Hearts a Mess
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"Hearts a Mess" | ||||
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Single by Gotye | ||||
from the album Like Drawing Blood | ||||
Released | 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2004–06 | |||
Genre | Trip hop,[1] downtempo | |||
Length | 3:32 (radio mix) 4:39 (music video version) 6:06 (album version) | |||
Label | Independent | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gotye, Irving Burgie, William Attaway | |||
Producer(s) | Gotye | |||
Gotye singles chronology | ||||
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"Hearts a Mess" is a song by the Belgian-Australian musician Gotye from his second studio album Like Drawing Blood, released as a single in 2007. The song was included on the album The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film. The song also appears in an episode of the American television series Gossip Girl. It contains samples of "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" by Harry Belafonte.[2]
In 2018, Broods released "Eyes a Mess", a cover medley of "Hearts a Mess" and "Eyes Wide Open".
Music video[]
A music video to accompany the release "Hearts a Mess" was first released onto YouTube on 5 December 2007 at a total length of four minutes and forty seconds.[3]
Track listing[]
- Digital download[4]
- "Hearts a Mess" (radio mix) – 3:32
- "Hearts a Mess" – 6:07
- "Hearts a Mess" (Supermayer Mix) – 8:21
- "Hearts a Mess" (Lull Mix) – 7:41
- "Hearts a Mess" (Ocelot Mix) – 5:41
- "Hearts a Mess" (Joe Hardy 3AM Mix) – 6:03
Hearts a Mess Remix EP[]
- Digital download[5]
- "Hearts a Mess" – 6:05
- "Hearts a Mess" (radio mix) – 3:32
- "Hearts a Mess" (Supermayer Mix) – 8:21
- "Hearts a Mess" (Lull Mix) – 7:41
- "Hearts a Mess" (Ocelot Mix) – 5:41
- "Hearts a Mess" (Dlake Mix) – 5:25
- "Hearts a Mess" (Joe Hardy 3AM Mix) – 6:05
- "Hearts a Mess" (Duosseudo Mix) – 5:21
Chart performance[]
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] | 3 |
The song was voted #8 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 in 2007. In 2009 the song was voted #77 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009. The song also appears on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby. The song was also voted #12 in the Triple J Hottest 100 Past 20 Years in 2013.[7]
References[]
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/like-drawing-blood-mw0001445777 Like Drawing Blood - Gotye
- ^ http://messandnoise.com/features/4425133
- ^ "Gotye - Hearts A Mess". YouTube.
- ^ Hearts a Mess by Gotye iTunes
- ^ Hearts a Mess Remix EP by Gotye iTunes, released 31 May 2009, Samples N Seconds Records
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Gotye – Hearts A Mess" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/20years/
External links[]
- 2007 singles
- Gotye songs
- Songs written by Gotye
- 2007 songs
- Songs about suicide
- Songs about depression
- Trip hop songs
- 2000s pop song stubs