Chemical Heart was the first single released from Grinspoon

Grinspoon

Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...

's second studio album New Detention

New Detention

New Detention is an album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released on 3 June 2002. It peaked at #2 on the ARIA album charts. The album spawned four singles: "Chemical Heart", "Lost Control", "No Reason" and "1000 Miles"...

in 2002. It was a surprising change for fans because the grunge rock band had released ballads before, but they had never released one as their first single, and most people were expecting a hard rocking song like the later released single "Lost Control

Lost Control

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". The single marked a change in the band that could be seen after the year long break they took from touring and recording, this time working with the record label Sony Universal

Universal Records

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, a joint venture with Sony BMG and Universal Music Group

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, instead of their low-key indie label Grudge Records

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It was a number 25 hit in Australia. The song was used in the Network Ten

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 series premiere promos for Law & Order: Criminal Intent

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Track listing

1. "Chemical Heart"
2. "Waiting For Take Off"
3. "Gettin' Shit"
4. "Chemical Heart (Acoustic Mix)"