The song was co-written by Christina 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, which created a lot of discussion between critics who favored the song. 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. The song has sold 3.3 million digital copies in the US.
In the 2011 it was released in the UK and peaked at number 4 in the Singles Chart, and spent over 16 weeks in the Top 40 and an impressive 48 weeks in the Top 100, it was later certified Platinum after selling 600,000 copies, more than some high charting hits that year. It received a decent amount of airplay including on BBC Radio 2. In 2011, it was the 11th best selling single in the United Kingdom.
After teaching herself to play five chords on the guitar, Perri wrote "The Perfect Man" about the same person about whom "Jar of Hearts" was written. "Jar of Hearts" premiered on So You Think You Can Dance in June, before Perri even had a record deal. Perri's best friend, Keltie Colleen (a Rockette), passed it on to one of the show's choreographer's, Stacey Tookey, who later choreographed a contemporary dance routine for All-Star Kathryn McCormick and contestant Billy Bell.
Perri wrote the song in December 2009, only to begin working with her production and management team in February 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. It was all a big just in case.
The song was first added to Perri's YouTube channel on June 30, 2010 and was later released on iTunes on July 27, 2010. A karaoke-version of the song was also officially released onto iTunes February 1, 2011. 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.
1. Christina Perri - Jar Of Heart Lyric
I know I can't take one more step towards you
'Cause all that's waiting is regret
Don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most
I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?
I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms
And I've learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?
And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed
'Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
Tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all
Who do you think you are? (3x)
2. Christina Perri - Jar Of Heart (Lyric VClip)
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