weeknd samples the melody, the original chorus and a part of the original lyrics.
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart[5] | 38 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[2] | 11 |
| French Singles Chart[5] | 15 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
References
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Fox-The-Fox-In-The-Dark-Of-The-Nite/master/103323
- ^ a b http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Fox+The+Fox&titel=Precious+Little+Diamond&cat=s
- ^ a b offiziellecharts.de - German Chart Archive, retrieved December 11, 2018
- ^ Modern Talking
- ^ a b lescharts.com; retrieved on December 11, 2018
