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1984 single by Fancy

"Slice Me Nice"
Single by Fancy
from the album Get Your Kicks
B-side"Come Inside"
Released1984
StudioTransparent (Munich)
GenreEurodisco
Length4:20
LabelMetronome
Songwriter(s)Todd Canedy
Producer(s)Fancy
Fancy singles chronology
"Slice Me Nice"
(1984) 		"Chinese Eyes"
(1984)
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

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:

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

  • German 7-inch single
A. "Slice Me Nice" – 4:20
B. "Come Inside" – 5:00
  • German 12-inch maxi-single
A. "Slice Me Nice" – 5:20
B. "Come Inside" – 5:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Slice Me Nice"
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 9
West Germany (GfK) 11

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Vamos a la playa"
Chart (1984) Position
West Germany (Official German Charts) 52

References

  1. Arena 2017, p. 213.
  2. Slice Me Nice (German 7-inch single liner notes). Fancy. Metronome. 1984. 817 322-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Slice Me Nice (German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). Fancy. Metronome. 1984. 817 322-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Fancy – Slice Me Nice" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "Fancy – Slice Me Nice". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. "Fancy – Slice Me Nice". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Fancy – Slice Me Nice" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

Bibliography

External links

Fancy
Studio albums
Singles
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