heart shaped box heart shaped box song american rock band written vocalist guitarist song released single group final studio album songs album mixed order augment original production producer label release physical single sale united_states heart shaped box received american radio airplay reaching number chart international release single reached number singles chart song music video directed garnered critical won awards including mtv_video_music_awards origin recording wrote heart shaped box early forgot song began working wife moved house love said working song riff closet said asked use riff songs replied fuck closed closet door trying said love hear couple shared journal write lyrics biographer noted love songwriting sensibility informed song song came heart shaped box love given originally titled song heart shaped coffin difficulty completing song attempted rest band complete song jam sessions said practices trying wait dave come turned noise time day attempt completing song able come vocal melody band finally finished writing song said completed heart shaped box finally realized good song january band recorded demo heart shaped box sessions rio_de_janeiro brazil song recorded version recorded february minnesota prior album release track remixed band decision remix maintained vocals bass prominent original mixes bassist unhappy original mix heart shaped box chicago sun times interview said original effect song guitar solo sounded like fucking abortion hitting floor song remixed took opportunity add acoustic guitar vocal harmonies composition lyrics journalist described heart shaped box formula restrained descending riff played verse building intensity passion chorus said song inspired documentaries children cancer told biographer think makes think asserted biography come story despite explanation song actually appeared wrote biography heavier heaven lyric wish eat cancer turn black frontman sang convoluted route songwriter undertook pop history love performance song singer asserted twitter song deleted shortly said song chorus hey wait got new complaint giving example perceived media release united_states issued heart shaped box college modern rock album oriented rock radio stations early september plans release single song domestically time records head marketing told billboard label actively radio explaining didn sell nearly million records hit single sold albums song entered chart number seven eventually peaked number chart song reached number chart single song released united_kingdom peaked number singles chart issued august inch vinyl cassette formats featured inch vinyl editions added track milk song voted number magazine greatest rock tracks music video originally wanted directed videos band singles come bloom direct heart shaped box music video prepared treatments july august shoot arrangements end month group decided work dutch photographer video director typically created ideas videos initially unsure directing video treatment detailed said looked thought actually pretty good amazed somebody writing song having ideas precise video begins ends band hospital setting watching old man administered medication majority video takes place surreal outdoor setting incorporates imagery film wizard song verse old man hospital climbs crow ridden christian cross second verse introduces young girl white peaked cap reaching human tree overweight woman suit human organs painted angel wings video final cut band shown performing outdoor setting choruses face moves focus camera video devised added elements intentionally artificial ladder old man climb cross box heart band performs inside song final chorus created cut video featuring alternate footage final verse including shots young girl woman scenes lying poppy field mist surrounding version video featured dvd work director video release sued alleging copyright infringement case settled court heart shaped box music video number played music video mtv recorded billboard magazine november video won mtv_video_music_awards best alternative video best art direction ceremony held april death awards accepted touring guitarist heart shaped box topped music video category critics poll nme ranked song music video number greatest music videos year time magazine ranked heart shaped box number list time best music videos described beautiful terrible february drummer reunited actress played girl heart shaped box music video years earlier years old stated today reminded peaked years old kid playground today absolute words seeing today historic moment legend track listing songs written noted chart positions personnel vocals guitar bass drums backing vocals
Heart-Shaped Box