Seeing writing duties by the song’s performer Christina Perri, additional writing is seen by Drew Lawrence and Barrett Yeretsian production by the song’s writers Barrett Yeretsian and Christina Perri. “ Jar of Hearts” has been described as an autobiographical song for Perri, recalling an ex-boyfriend who wanted to reconnect after a tough breakup. The song was featured on the singer’s first EP titled The Ocean Way Sessions, and has additionally appeared on Perri’s debut album, lovestrong. A karaoke-version of the song was also officially released onto iTunes February 1, 2011. The song was first added to Perri’s YouTube channel on Jand was later released on iTunes on July 27, 2010.
While recording for an EP, “Jar of Hearts” was additionally going to be recorded with a full band however, Perri later decided against it stating that “I imagined people dancing to it. Perri wrote the song in December 2009, only to begin working with her production and management team in February 2010. Perri’s best friend, Keltie Colleen (a Rockette), passed it on to one of the show’s choreographers, Stacey Tookey, who later choreographed a contemporary dance routine for All-Star Kathryn McCormick and contestant Billy Bell. “Jar of Hearts” premiered on So You Think You Can Dance in June, before Perri even had a record deal. It was the 11th best selling single of 2011 in the UK.Īfter teaching herself to play six chords on the guitar, Perri wrote “The Perfect Man” about the same person “ Jar of Hearts” describes. It was later certified Platinum after shipping 600,000 copies. It spent 31 weeks in the Top 40 and 48 weeks in the Top 75. In 2011, it was released in the UK and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song sold a total of 47,500 downloads in its opening week. The song charted on multiple charts in both the United States and Canada at numbers 17 and 21 respectively. Perri was unsigned at the time of the song release, which created a lot of discussion between critics who favored the song.
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