Released March 12, 2013 Recorded 2013 Length 3:24 (Single Version) | Format Digital Download Genre Pop Label Columbia | |
"Heart Shaped Wreckage" is an original song introduced in the sixth episode of the second season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled "The Fringe". It was written by Julian Emery, Jon Green, James Lawrence Irvin & Lucie Silvas, but within the show's universe, it was written by songwriting team Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan) and Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus) for their musical Hit List.
In the episode, Act One of Hit List is being presented at a fringe festival. Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), who was supposed to be performing as the lead female, had to miss a previous showing because of the Bombshell musical she's rehearsing for, but showed up for the second and last showing. As she and Jimmy, who's playing the lead male, sing this song, Karen's friend choreographer and director Derek Wills (Jack Davenport), who is watching in the audience, imagines a fantasy version of it, with Karen and Jimmy dressed up and standing on a bridge and Karen with long-flowing hair.
The song is performed again in the seventh episode "Musical Chairs" by Jimmy and Ana Vargas (Krysta Rodriguez) as part of rehearsals.
The song is currently available as a single, with Jeremy Jordan and Katharine McPhee's vocals.
The song has sold 11,000 digital downloads as of March 20, 2013.
Production
"Heart Shaped Wreckage" was 're-released' on digital media outlets shortly after its initial release due to a mistake in the editing which omitted the final sung word ("go"). The new version replaced the old version on 22 Mar 2013. Jeremy Jordan posted this information on his Twitter account.