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Welcome to hit parade, a podcast of pop chart history from Slate magazine about the hits from

coast to coast. I'm Chris Malanfee, chart analyst, pop critic, and writer of Slates why is this song

number one series on today's show 32 years ago in the winter of 1990 pop legend Elton John was

climbing the charts as he so often did with his 46th American top 40 hit a plush ballad called

Sacrifice. For the man-born regional Dwight, this was just another day at the office. Sacrifice

eventually peaked on billboards hot 100 at number 18. In a career with so many hits from your song

to Benny and the Jets to I'm still standing, Sacrifice could have been forgotten. But not this year.

There's a good chance you've heard a version of this song just in the last few weeks,

thumping from your radio. And I do mean thumping. The version you've probably heard sounds more like this.

This recording is on the hot 100 right now. It was a top 10 hit peaking at number 7 just a few

weeks ago. Its official title is Cold Heart Panau Remix. The name Cold Heart is taken from

a lyric in the original verse of Sacrifice. And it is credited to Elton John and Duolipa.

Oh yeah, did I mention this version is a duet? Well, sort of.

I can't do it.

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