The Heart Is a Muscle explained

The Heart Is a Muscle
Cover:The Heart Is a Muscle by Gang of Youths.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gang of Youths
Album:Go Farther in Lightness
Released:
Length:
  • 5:23 (album)
  • 3:34 (radio edit)
Label:Mosy Recordings, Sony Music Australia
Prev Title:The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows
Prev Year:2017
The Heart Is a Muscle
Year:2017
Next Title:Still Unbeaten Life (Live in Melbourne)
Next Year:2018

"The Heart Is a Muscle" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths from their second studio album Go Farther in Lightness (2017). It was released as the album's fifth and final single on 29 November 2017. The song was written by band frontman David Le'aupepe, and it placed third in the 2018 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.[1] "The Heart Is a Muscle" also peaked at number 37 on the US Adult Alternative Songs chart, becoming the band's first charting track on the chart. It achieved certified gold status in Australia in 2019.

A music video for "The Heart Is a Muscle" was released on 29 November 2017.[2] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, its director Patrick Rohl received a nomination for Best Video.[3]

The song was used by Fox Sports (Australia) to promote the 2018 NRL season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Winners . 13 March 2021 . APRA AMCOS.
  2. Web site: 8 August 2017 . Gang of Youths - The Heart Is a Muscle (Official Video) . 23 September 2019 . YouTube.
  3. Web site: Aria awards 2018: Amy Shark and Courtney Barnett lead nominations. Harmon. Steph. 10 October 2018. the Guardian. en. 22 September 2010.
  4. Web site: Gang of Youths Fox League. 2018. 22 September 2019.