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{{Infobox song
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| Writer = {{hlist|[[Michelle Branch]]|[[Patrick Carney]]|Gus Seyffert|[[Amy Kuney]]|Harlan Silverman<ref name="writingcredits">{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=23950182&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True|title=BMI Title Search|publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]]|accessdate=April 7, 2017}}</ref>}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Michelle Branch]]|[[Patrick Carney]]|Gus Seyffert|[[Amy Kuney]]|Harlan Silverman<ref name="writingcredits">{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=23950182&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True|title=BMI Title Search|publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]]|accessdate=April 7, 2017}}</ref>}}
| Producer = [[Patrick Carney]]
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| next_title = [[I'm a Man (Michelle Branch song)|I'm a Man]]
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"'''Hopeless Romantic'''" is a song by American singer and songwriter [[Michelle Branch]], released as the [[lead single]] from her third studio [[Hopeless Romantic (Michelle Branch album)|album of the same name]] on February 3, 2017. The song was written by Branch, [[Patrick Carney]] of [[The Black Keys]], Gus Seyffert, [[Amy Kuney]] and Harlan Silverman.<ref name="writingcredits" /> Produced by Carney, it is Branch's first single since 2011's "[[Loud Music (song)|Loud Music]]".
"'''Hopeless Romantic'''" is a song by American singer and songwriter [[Michelle Branch]], released as the [[lead single]] from her third studio [[Hopeless Romantic (Michelle Branch album)|album of the same name]] on February 3, 2017. The song was written by Branch, [[Patrick Carney]] of [[The Black Keys]], Gus Seyffert, [[Amy Kuney]] and Harlan Silverman.<ref name="writingcredits" /> Produced by Carney, it is Branch's first single since 2011's "[[Loud Music (song)|Loud Music]]".
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After breaking up with her country duo [[The Wreckers]] in 2008, Branch announced that she was working on a new solo album titled ''[[Everything Comes and Goes]]'' which was slated for a June 2008 release, but due to personal and professional struggles the full album went unreleased.<ref name="TheBoot">{{cite news|title=Michelle Branch Scraps CD to Start Over|url=http://theboot.com/michelle-branch-new-album-2011-2/|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=The Boot|date=2011}}</ref> Although an abridged version was eventually released as an EP in 2010. Branch attempted to release her next album titled ''West Coast Time'' in 2011 which also ended up being scrapped, again due to issues with her record label [[Reprise Records]] and its parent company [[Warner Bros. Records]]. At this point, Branch was seriously considering to quit the music industry.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter 1">{{cite news|title=Why Michelle Branch Almost Quit Music (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-michelle-branch-almost-quit-205953|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|ref=2|language=en}}</ref>
After breaking up with her country duo [[The Wreckers]] in 2008, Branch announced that she was working on a new solo album titled ''[[Everything Comes and Goes]]'' which was slated for a June 2008 release, but due to personal and professional struggles the full album went unreleased.<ref name="TheBoot">{{cite news|title=Michelle Branch Scraps CD to Start Over|url=http://theboot.com/michelle-branch-new-album-2011-2/|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=The Boot|date=2011}}</ref> Although an abridged version was eventually released as an EP in 2010. Branch attempted to release her next album titled ''West Coast Time'' in 2011 which also ended up being scrapped, again due to issues with her record label [[Reprise Records]] and its parent company [[Warner Bros. Records]]. At this point, Branch was seriously considering to quit the music industry.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter 1">{{cite news|title=Why Michelle Branch Almost Quit Music (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-michelle-branch-almost-quit-205953|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|ref=2|language=en}}</ref>


In 2015, Branch filed for divorce from Teddy Landau after eleven years of marriage, she requested joint custody of her daughter, Owen Isabelle. In June later that year, Branch announced via [[Instagram]] that she had signed a new recording contract with [[Verve Records]].<ref name="ING">{{cite web|last1=Branch|first1=Michelle|title=Instagram photo by Michelle Branch • Jul 18, 2015 at 1:26am UTC|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/5Qk33CAyUy/|website=Instagram|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=2 February 2017|ref=3|language=en}}</ref> Around this time, Branch began dating [[Patrick Carney]] of [[The Black Keys]] and the pair began co-writing for her next album ''Hopeless Romantic''.<ref name="Spin">{{cite news|last1=Gaca|first1=Anna|title=Michelle Branch’s First New Album in 14 Years Was Co-Written With the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/01/michelle-branchs-first-new-album-in-14-years-was-co-written-with-the-black-keys-patrick-carney/|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=Spin|agency=SPIN|publisher=Spin|date=5 January 2017|ref=5}}</ref>
In 2015, Branch filed for divorce from Teddy Landau after eleven years of marriage, she requested joint custody of her daughter, Owen Isabelle. In June later that year, Branch announced via [[Instagram]] that she had signed a new recording contract with [[Verve Records]].<ref name="ING">{{cite web|last1=Branch|first1=Michelle|title=Instagram photo by Michelle Branch • Jul 18, 2015 at 1:26am UTC|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/5Qk33CAyUy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/5Qk33CAyUy |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=2 February 2017|ref=3|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Around this time, Branch began dating [[Patrick Carney]] of [[The Black Keys]] and the pair began co-writing for her next album ''Hopeless Romantic''.<ref name="Spin">{{cite news|last1=Gaca|first1=Anna|title=Michelle Branch's First New Album in 14 Years Was Co-Written With the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/01/michelle-branchs-first-new-album-in-14-years-was-co-written-with-the-black-keys-patrick-carney/|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=Spin|agency=SPIN|publisher=Spin|date=5 January 2017|ref=5}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The song premiered on February 2, 2017 exclusively on the ''Billboard'' website from her [[Vevo]] channel and was made available to stream and purchase the next day.<ref name="Billboard" />
The song premiered on February 2, 2017 exclusively on the ''Billboard'' website from her [[Vevo]] channel and was made available to stream and purchase the next day.<ref name="Billboard" />


A music video for "Hopeless Romantic" was released on February 16. The clip is directed by Brian Higbee, photographer and Michelle's personal friend. The singer said to [[Entertainment Weekly]] that she wish to be darker, and focus in the mood on the video. "I haven’t had a video out in so long, so I wanted to push the envelope in that sense, and not have something that was ‘cheery’ or what people expect from me".<ref name="EW">{{cite news|last1=Shouneyla|first1=Alexa|title=Michelle Branch Is a 'Hopeless Romantic' on New Track: Exclusive Premiere|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/02/16/michelle-branch-hopeless-romantic-music-video/|accessdate=19 February 2017|work=Entertainnment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=16 February 2017|ref=5}}</ref>
A music video for "Hopeless Romantic" was released on February 16. The clip is directed by Brian Higbee, photographer and Michelle's personal friend. The singer said to [[Entertainment Weekly]] that she wish to be darker, and focus in the mood on the video. "I haven't had a video out in so long, so I wanted to push the envelope in that sense, and not have something that was ‘cheery’ or what people expect from me".<ref name="EW">{{cite news|last1=Shouneyla|first1=Alexa|title=Michelle Branch Is a 'Hopeless Romantic' on New Track: Exclusive Premiere|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/02/16/michelle-branch-hopeless-romantic-music-video/|accessdate=19 February 2017|work=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=16 February 2017|ref=5}}</ref>


==Formats and track listings==
==Formats and track listings==
*'''Single'''<ref name="amazonHRsingle">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Hopeless-Romantic/dp/B01N4T3J9S|title=Michelle Branch: Hopeless Romantic (Single)|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|date=February 3, 2017|accessdate=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
*'''Single'''<ref name="amazonHRsingle">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Hopeless-Romantic/dp/B01N4T3J9S|title=Michelle Branch: Hopeless Romantic (Single)|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|date=February 3, 2017|accessdate=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
#″Hopeless Romantic″ – 3:30
#"Hopeless Romantic" – 3:30


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 13 July 2024

"Hopeless Romantic"
Single by Michelle Branch
from the album Hopeless Romantic
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
Length3:30
LabelVerve
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Patrick Carney
Michelle Branch singles chronology
"Loud Music"
(2011) 		"Hopeless Romantic"
(2017) 		"I'm a Man"
(2022)

"Hopeless Romantic" is a song by American singer and songwriter Michelle Branch, released as the lead single from her third studio album of the same name on February 3, 2017. The song was written by Branch, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Gus Seyffert, Amy Kuney and Harlan Silverman.[1] Produced by Carney, it is Branch's first single since 2011's "Loud Music".

Background

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After breaking up with her country duo The Wreckers in 2008, Branch announced that she was working on a new solo album titled Everything Comes and Goes which was slated for a June 2008 release, but due to personal and professional struggles the full album went unreleased.[2] Although an abridged version was eventually released as an EP in 2010. Branch attempted to release her next album titled West Coast Time in 2011 which also ended up being scrapped, again due to issues with her record label Reprise Records and its parent company Warner Bros. Records. At this point, Branch was seriously considering to quit the music industry.[3]

In 2015, Branch filed for divorce from Teddy Landau after eleven years of marriage, she requested joint custody of her daughter, Owen Isabelle. In June later that year, Branch announced via Instagram that she had signed a new recording contract with Verve Records.[4] Around this time, Branch began dating Patrick Carney of The Black Keys and the pair began co-writing for her next album Hopeless Romantic.[5]

Reception

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Alexa Shouneyia of Billboard praised the song adding that "[Branch's] smooth vocals perfectly complement the mid-tempo, laid-back drums and guitar throughout the song."[6]

Release

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The song premiered on February 2, 2017 exclusively on the Billboard website from her Vevo channel and was made available to stream and purchase the next day.[6]

A music video for "Hopeless Romantic" was released on February 16. The clip is directed by Brian Higbee, photographer and Michelle's personal friend. The singer said to Entertainment Weekly that she wish to be darker, and focus in the mood on the video. "I haven't had a video out in so long, so I wanted to push the envelope in that sense, and not have something that was ‘cheery’ or what people expect from me".[7]

Formats and track listings

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  1. "Hopeless Romantic" – 3:30

References

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  1. ^ a b "BMI Title Search". BMI. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Michelle Branch Scraps CD to Start Over". The Boot. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Why Michelle Branch Almost Quit Music (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ Branch, Michelle. "Instagram photo by Michelle Branch • Jul 18, 2015 at 1:26am UTC". Instagram. Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ Gaca, Anna (5 January 2017). "Michelle Branch's First New Album in 14 Years Was Co-Written With the Black Keys' Patrick Carney". Spin. Spin. SPIN. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b Shouneyla, Alexa (2 February 2017). "Michelle Branch Is a 'Hopeless Romantic' on New Track: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ^ Shouneyla, Alexa (16 February 2017). "Michelle Branch Is a 'Hopeless Romantic' on New Track: Exclusive Premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Michelle Branch: Hopeless Romantic (Single)". Amazon.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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