Chemical Heart

"Chemical Heart"
Single by Grinspoon
from the album New Detention
Released	4 February 2002 (2002-02-04) [1]
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	4:39
Label	Universal
Songwriter	Grinspoon
Producer	Phil McKeller
Grinspoon singles chronology
"Violent and Lazy" (2000) "Chemical Heart" (2002) "Lost Control" (2002)

"Chemical Heart" is the first single from Grinspoon's third studio album, New Detention . The song was written as a tribute to Jessica Michalik, who was crushed to death at the Sydney Big Day Out in 2001 during the Limp Bizkit set. ^[2] It reached No. 25 on the Australian Singles Chart on 31 March 2002. The song was used in the Network Ten series premiere promos for Law & Order: Criminal Intent . The song was voted #2 on Triple J's annual Hottest 100 for 2002. ^[3] In 2025, the song placed 68 on the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. ^[4]

Track listing

Australian CD single ^[5]

1. "Chemical Heart" – 4:40
2. "Waiting for Take Off" – 2:51
3. "Gettin' Shit" – 2:27
4. "Chemical Heart" (acoustic mix) – 4:39

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [5]	25

References

1. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 04/02/2002" (PDF). ARIA. 4 February 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
2. "EPISODE 3 - the Age of Innocence is over". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 14 October 2019.
3. "Hear the Hottest 100 of 2002 and check out the full list here". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
4. "Countdown #1 to #100 - Hottest 100 Australian Songs". triple j. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
5. "Grinspoon – Chemical Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 October 2019.