Hearts a Mess

"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]

"Hearts a Mess"
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
"Learnalilgivinanlovin" (2006) "Hearts a Mess" (2007) "Eyes Wide Open" (2010)

The Brendan Cook directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007.^[3]

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.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download^[5]

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^[6]

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 (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	82
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7]	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.^[8]

References

1. "Like Drawing Blood - Gotye | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
2. "Music News, Views And All The Latest From Junkee". Junkee.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
4. "Gotye - Hearts A Mess". YouTube. 5 December 2007.
5. Hearts a Mess by Gotye iTunes
6. Hearts a Mess Remix EP by Gotye iTunes, released 31 May 2009, Samples N Seconds Records
7. "Gotye – Hearts A Mess" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
8. "Twenty Years of triple j's Hottest 100 | triple j". Abc.net.au. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2021.