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{{About|the Martina McBride song||The Broken Wing (disambiguation){{!}} The Broken Wing}}
{{Infobox song
| name = A Broken Wing
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| artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| album = [[Evolution (Martina McBride album)|Evolution]]
| B-side = Valentine"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=262|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| released = September 8, 1997
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country
| length = 3:35
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
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| next_title = [[Valentine (Jim Brickman song)|Valentine]]
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{External music video|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012190847/http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/32541/a-broken-wing.jhtml A Broken Wing]" at CMT.com}}
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"'''A Broken Wing'''" is a song written by [[James House (singer)|James House]], [[Sam Hogin]] and Phil Barnhart, and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Martina McBride]]. It was released in September 1997 as the second single from McBride's album ''[[Evolution (Martina McBride album)|Evolution]]''. In January 1998, "A Broken Wing" became McBride's second Number One single.
==Background==
==Content==
In the song, the narrator recounts a young woman escaping from an emotionally abusive relationship.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fillingim|first=David|title=Redneck liberation: country music as theology|publisher=Mercer University Press|year=2003|pages=129|isbn=0-86554-841-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M0HCuH9vVzUC&
Producer [[Paul Worley]] told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine in 1998 the track, except for the [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]], was recorded in one day, while other tracks on the album were recorded in pieces over time.<ref>{{cite
==Music video==
The [[music video]] was directed by Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV, also collectively known as [[Deaton-Flanigen Productions]]. The video features McBride
It was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 1998 [[Country Music Association]] awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/34423591.html?dids=34423591:34423591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+21%2C+1998&author=Jack+Hurst%2C+Tribune+Country+Music+Writer.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=COUNTRY+PICKS+PREDICTING+THE+OUTCOME+OF+WEDNESDAY+NIGHT%27S+CMA+AWARDS&pqatl=google|title=COUNTRY PICKS PREDICTING THE OUTCOME OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S CMA AWARD|last=Hurst|first=Jack|date=21 September 1998|work=Chicago Tribune|
==Personnel==
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* Bob Bailey – backing vocals
* [[Joe Chemay]] – bass guitar
* [[Dan Dugmore]] – pedal steel guitar
* Kim Fleming – backing vocals
* Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
* [[Dann Huff]] – electric guitar
* [[Martina McBride]] – lead and backing vocals, tambourine
* [[Biff Watson]] – acoustic guitar
* Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
* [[Lonnie Wilson]] – drums
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==Other versions==
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Martina McBride|title=A Broken Wing|relyear=1997|certyear=2021|access-date=October 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
==References==
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{{Martina McBride singles}}
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[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:Martina McBride songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions]]
[[Category:Songs written by James House (singer)]]
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