"This Heart Attack"
Single by Faker
from the album Be the Twilight
Released13 October 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length3:47
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Nathan Hudson
Producer(s)Paul Fox[1]
Faker singles chronology
"Love for Sale"
(2006) 		"This Heart Attack"
(2007) 		"Are You Magnetic?"
(2008)

"This Heart Attack" is the first single from Faker's second album Be the Twilight. It was released digitally on 13 October 2007 and physically on 27 October 2007. The track was voted in at number five in Triple J's Hottest 100 2007 competition.[2]

A remix of "This Heart Attack" by Miami Horror appeared on the Ministry of Sound Clubber's Guide to 2008.[3]

Hamish & Andy performed a parody of the song, titled "The Last Line Was Crap" to Faker while they were on their radio show.[4]

Music video

The video for "This Heart Attack" was directed by Stephen Lance and Damon Escott for Head Pictures, and produced by Leanne Tonkes. The video's editor was Haley Stibbard.[citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "This Heart Attack" – 3:49
  2. "Deathwish" – 2:51
  3. "Alex" – 1:45

Charts

Despite being released in October, the single didn't hit the ARIA singles chart until 27 January 2008 debuting at #48. It remained in the bottom end of the chart until April 2008, when commercial radio noticed the track and started adding it to playlists. "This Heart Attack" surged into the top 20, and on 14 April achieved its highest position so far, breaking into the top ten at No..9. It was in the charts for a total of 27 weeks (more than half a year).[5]

Awards and nominations

APRA Award

References

  1. ^ "Musicheads biography of Faker" Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Musichead.com, 18 November 2007.
  2. ^ Triple J Hottest 100
  3. ^ "Sam La More & Hook N Sling - Clubbers Guide To 2008". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ braksator (20 May 2008), Faker - This Heart Attack - Hamish & Andy's version, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 22 August 2017
  5. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Faker - This Heart Attack". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Faker – This Heart Attack". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. ^ "2009 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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