Song · Architecture in Helsinki
“Heart It Races” by Architecture in Helsinki
From the album Places Like This (2007)
“Heart It Races” by Architecture in Helsinki appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Places Like This. Its best result is #19 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #223 alternative song of 2007.
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"Heart It Races" comes from Places Like This, Architecture in Helsinki's third album, released on Polyvinyl in 2007, and it's the Melbourne-rooted band at its most buoyant and giddy. Cameron Bird wrote it, and the record was pieced together across two hemispheres: Bird working up songs in Brooklyn while the rest of the group stayed in Melbourne, then sessions at Dave Sitek's studio in Williamsburg and at Big Jesus Burger Studios in Sydney between late 2006 and early 2007.
Chris Coady, an engineer with TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Grizzly Bear on his résumé, recorded and mixed it, while the band handled production themselves. The secret weapon is Patrick Davis on steelpan, which gives the song its sunny, island-bright shimmer.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 552 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 646 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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