Heavy Cross

"Heavy Cross"
Single by Gossip
from the album Music for Men
ReleasedApril 28, 2009
StudioShangri La Studios, Malibu
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
Gossip singles chronology
"Jealous Girls"
(2007)
"Heavy Cross"
(2009)
"Love Long Distance"
(2009)
Music video
"Heavy Cross" on YouTube

"Heavy Cross" is a song by American band Gossip. It was released on April 28, 2009, as the first single from the band's fourth album Music for Men. The song was the first international hit for Gossip, reaching the top ten across Europe, with a massive commercial success in Germany. When writing it, the band was influenced by Donna Summer and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The band recorded a studio version of the song in early 2009, but they had already been playing it live for two years.

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