Precious Little Diamond
"Precious Little Diamond" is a 1983 song by the Dutch Euro disco group Fox the Fox. It's the sixth track on the album In The Dark Of The Nite. Playing at 5:12 the album version 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]
"Precious Little Diamond" is the band's most known single and is widely accepted as a one-hit wonder
"Precious Little Diamond" has been cited as the inspiration for using falsetto choruses by the German synthpop band Modern Talking[3]
In 2013, song was sampled in The Weeknd's song "Wanderlust", that can be found on his record Kiss Land. The Weeknd samples the melody, the original chorus and a part of the original lyrics.
Chart performance
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 28 |