10 Interesting Facts About ‘Heart Of Glass’ By Blondie

Heart of Glass - BlondieMusicOfficial /YouTube
Back in 1979, a new wave band named Blondie made the whole world dance to the disco-punk with their single from their third album Parallel Lines. As inventive and as catchy as the music was back in the day, it also remained one of the most beloved Blondie songs by many, so to speak. Below are the interesting facts that surrounded the bandโs touch of disco, โHeart of Glassโ.
- The songโs style was originally intended to be reggae, but producer Mike Chapman thought of disco with โa Donna Summer Vibeโ. Debbie Harry liked the idea and so they incorporated it.
- Debbie Harry (lead vocalist) and Chris Stein (lead guitars), co-wrote the song shortly after they have met in 1974. They named it โthe disco songโ in the process.
- Blondie was among the small array of bands that made videos before MTV. Their MV for โHeart of Glassโ became an instant hit due to Harryโs numerous close-ups.
- John Lennon allegedly wrote his former bandmate Ringo Starr a postcard that recommends him to write more songs just like โHeart of Glassโ.
- Miley Cyrus sang her cover version of the song at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival. It impressed a lot of fans, with Cyrusโ version returning the single to UK charts.
- Blondie did not think that the song would go bigger than what they expected, charting in the no. 1 spot in both UK and the US charts.
- The band decided to integrate disco into their usual punk genre as a form of novelty, something that showed diversity inside Parallel Lines.
- The triumph of the song tossed Blondieโs career to mainstream success, along with their 3rd album.
- Blondie was not a disco band, but it turned out that it was disco that made them so popular to people.
1. The success of โHeart of Glassโ caused a lot of friction for the group who felt that they were โoutcastsโ from the rock and disco fans. For many years, they would be in a constant dilemma since rock fans hate disco, and disco fans hate rock.