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n. (context idiomatic English) A very fragile romantic state.
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Heart of Glass is a 1976 German film directed and produced by Werner Herzog, set in 18th century Bavaria. The film was written by Herzog, based partly on a story by Herbert Achternbusch. The main character is "Hias," based on the legendary Bavarian prophet Mühlhiasl.
Heart of Glass may refer to:
- Heart of Glass (film), a 1976 film directed by Werner Herzog
- "Heart of Glass" (song), a 1979 song by Blondie
- Heart of Glass (novel), a 2007 novel in the A-List series by Zoey Dean
- "Heart of Glass" (CSI: NY), an episode of CSI: NY
"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie, written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), it was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
In December 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 255 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. It was ranked at number 259 when the list was updated in April 2010. Slant Magazine placed it at number 42 on their list of the greatest dance songs of all time.
Currently, "Heart of Glass" is ranked at number 56 in the UK's official list of biggest selling singles of all-time with sales of 1.3 million copies.
French music producer and DJ Bob Sinclar and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen recorded a cover version of "Heart of Glass" in 2014 that became an international European hit. The song is a charity single for the H&M 2014 campaign. The royalties from Gisele's single are for raising funds for UNICEF.
Heart of Glass is a novel that is part of the A-List novel series. It was written by New York Times bestselling author Zoey Dean and was released in April 2007.