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 the album version 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]
The track
"Precious Little Diamond" has been cited by the German synthpop band Modern Talking as the inspiration for using falsetto choruses.[3] 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 |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 28 |