Hearts a Mess

"Hearts a Mess" is a song by the Belgian-born 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]

"Hearts a Mess"
Single by Gotye
from the album Like Drawing Blood
Released2007
Recorded2004–06
GenreTrip hop,[1] Downtempo
Length3:32 (radio mix)
4:39 (music video version) 6:06 (album version)
LabelIndependent
Songwriter(s)Gotye, Irving Burgie, William Attaway
Producer(s)Gotye
Gotye singles chronology
"Learnalilgivinanlovin"
(2006)		 "Hearts a Mess"
(2007)		 "Eyes Wide Open"
(2010)

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]
  1. "Hearts a Mess" (radio mix) – 3:32
  2. "Hearts a Mess" – 6:07
  3. "Hearts a Mess" (Supermayer Mix) – 8:21
  4. "Hearts a Mess" (Lull Mix) – 7:41
  5. "Hearts a Mess" (Ocelot Mix) – 5:41
  6. "Hearts a Mess" (Joe Hardy 3AM Mix) – 6:03

Hearts a Mess Remix EP
Digital download[5]
  1. "Hearts a Mess" – 6:05
  2. "Hearts a Mess" (radio mix) – 3:32
  3. "Hearts a Mess" (Supermayer Mix) – 8:21
  4. "Hearts a Mess" (Lull Mix) – 7:41
  5. "Hearts a Mess" (Ocelot Mix) – 5:41
  6. "Hearts a Mess" (Dlake Mix) – 5:25
  7. "Hearts a Mess" (Joe Hardy 3AM Mix) – 6:05
  8. "Hearts a Mess" (Duosseudo Mix) – 5:21

Chart performance
Chart (2008) Peak
position
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
  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/like-drawing-blood-mw0001445777 Like Drawing Blood - Gotye
  2. http://messandnoise.com/features/4425133
  3. "Gotye - Hearts A Mess". YouTube.
  4. Hearts a Mess by Gotye iTunes
  5. Hearts a Mess Remix EP by Gotye iTunes, released 31 May 2009, Samples N Seconds Records
  6. "Ultratop.be – Gotye – Hearts A Mess" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/20years/



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