Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden Remix)

The track originated as Tori Amos’s 1996 song “Professional Widow” from Boys for Pele, recorded in 1995 at Christ Church in Delgany, County Wicklow, with additional recording in New Orleans. Armand Van Helden reworked it into the club remix that became the better-known single version. The remix turned a dense album track into a major dance crossover and sent the single to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It also became Amos’s most widely recognized late-1990s hit and a defining Armand Van Helden breakthrough. The song remains one of Tori Amos’s signature tracks and one of the best-remembered dance records of the 1990s, frequently cited as the remix that established Armand Van Helden. It continues to be referenced in retrospectives of both artists and of 1990s club culture.