Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)

"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (also known as "Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess)"^[2]) is a song performed by Turkish-German trance music project DJ Sakin & Friends featuring vocals by singer Janet Taylor. It peaked at No. 1 in Scotland and reached the top 5 in Denmark, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 1999, it was included on DJ Sakin's first and only album, Walk On Fire. "Protect Your Mind" was nominated to the 1999 Echo Awards for best dance single.^[3]

"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)"
Single by DJ Sakin and Friends
from the album Walk on Fire
B-side	"Protect Yourself"
Released	14 September 1998 (1998-09-14)^[1]
Length	3:38
Label	Club Tunes
Songwriter(s)	James Horner
Producer(s)	Torsten Stenzel DJ Sakin (Sakin Bozkurt)
DJ Sakin and Friends singles chronology
"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (1998) "Nomansland" (1999)
Music video
"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" on YouTube

Track listings

12-inch, Italy

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Protect Your Mind" (Suspicious remix)	10:41
2.	"Protect Your Mind" (original mix)	8:24

12-inch single, Spain

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (vocal version)	3:38
2.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (original version)	8:21
3.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Suspicious remix)	10:41
4.	"Protect Yourself"	3:19

CD single, Benelux

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (vocal radio mix)	3:38
2.	"Protect Yourself"	3:20

CD maxi, Europe

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (vocal version)	3:38
2.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (instrumental version)	3:39
3.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Suspicious remix)	10:41
4.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (original mix)	8:24

CD maxi (Remixes), Germany

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Planet radio mix)	4:50
2.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Ayla remix)	6:55
3.	"Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (Van Bellen remix)	9:11
4.	"Protect Yourself"	3:20

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[4] 18 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6] 32 Denmark (IFPI)^[7] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8] 16 France (SNEP)^[9] 15 Germany (Official German Charts)^[1] 3 Ireland (IRMA)^[10] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12] 33 Norway (VG-lista)^[13] 14 Scotland (OCC)^[14] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[15] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16] 15 UK Singles (OCC)^[17] 4 UK Dance (OCC)^[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Germany (Official German Charts)^[19] 42 Chart (1999) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[20] 158 UK Singles (OCC)^[21] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[22]	Gold	250,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. "British single certifications – DJ Sakin – Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
3. "European Awards Nominees at a Glance" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 8. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
4. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
5. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
6. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
7. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 18. 1 May 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 9. 27 February 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
9. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Protect Your Mind". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – DJ Sakin & Friends" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
12. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
13. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
15. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
16. "DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
18. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
19. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1998" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
20. "Jaarlijsten 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
21. "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
22. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (DJ Sakin & Friends; 'Protect Your Mind (Braveheart)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 January 2020.