Hopeless Romantic (Michelle Branch song)
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″Hopeless Romantic″ is a song by American singer and songwriter Michelle Branch from her fourth studio album of the same name and it was produced by Patrick Carney from the Black Keys. It was released on February 3, 2017 through Verve Records and premiered exclusively on Billboard from Branch's Vevo account. The song would be Branch's first single to be ever released since 2011's ″Loud Music″.
Background
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 that was slated for a June 2008 release, but due to personal and professional struggles the album both went to become unreleased and scrapped.[1] She later released an EP with the same title of her previously scrapped studio album in 2010. Branch attempted to release in 2011 with an album titled West Coast Time that also went unreleased due to professional struggles with her record companies Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records. At this point, Branch was considering to both quit the music industry and get dropped from Warner Bros.[2]
In 2015, Branch filed for divorce from Teddy Landau after eleven years of marriage, she requested joint custody of her daughter, Owen Isabelle.[3] In June later that year, Branch announced via Instagram that she has signed a recording contract with Verve Records.[4] Around the time, Branch began dating Patrick Carney of The Black Keys for began co-writing for her new album which would be Hopeless Romantic.[5]
Composition
The song, according to Billboard, Branch sings “’Cause I’m a hopeless romantic/ When I should run for my life/ You got me on my knees/ You got me crawlin’.” From there, her smooth vocals perfectly complement the mid-tempo, laid-back drums and guitar throughout the song.″.[6]
Release
The song premiered through Billboard from her Vevo channel and is expected to be available the next day.[6]
Formats and track listings
- iTunes single[7]
- ″Hopeless Romantic″ – 3:30
References
- ^ "Michelle Branch Scraps CD to Start Over". The Boot. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Why Michelle Branch Almost Quit Music (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Michelle Branch files for divorce from husband of nearly 11 years". Mail Online. DM. Daily Mail. 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Branch, Michelle. "Instagram photo by Michelle Branch • Jul 18, 2015 at 1:26am UTC". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Shouneyla, Alexa (2 February 2017). "Michelle Branch Is a 'Hopeless Romantic' on New Track: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Hopeless Romantic by Michelle Branch on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2 February 2017.