Heartspark Dollarsign [#1]

About Heartspark Dollarsign [#1]

"Heartspark Dollarsign" is the third single released from American rock band Everclear's second studio album, Sparkle and Fade. Lead singer Art Alexakis wrote the song before Everclear formed, while he was in the band Colorfinger. The song was then recorded by Everclear in 1994 and included on Sparkle and Fade, which was released in May 1995. The lyrics describe an interracial relationship, an activity Alexakis engaged in frequently during his youth. "Heartspark Dollarsign" was released as a single in spring 1996. Although less successful the band's international breakthrough hit, "Santa Monica," the song reached the top 50 on the music charts of Australia and the United Kingdom. In the United States the single became Everclear's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 85 in June 1996, and it also reached number 13 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. In Canada the song peaked at number 12 on the RPM Alternative 30 more »