| Piece of My Heart | |
| Cover: | Intermission-Piece_of_My_Heart.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Intermission |
| Released: | August 1993 |
| Studio: | DMP Studios |
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| Length: | 4:05 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Cyborg DMP GmbH |
| Prev Title: | Honesty |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Six Days |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Piece of My Heart" is a song by German Eurodance project Intermission. Written by Nosie Katzmann and Tony Dawson-Harrison from Captain Hollywood Project, it was released in August 1993 by Blow Up and Intercord 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 top-10 hit in Austria, Germany and Spain. It spent 12 weeks on the German Singles Chart.[2] In 2003, trance music duo Grey & Frost updated "Piece of My Heart" into a modern hard trance sound.
"Piece of My Heart" was a major hit in several European countries, entering the top-10 in Austria (9), Germany (8), and Spain (7). It spent two weeks as number eight and 12 weeks within the German Singles Chart. Additionally, it reached numbers 40 and 42 in Switzerland and Belgium. The song debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 78 on 30 October 1993, after charting in Austria and Germany.[3] It peaked at number 33 in January 1994.[4] Outside Europe, "Piece of My Heart" was a top-20 hit in Israel, peaking at number eleven in September 1993, as well as reaching number 188 in Australia.[5]
| Chart (1993–94) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 188 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | 33 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | 16 |
| Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) | 11 |
| Spain (AFYVE) | 7 |