"Jar of Hearts" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri

Christina Perri

Christina Judith Perri is an American singer and songwriter from Philadelphia. Her song "Jar of Hearts" charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010...

. The song was released onto iTunes

ITunes

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 July 27, 2010, a week after its debut on So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)

So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...

. The song was included on Perri's debut EP The Ocean Way Sessions

The Ocean Way Sessions

The Ocean Way Sessions is the first extended play by American singer/song-writer Christina Perri. The EP serves as the first official release by Perri, signed to Atlantic Records...

and appeared on Perri's debut album, lovestrong.

Lovestrong.

lovestrong. is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. Following the release of Perri's lead single "Jar of Hearts" and a record deal with Atlantic Records, lovestrong. was released on May 10, 2011....

The song was written by the song's performer, 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, which created a lot of discussion between critics who favored the song. The song charted on multiple charts in both the United States

United States

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 and Canada

Canada

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 at numbers 17 and 21 respectively. The song sold a total of 47,500 downloads in its opening week. It was later registered double platinum by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

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Background and release

	The song is so vulnerable, but she was stomping on the piano in our lobby with her combat boots. She was so confident and poised — you could visualize her at Madison Square Garden
(sales thresholds)
Australia (ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... )	3× Platinum
Canada (CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... )	Platinum
United States (RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... )	2× Platinum

In popular culture

• In May 2011, "Jar of Hearts" was performed on Glee
  Glee (TV series)
  Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
  
  . The song was sung by Lea Michele
  Lea Michele
  Lea Michele Sarfati , known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays...
  
   portraying the character Rachel Berry, in the episode "Prom Queen
  Prom Queen (Glee)
  "Prom Queen" is the twentieth episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 42nd overall. It aired May 10, 2011 on Fox in the United States. The episode was written by series creator Ian Brennan, directed by Eric Stoltz, and featured the return of guest...
  
  ".

• "Jar of Hearts" was played in "It's Alive
  Pretty Little Liars (season 2)
  The second season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, began airing on June 14, 2011 on ABC Family...
  
  " by the Pretty Little Liars
  Pretty Little Liars (TV series)
  Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...
  
  series.

• In July 2011, Fitzy and Wippa, from the Australian Radio Station Nova
  Nova
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   made a parody of the song called "Jar of Hoons".

• In October 2011, Perri performed the song live on The Late Late Show
  The Late Late Show
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  , an Irish chat show hosted by Ryan Tubridy
  Ryan Tubridy
  Ryan Tubridy , affectionately known as "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster and writer, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland. He has been described as "one of Ireland's most gifted broadcasters"...
  
  .

• On October 8, 2011, the song was covered by Craig Colton, one of the live finalists on the UK version of The X Factor
  The X Factor (TV series)
  The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
  
  .

• On November 13, 2011, Perri performed the song live on the Strictly Come Dancing
  Strictly Come Dancing
  Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
  
  Results Show.

External links

• Jar Of Hearts Website - Interactive Jar Of Hearts (Official)