"Left My Heart in Tokyo" is a song by British girl group Mini Viva, co-written by Norwegian singer Annie and French remixer Fred Falke and produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania. The song was released as Mini Viva's debut single in September 2009. NME called the song "the catchiest single of 2009."[1] The single was originally released as a 10-inch vinyl single in December 2008 on World's Finest Records, featuring two mixes by Fred Falke.
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| Released | 6 September 2009 | |||
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| Length | 3:49 | |||
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Critical reception
editNick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song 4/5, stating: "...Make no mistake, their debut single sounds like a chart invader. With its swooning chorus, inventive, disco-tinged production and lyrics that sound great even when they don't quite make sense, 'Left My Heart in Tokyo' is vintage Xenomania."[2] Fraser McAlpine of BBC's "Chart Blog" also rated the song 4/5: "What sets this apart from other generic acts of dance-pop [...] is the infectious energy that singers Frankee and Britt bring to it: whether it's snarling out the verses, purring the bridge, or vamping the chorus, I can't help thinking that recording this single sounds like it was a lot of fun, and it's the sort of fun that they're generously passing on to all of our ears."[3] The song was placed on BBC Radio 1's A-list.
Track listings
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UK 10-inch vinyl (Catalogue number WFR10 001):
UK digital download
UK CD single
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UK promo CD
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Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mini Viva Are About To Release The Catchiest Single Of 2009, NME, 25 Jul 2009". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Mini Viva: 'Left My Heart in Tokyo'". 26 August 2009.
- ^ "BBC - Chart Blog: Mini Viva - 'I Left My Heart in Tokyo'".
- ^ "Mini Viva: I Left My Heart in Tokyo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Left My Heart in Tokyo". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart 2009" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.