Piece of My Heart (Intermission song)

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"Piece of My Heart"
Intermission-Piece of My Heart.jpg
Single by Intermission
ReleasedAugust 1993
Studio DMP 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

"Piece of My Heart" is a 1993 song by German Eurodance project Intermission. Written by Nosie Katzmann and Tony Dawson-Harrison from Captain Hollywood Project, it was released 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 major hit in Europe, peaking within the Top 10 in Austria, Germany and Spain. It spent 12 weeks on the German singles chart. [2] Additionally, it reached number 40 in Switzerland and number 42 in Belgium. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 33 in January 1994. Outside Europe, it was a hit also in Israel, peaking at number 11 in September 1993. A music video was made to accompany the song. In 2003, trance music duo Grey & Frost updated "Piece of My Heart" into a modern hard trance sound.

Contents

Track listing

CD single, France (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Piece of My Heart" (Single Mix)4:05
2."Piece of My Heart" (Piece Mix) 
CD single (Remixes), Europe (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Piece of My Heart" (Single Mix)4:05
2."Piece of My Heart" (Heart Mix)6:38
CD maxi, Germany (1993)
No.TitleLength
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)
No.TitleLength
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

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