Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)

Infobox Single
Name = Love Song


Artist = Sara Bareilles
from Album = Little Voice
Released = June 19, 2007 (USA, Canada)
April 25, 2008 (Europe)
April 28, 2008 (UK)
Format = CD single, digital download
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop/Rock, Piano rock
Length = 4:21 (album version)
3:54 (radio edit)

Label = Epic
Writer = Stephen Innes, Sara Bareilles
Producer = Eric Rosse
Certification = 2x Platinum
Last single = -
This single = "Love Song" (2007)
Next single = "The River (live)" (2008)"Love Song" is the first single released from Sara Bareilles's 2007 album "Little Voice". It was written in response to her record label Epic requesting that she write a marketable love song. The song was also featured in a Rhapsody commercial along with "Bottle It Up", and in commercials for the TV show "The Return of Jezebel James" and the movies "Made of Honor" and "Suburban Girl".

Composition

"Love Song" is set in the key of F Major and modulates to Bb Major during the chorus. It is in 4/4 time, or common time. Among the most prominent chords in the song are G minor, Bb major, and Bb 5/2. Bareilles' vocals span from a F3 to a D5.

The instrumentation consists of a grand piano, electric piano, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass, and Drums.

Music video

Directed by Josh Forbes, the music video features a miniature Bareilles performing at the piano inside a coin-operated jukebox that plays love songs. A steady stream of men and women enter the booth and insert coins to hear Bareilles play, watching her through a pinhole as she plays the same song day after day. The lyrics express her growing frustration as she declares she is "not going to write you a love song today," and Bareilles grabs the next coin that rolls inside and jams the gears. The next morning, the owner of the booth who was seen at the beginning of the video enters and notices that the jukebox has gone dark, and looks amazed when he discovers the coin. He retrieves the coin from the gears and hands it to Bareilles.

The video also stars Adam Campbell as the store owner.

Chart performance

Featured initially as the free iTunes song of the week on June 16, 2007, the song debuted a few months later at #100 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. After her appearance in a Rhapsody TV commercial, in which she performs the song, "Love Song" rocketed from #72 to #16 on the Hot 100 and #32 to #5 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003687596 Keys Rolls Into Holidays With No. 1 Hits ] ] It has gone on to sell more than 1.3 million copies. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-02-14-sara-bareilles_N.htm "On the Verge: Sara Bareilles is on her 'own route'""] "USA Today". Retrieved February 15, 2008.]

The song surfaced on the iTunes Top 100 around October 2007, hovering between the top 50 and 60. The song's inclusion in the Rhapsody commercial boosted its popularity, resulting in 74,000 digital sales and a leap from #57 to #4 over the course of a few days. On Christmas Day 2007, the song was #2 on the iTunes chart, reaching the #1 spot on the iTunes Pop 100.

In the first week of 2008, the song cracked the Billboard Hot 100, jumping to #9, where it stayed for four non-consecutive weeks before peaking at #4. The single was recently certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. [ [http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/sessions/sara_bareilles Double platinum certification mentioned in article at mtv.co.uk] ] The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #30 and also peaked at #4. The song debuted at #100 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week of January 31, 2008, and reached #1 on the chart the week of March 29, 2008. In Australia, "Love Song" peaked at #4 in its ninth week on the country's chart. It is a growing hit in New Zealand, where it has reached #7 on the Top 40 singles chart but held the #1 position on the Radio Airplay chart for six weeks. In Spain, the song debuted at #33 and has so far peaked at #13.fact|date=July 2008

On Radio Disney, it peaked at #4. It was voted #9 for the top 10 Spring Vacation Songs on it as well. In Australia it was credited as the most-played song on radio.

Release history

The song appears on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian soap opera Beleza Pura.

It is also covered on "Kidz Bop 14".

References

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