"Wild at Heart" is the third single from Australian alternative rock rock band, Birds of Tokyo's self-titled third album, Birds of Tokyo. The song peaked at No. 50 on the Australian Singles Chart in February 2011 and was certified gold. It was listed at No. 47 in Triple J Hottest 100, 2010. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, the song was nominated for Single of the Year, but lost to "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye and Kimbra.[1]
| "Wild at Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Birds of Tokyo | ||||
| from the album Birds of Tokyo | ||||
| Released | 17 December 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Birds of Tokyo (Anthony Jackson, Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Adam Weston) | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Horscroft, Adam Spark | |||
| Birds of Tokyo singles chronology | ||||
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Band member Adam Spark recalled: "We were going through this real Beach Boys sort of how-clever-can-we-get-writing-phase through this record, and "Wild At Heart" was one of those ones “how much can you get a big ridiculous key change in there without anybody kind of noticing it?” The idea with things like that is to be able to sort of move a song around in such a crazy sort of way that gives you an interest but without anybody being able to tell, or not being able to sing it. You can sort of follow the lyric and melody quite easily having no musical knowledge, so we're a little bit proud of that."[2]
Track listing
edit- Digital Download
- "Wild at Heart" - 4:00
- "Broken Bones" (The iTunes Sessions) – 4:03
- "Wayside" (The iTunes Sessions) – 4:29
- "Plans" (The iTunes Sessions) – 3:46
Charts and certifications
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 50 |
| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[4] | 6 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 17 December 2010 | Digital download[6] |
References
edit- ^ "2011 ARIA Awards Winners By Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Birds Of Tokyo Wrote Us An Exclusive Track-By-Track For Tomorrow's 'Playlist' Release". themusic.com.au. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Birds of Tokyo – Wild at Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Artists – Week Commencing 21st February 2011" (PDF). ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Wild at Heart - by Birds of Tokyo". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2016.