Perfect (Hedley song)

"Perfect"
Single by Hedley
from the album The Show Must Go
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)
Recorded2009
GenrePop rock
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brian Howes
  • David Bendeth
Hedley singles chronology
"Don't Talk to Strangers"
(2009) 		"Perfect"
(2010) 		"Hands Up"
(2010)
Music video
"Perfect" on YouTube

"Perfect" is a song by recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their third studio album, The Show Must Go (2009). Lead singer Jacob Hoggard co-wrote the song with David Bendeth and Dave Genn, while Bendeth co-produced the track with Brian Howes. It was first released on February 8, 2010 through Universal Music Canada as the record's third single.[1] "Perfect" was released in the United States through Island Records on August 10, 2010 as the group's first official single in that country.[2]

Upon release, "Perfect" reached number seven on the Canadian Hot 100, earning the band their second top-10 single from The Show Must Go. It also became their first charting entry in the US by peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

The song earned a nomination for Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011.[3] It also won a SOCAN Pop/Rock song award in 2010 for its strong radio presence and two MuchMusic Video Awards, including Video of the Year, at the 2010 ceremony.[4][5]

  1. ^ @Hedleyonline (February 8, 2010). "Don't forget to request 'Perfect' at your local radio station now :) #hedley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Perfect - Single by Hedley". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "2011 JUNO AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!" (PDF). Juno Awards. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Pop / Rock Music Awards - "Perfect" | SOCAN". Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "2010 MuchMusic Video Awards | awards". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2016.