Wicked Game - Chris Isaak - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Over the history of rock and roll music, there are several examples of a song being launched into popularity by appearing on a hit film. One of these examples is the haunting ballad “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak, a song that was first released as a single in 1989 only to languish in relative obscurity until it featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart the following year. Written by Isaak as a response to being approached for a casual romantic liaison, “Wicked Games” is one of the most recognizable love songs in popular music history, with its somber tone that is both sorrowful and romantic, and Chris Isaak’s impassioned vocal performance. After American radio DJ Lee Chesnut watched the David Lynch film and became smitten with the song, he began playing it on the radio, which propelled the single into Top 10 hit status. “Wicked Game” ended up peaking at Number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Chris Isaak’s first bona fide hit.