Jar of Hearts

"Jar of Hearts"
Single by Christina Perri
from the EP The Ocean Way Sessions and the album Lovestrong
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2010
GenrePop
Length4:07
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Christina Perri
  • Drew Lawrence
  • Barrett Yeretsian
Producer(s)Barrett Yeretsian[1]
Christina Perri singles chronology
"Jar of Hearts"
(2010)
"Arms"
(2011)
Music video
"Jar of Hearts" on YouTube

"Jar of Hearts" is the debut single by American singer Christina Perri. The song was released onto iTunes September 27, 2010, a week after its debut on So You Think You Can Dance. The song was included on Perri's debut EP, The Ocean Way Sessions (2010), and appeared on Perri's debut studio album, Lovestrong (2011). The song was co-written by Perri, Drew Lawrence, and Barrett Yeretsian. Perri drew inspiration for the song from a real-life experience with a love interest who wanted to rekindle a broken relationship. After its debut, the song was released onto iTunes where it later rose to the top 20 spot in one week.

Perri was unsigned at the time of the song release, leading to discussion between critics who favored the song.[clarification needed] The song charted on multiple charts in both the United States and Canada at numbers 17 and 21 respectively. The song sold a total of 47,500 downloads in its opening week. In 2011, it was released in the UK and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, spending 31 weeks in the top 40 and 48 weeks in the top 75. It was later certified triple platinum after selling and streaming 1,800,000 units. It was the 11th best-selling single of 2011 in the UK.

  1. ^ Pastorek, Whitney (September 15, 2010). "'Jar of Hearts' singer Christina Perri on getting her break from 'So You Think You Can Dance': A Music Mix Q&A! | The Music Mix | EW.com". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved March 8, 2011.