Song · Chris Isaak
“Heart Shaped World” by Chris Isaak
From the album Heart Shaped World (1989)
“Heart Shaped World” by Chris Isaak appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1989 on the album Heart Shaped World. Its best result is #771 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,134 alternative song of all time.
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"Heart Shaped World" is the title track of Chris Isaak's 1989 album, and he wrote every word and note of it himself. It's a small, lonesome room of a song, Isaak's voice hanging in the air with a high, aching quaver while James Calvin Wilsey's guitar shimmers alongside his own. Rowland Salley on bass and Kenney Dale Johnson on drums keep things low and slow. Erik Jacobsen produced, and Mark Needham recorded and mixed it, and the whole thing sounds like it was cut after midnight, all echo and empty space for the heartache to rattle around in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 771 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 822 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 824 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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