WATCH: The 'Jar of Hearts' routine on 'So You Think You Can Dance' And when I gave a demo of a song I had recorded, “Jar of Hearts,” to my best friend and said, “Hey, don’t show anyone,” she gave it to this woman, Stacey Tookey, who happened to be the choreographer on “So You Think You Can Dance.” And my friend said, “Hey maybe one day you can play this on your show.” And Stacey said, “How about Wednesday?” It was like the stars had aligned. Question: When you say you were chosen, what do you mean?Īnswer: Well, I feel like a million and a half other people are trying to do what I do. We caught up with Perri before she set out on the Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too tour with Caillat and Rachel Platten. So when I was kind of chosen to do this, it almost felt like destiny. I had always written songs and I had always sung, but I was very shy and didn’t think that I would sing the songs that I had written. I didn’t even know if I was gonna do this, if we’re being quite honest. “And then, ‘A Thousand Years’ really gave me the privilege to continue doing this as a career. She had no idea what would happen after “Jar of Hearts,” she says.
So that’s a zone I try to stay in all the time.” I never expect that I’m gonna have people come to a show and I’m so excited and grateful that they’re there. When I’ve got no expectations, everything is a delightful surprise. Now, the singer is touring the country with Colbie Caillat in support of last year’s “Head or Heart,” her second album, which produced another platinum hit, “Human.”Īt this point, Perri says, she’s pretty much just “winging it.”Īs the star, who’s turning 29 the day her tour hits Phoenix, says, “I feel so excited that I get to do this for a living, I don’t really have that many expectations. The other arrived in 2011 with “A Thousand Years,” a wedding waltz she wrote for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.” View the brilliant album art and complete track listing toward the bottom of the page.It’s been since five years since “Jars of Hearts” became Christina Perri’s mainstream breakthrough and the first of two quadruple-platinum calling cards. 25 on Napalm Records and pre-orders can be placed here. We are as energetic as a pack of hungry wolves in the video ready to shred and deliver the heavy metal gospel!" You can really tell that we haven’t played together for almost two long and never-ending years. And FUCK I am happy we waited! Together with director Patric Ullaeus we have created something unique and astonishing that totally blows me away every time I watch it. But like any good bottle of champagne, this idea needed to rest and mature before taken into action. Regarding the video, singer Joacim Cans commented, "We already had the idea to shoot a video at legendary amusement park Liseberg 20 years ago. One with substance and power but also one you can’t stop singing when the music fades out." "I immediately knew this had the potential to be something important, and when Joacim added his vocal melodies we both felt it would be the perfect single. "The song itself was initially conceived in Germany during the 'World Dominion' tour, with the rest of the work being done at home," said guitarist Oscar Dronjak of the new track. Watch the music video for "Hammer of Down" below and read along with the lyrics too.