Left My Heart in Tokyo

"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" vinyl single in December 2008 on World's Finest Records, featuring two mixes by Fred Falke.

"Left My Heart in Tokyo"
Single by Mini Viva
Released6 September 2009
Recorded2009
GenreFunky house, dance-pop
Length3:49
LabelPolydor Records
Geffen Records
Songwriter(s)Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Annie, Fred Falke, Carla Marie Williams
Producer(s)Brian Higgins, Xenomania
Mini Viva singles chronology
"Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(2009)		 "I Wish"
(2009)
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Critical reception

Nick 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 listing
UK 10" vinyl (Catalogue number WFR10 001)
  1. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Fred Falke Dub)
  2. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Fred Falke Instrumental)
UK digital download
  1. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Radio Edit)
UK CD single
  1. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Chris Lake Remix)
UK promo CD
  1. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Treasure Fingers Remix)
  3. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Acid Girls Remix)
  4. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Pete Hammond Contemporary Remix)
  5. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Pete Hammond Retro Remix)
  6. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Chris Lake Remix)
  7. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Kush Dub Remix)
  8. "Left My Heart in Tokyo" (Spog Remix)

Chart performance
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 7

End-of-year charts
Chart (2009) Position
UK Singles Chart[7] 133
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References
  1. "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.
  2. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a173854/mini-viva-left-my-heart-in-tokyo.html
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/09/mini_viva_i_left_my_heart_in_t.shtml
  4. "Mini Viva: Left My Heart In Tokyo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Left My Heart In Tokyo". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
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