Heart of Glass
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"Heart of Glass" is a 1979 disco-influenced new wave song by American band Blondie that became one of their biggest international hits and a defining track of the era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heart of Glass canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Parallel Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Blondie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionFrance | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSweden | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerland | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | number 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | helped popularize disco-influenced new wave in mainstream rock ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-rock
ⓘ
disco ⓘ new wave ⓘ |
| hasBPM | approx. 114 BPM ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatus | regular feature of Blondie live performances ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
blend of rock and disco elements
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distinctive high-pitched vocal delivery ⓘ use of synthesizers and drum machines ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional vulnerability
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romantic disappointment ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
12-inch disco mix
ⓘ
album version ⓘ single edit ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Blondie compilation albums ⓘ |
| influencedBy | disco music ⓘ |
| isConsidered | defining track of the late 1970s ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Blondie’s biggest international hits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Debbie Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 3 minutes 54 seconds ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Stanley Dorfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures | Blondie performing in a nightclub setting ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Parallel Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Blondie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mike Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOn | Rolling Stone lists of greatest songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Chrysalis Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Stein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debbie Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.