Painted on My Heart

"Painted on My Heart"
Single by The Cult
from the album Gone in 60 Seconds (soundtrack)
Released	2000
Genre	Rock
Length	3:50
Label	Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Michael Beinhorn
The Cult singles chronology
"Star" (1994) "Painted on My Heart" (2000) "Rise" (2001)

"Painted on My Heart" is a song by British rock band The Cult, released in 2000 as a single in promotion of the film Gone in 60 Seconds . ^[1] The song was written by Diane Warren and tells about an unforgettable love. ^[2]

Track listing

Australia

1. The Cult - "Painted on My Heart" (Radio edit) - 3:50
2. Caviar - "Sugarless" - 3:07
3. Citizen King - "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" (Remix) - 6:24
4. The Cult - "Painted on My Heart" (Rock version) - 4:27

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [3]	198
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [4]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Brazil (Crowley) [5]	99

Cover versions

• Cosima De Vito recorded a version of the song which is featured on her debut album. The album Cosima was released in Australia on 11 October 2004. The album reached the number two spot on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. Cosima De Vito was a finalist on the first season of Australian Idol , and reached third place in the competition before leaving the show due to an acute vocal cord illness.
• Aerosmith recorded a version for the Gone in 60 Seconds soundtrack, but the version by The Cult was the one that ended up being featured in the film.
• Marc Terenzi recorded a version of the song which is featured on his debut album. The album Awesome was released in Germany on 26 September 2005.

References

1. Shapiro, Nat (2001). Popular Music: 2000. Adrian Press. p. 75. ISBN   978-0-7876-3312-7.
2. ""Painted on My Heart" - The Cult". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
3. "The Cult ARIA Chart history to Feb 2025". ARIA. Retrieved 2 April 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. "The Cult Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
5. "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2000". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.