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 . 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, the song was sampled in The Weeknd's song "Wanderlust", on his album Kiss Land. The Weeknd samples the melody, the original chorus and a part of the original lyrics.
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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References[]
- ^ "Fox the Fox - in the Dark of the Nite".
- ^ "Fox the Fox - Precious Little Diamond".
- ^ offiziellecharts.de - German Chart Archive, retrieved December 11, 2018
- ^ Modern Talking
- ^ "Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 25, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
Categories:
- 1984 songs
- Fox the Fox songs