<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Jar of Hearts" (2010) </Td> <Td> "Arms" (2011) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Jar of Hearts" (2010) </Td> <Td> "Arms" (2011) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Jar of Hearts" is the debut single by American singer Christina Perri . The song was released onto iTunes July 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, 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 . </P> <P> 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 . In 2011, it was released in the UK and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart . It spent 31 weeks in the Top 40 and 48 weeks in the Top 75 . It was later certified Platinum after shipping 600,000 copies . It was the 11th best selling single of 2011 in the UK . </P>

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