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“Chemical Heart” by Grinspoon
From the album New Detention (2002)
“Chemical Heart” by Grinspoon appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2025. It was first released in 2002 on the album New Detention. Its best result is #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #181 alternative song of 2002.
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"Chemical Heart" was the first single from New Detention, Grinspoon's third studio album, in 2002, and it was written in tribute to Jessica Michalik, a fan who died in a crush during Limp Bizkit's set at the 2001 Big Day Out in Sydney.
Phil McKellar produced and recorded it, David Sardy mixed it, and the band brought in a string quartet's worth of players, Huy-Nguyen Bui and Adrian Keating on violin, Deborah Lander on viola and Kate Morgan on cello, to carry the grief. Triple J listeners voted it number two in the station's Hottest 100 for 2002, and in 2025 it landed at number 68 in the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. Network Ten also used it in the promos for the premiere of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 63 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2025 | 68 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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