The House That Dirt Built

The House That Dirt Built
Studio album by The Heavy
Released	October 13, 2009
Genre	Indie rock Neo soul
Length	38:06
Label	Counter
Producer	Jim Abbiss
The Heavy chronology
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire (2007) The House That Dirt Built (2009)

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The House That Dirt Built is the second studio album by The Heavy. It was released on October 13, 2009. The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme This Is the House That Jack Built.

Vocalist Kevin Swalby explained in an interview with Songfacts that the song "Sixteen" was inspired by a time when he was working a lot as a DJ and he would see 16-year-old kids sneaking into clubs.

Track listing

1. "The House That Dirt Built" - 0:19
2. "Oh No! Not You Again!!" - 1:54
3. "How You Like Me Now?" - 3:38
4. "Sixteen" - 3:02
5. "Short Change Hero" - 5:22
6. "No Time" - 4:31
7. "Long Way from Home" - 3:19
8. "Cause for Alarm" - 4:44
9. "Love Like That" - 2:39
10. "What You Want Me to Do?" - 3:23
11. "Stuck" - 5:27

In the media

• "How You Like Me Now?" was featured in the sixth season finale of Entourage, episode 2.9 of White Collar and 1.4 of Community. The band played "How You Like Me Now" on the Late Show with David Letterman on January 18, 2010. The song was also used as the lead track for a Kia Sorento ad that debuted in Super Bowl XLIV. "How You Like Me Now" was the music in a teaser for the 2010 film Faster starring Dwayne Johnson and in promos for the Jimmy Smits drama Outlaw. A remix was featured in the third episode of Rookie Blue. The music in the song is sampled from the 1969 song "Let Woman be a Woman" by Dyke & The Blazers. It was also used in the 2010 film The Fighter directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams. The song was used as an overture in several scenes. The song was also feature in a trailer for Driver: San Francisco and its soundtrack. The song was also used in the Sky Sports build up to the David Haye vs Audley Harrison World Heavyweight Title fight. The most recent use of the song was in skater Tory Pudwell's video part, The Big Bang. The song is also the theme song of Intentional Talk on MLB Network.
• "What You Want Me to Do?" was featured in the first season episode "Pain" of Stargate Universe. The song is also used in the trailer for 2011 film The Green Hornet.
• "Short Change Hero" was featured in ads for the Syfy series Haven. It was also featured in the red band trailer and the end scene for the 2010 film Faster, as well as in a gameplay trailer for the video game Batman: Arkham City. The song is also used as the opening theme song to the TV series Strike Back (Series 2) on Cinemax.
• "No Time" was used in the video game Gran Turismo 5, and is used by Sony for their sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League.