Slice Me Nice
| "Slice Me Nice" | ||||
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| File:Fancy - Slice Me Nice.jpg | ||||
| Single by Fancy | ||||
| from the album Get Your Kicks | ||||
| B-side | "Come Inside" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Transparent (Munich) | |||
| Genre | Eurodisco | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Metronome | |||
| Songwriter | Todd Canedy | |||
| Producer | Fancy | |||
| Fancy singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Slice Me Nice" on YouTube | ||||
"Slice Me Nice" is the debut single by German singer-songwriter Fancy, released in 1984, under the label Metronome Records.
Background
[edit | edit source]Interviewed for the book Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers, Segieth explained how the song came about:[1]
Todd heard my demo tape of "Slice Me Nice". The tape had the whole melody (intro, verses, bridge and chorus), the bass line, and the instrumental riff as well. I asked him to play all my melody tracks on a four-track tape, and I said to him, 'Write me a funny, crazy, power-disco-nonsense story!'. He brought me the words 'slice-me-nice'. Very crazy indeed.
Todd's wife had just had a baby. I gave my composition as a gift to Todd—he worked fast for me on the lyrics, and he did a very good job. I was not thinking of the money; it wasn't all about the money for me. Well, we went to Arco Studios in Munich, and we listened to the playback with all my melody riffs and my base line. Than I sang his lyrics.
The final mix was played one week later in Hamburg for Intersong (Warner/Chappell) Publishing. The executives there said, 'Give us the tape, and in 24 hours we will bring you a deal'. The next day, I received the confirmation—Metronome Records would release "Slice Me Nice".
— Manfred Segieth
Track listing and formats
[edit | edit source]- German 7-inch single[2]
- A. "Slice Me Nice" – 4:20
- B. "Come Inside" – 5:00
- German 12-inch maxi-single[3]
- A. "Slice Me Nice" – 5:20
- B. "Come Inside" – 5:00
Charts
[edit | edit source]Weekly charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 9 |
| West Germany (GfK)[7] | 11 |
Year-end charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1984) | Position |
|---|---|
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 52 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Arena 2017, p. 213.
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- ^ "Fancy – Slice Me Nice" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Fancy – Slice Me Nice". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Fancy – Slice Me Nice". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fancy – Slice Me Nice" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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Bibliography
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External links
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