Precious Little Diamond

"Precious Little Diamond"
Single by Fox the Fox
from the album In the Dark of the Nite
B-side"Man on the Run"
ReleasedOctober 1984
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:55
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
  • Berth Tamaëla
  • Sylhouette Musmin
Producer(s)Willem Ennes
Fox the Fox singles chronology
"Flirting and Showing"
(1983) 		"Precious Little Diamond"
(1984) 		"I.C. Eyes"
(1984)

"Precious Little Diamond" is a song by Dutch funk band Fox the Fox, released in October 1984 as the second single from their debut studio album, In the Dark of the Nite.

The single peaked as number 11 on the Dutch singles Chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.[1] In Germany and the US it peaked at number 5.[2]

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.[3] 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.

Track listing and formats

  • Dutch 7-inch single[4]
A. "Precious Little Diamond" – 3:55
B. "Man on the Run" – 3:55
  • Dutch 12-inch single[5]
A. "Precious Little Diamond" (Special Remix) – 7:26
B. "Man on the Run" – 3:55

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Fox the Fox - Precious Little Diamond".
  2. ^ offiziellecharts.de - German Chart Archive, retrieved December 11, 2018
  3. ^ Modern Talking
  4. ^ Precious Little Diamond (Dutch 7-inch single liner notes). Fox the Fox. CBS Records International. 1984. CBSA 3858.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Precious Little Diamond (Dutch 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Fox the Fox. CBS Records International. 1984. CBSA 12-3858.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Fox the Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Fox the Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Fox the Fox" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Fox the Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Fox the Fox: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fox the Fox – Precious Little Diamond" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.