"Chemical Heart" is the first single from

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's third studio album, ''

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''. The song was written as a tribute to Jessica Michalik, who was crushed to death at the Sydney

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in 2001 during the Limp Bizkit set. It reached No. 25 on the

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on 31 March 2002. The song was used in the

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series premiere promos for '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent''.

Track listing

Australian CD single # "Chemical Heart" – 4:40 # "Waiting for Take Off" – 2:51 # "Gettin' Shit" – 2:27 # "Chemical Heart" (acoustic mix) – 4:39

Charts

References

2002 singles 2002 songs Grinspoon songs Song recordings produced by Phil McKellar Songs written by Pat Davern Songs written by Phil Jamieson Universal Records singles {{2000s-metal-song-stub