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"Left My Heart in Tokyo" is a song by British
girl group Mini Viva
Mini Viva were an English pop duo formed in 2008 by British songwriting and production team Xenomania. They were managed by 19 Entertainment and signed to Geffen and Polydor Records. Consisting of Frankee Connolly and Britt Love, the duo were ...
, co-written by Norwegian singer
Annie
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* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
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The ...
and French remixer
Fred Falke and produced by
Brian Higgins
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and his production team
Xenomania
Xenomania is an English songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed by Higgins with his Creative Director Miranda Cooper and Business Director Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment, Xenoman ...
. The song was released as Mini Viva's debut single in September 2009.
NME
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called the song "the catchiest single of 2009." 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.
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." Fraser McAlpine of
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'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."
The song was placed on
BBC Radio 1
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's A-list.
Track listings
UK 10-inch vinyl
(Catalogue number WFR10 001):
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Fred Falke Dub)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Fred Falke Instrumental)
UK digital download
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Radio Edit)
UK CD single
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Radio Edit)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Chris Lake Remix)
UK promo CD
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Radio Edit)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Treasure Fingers Remix)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Acid Girls Remix)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Pete Hammond Contemporary Remix)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Pete Hammond Retro Remix)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Chris Lake Remix)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Kush Dub Remix)
# "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
(Spog Remix)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2009 debut singles
2009 songs
Mini Viva songs
Geffen Records singles
Song recordings produced by Xenomania
Songs written by Brian Higgins (producer)
Songs written by Carla Marie Williams
Songs written by Fred Falke
Songs written by Miranda Cooper
Songs about Tokyo