Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)

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"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)"
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Single by DJ Sakin and Friends
from the album Walk on Fire
B-side "Protect Yourself"
Released14 September 1998 (1998-09-14) [1]
Length3:38
Label Club Tunes
Songwriter(s) James Horner
Producer(s)
DJ Sakin and Friends singles chronology
"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)"
(1998)
"Nomansland"
(1999)
Music video
"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" on YouTube

"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (also known as "Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess)" [2] ) is a song performed by Turkish-German trance music project DJ Sakin & Friends featuring vocals by singer Janet Taylor. It peaked at No. 1 in Scotland and reached the top 5 in Denmark, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 1999, it was included on DJ Sakin's first and only album, Walk On Fire. "Protect Your Mind" was nominated to the 1999 Echo Awards for best dance single. [3]

Contents

Track listings

12-inch, Italy
No.TitleLength
1."Protect Your Mind" (Suspicious remix)10:41
2."Protect Your Mind" (original mix)8:24
12-inch single, Spain
No.TitleLength
1."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (vocal version)3:38
2."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (original version)8:21
3."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Suspicious remix)10:41
4."Protect Yourself"3:19
CD single, Benelux
No.TitleLength
1."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (vocal radio mix)3:38
2."Protect Yourself"3:20
CD maxi, Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (vocal version)3:38
2."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (instrumental version)3:39
3."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Suspicious remix)10:41
4."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (original mix)8:24
CD maxi (Remixes), Germany
No.TitleLength
1."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Planet radio mix)4:50
2."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Ayla remix)6:55
3."Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Van Bellen remix)9:11
4."Protect Yourself"3:20

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [22] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [2] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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