" Confessions of a Broken Heart " is a song by American actress and singer Lindsay Lohan from her second studio album A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005)). The song was written by Lohan as a letter to his father Michael Lohan, who survived a car accident allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. Additional writings and productions were performed by Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells, while Lohan recorded the song in his trailer during the Herbie: Fully Loaded photo shoot. "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" was first featured on AOL Music's First Listen on September 30, 2005, and was sent to radio in the United States on October 18, 2005 by Casablanca Records as the lead single from A Little More Personal (Raw) .
"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" received mixed criticism from music critics, who praised Lohan's belief in the song, but regarded it as a "I-hate-you-Daddy" cliché. The song earned light commercial success, peaking at number seven in Australia, number 74 in Austria, number 14 in the United States Hot Digital Song and at number 57 on Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video, directed by Lohan herself, describes Lindsay and her real sister, Ali, listening to her parents arguing and fighting in the living room of their home. "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" was performed by Lohan at the 2005 American Music Awards.
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Background and release
"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" was written by Lohan as a letter to his father, Michael, who was jailed in June 2005 after surviving a car accident allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. Additional writing and song production were performed by Greg Wells and Kara DioGuardi, who revealed, "If you speak up vocals you will hear a racing car, because we bring the studio to the [Lindsay] trailer at Herbie: Fully Loaded A Little More Personal (Raw) . The song was digitally released in the United States on November 8, 2005, when it was released internationally on January 15, 2006 by Casablanca Records.
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Composition
"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" is an alternative rock song that lasts for three minutes and 41 seconds. According to the digital music sheets published on Musicnotes.com, this song is compiled in the G key? is minor and is set in a timeline of general time with 120 beats per minute, while the Lohan vowel range extends from F ? 3 to D ? 5 . When asked about the lyrics of the song, Lohan revealed, "Many people have family problems, harassment and such things, I think it's important to show that other people are passing by. [...] I hope [my father] sees what I say in the song, 'I love you,' many times, that I need him and the crazy things in my life I hope he sees the positive side of the video rather than the negative The video is a bit offensive but very rude. I need someone to take me down the aisle when I get married. "The only b-side," My Innocence ", featured a message similar to Lohan's father.
Critical reception
"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" received mixed criticism from music critics. Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone stated "This album greatly emphasizes the innocent pop pleasures of debuting in 2004 to support my hate-hate-your-dad like" Confessions of a Broken Heart "and" My Innocence " Entertainment Weekly author Leah Greenblatt commented that" it's hard to imagine a more explicit snapshot of published family issues that has infected stars from "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter) to Daddy)." "PopMatters's Whitney Strub said "Confessions of a Broken Heart" "immediately starts with a line about 'waiting [ing] for the postman to bring me a letter', which shows the songwriter dipping well from the clichÃÆ'Â © without worrying about freshness, "while commenting that" the world may not need another version of Britney Spears' 'E-Mail My Heart', but good God, the song came out in 1999. Maybe a message texts may arrive sooner than slug-letters by the end of 2005, should Lohan's song-persona deign to enter the 21st century ".
Performance chart
"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" achieved light commercial success around the world, including reaching number seven in Australia on its debut week on the chart. The song spent 13 weeks on the charts, peaking at number 45 on the last. In Austria, the song reached number 74 in the week of March 24, 2006. In the United States, the song peaked at number 14 on Hot Digital Songs on December 3, 2005, when it reached number 57 on Billboard Hot 100 on the week December 24, 2005, became the first and only single to chart on Hot 100 in the US.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Confessions of a Broken Heart" directed by Lohan in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, and his father's alcoholism reference and alleged domestic violence. Tommy Mottola, head of Casablanca, revealed that nobody could direct the video better than Lindsay himself, who said to Lohan, "'Nobody knows this song better than you, nobody knows this situation is better than you." Lots to do, but I tell him he's ready, and we'll give him all the support he needs. "Lohan said that the video display case was chosen because, in his words," my life is on display. "Lohan also wanted to break the mirror during the bathroom scene, because he wanted to show his true feelings in the video.Assistant director Jeb Bryan said to Lohan, "This is a clear glass, Lindsay. We are not ready for you to break these things. [...] Do you want this slow motion? "He replied," Regular frames will make it more rugged. [...] I do not want it to be too pretty. "The music video was first shown on MTV's Making the Video , and was later released to the iTunes Store on October 25, 2005.
In the video, Lohan hides in the bathroom and prays the rosary when his parents, Michael and Dina (played by Drake Andrew and Victoria Hay, respectively), argue and fight in the living room. Her sister Ali (who plays herself, according to Lohan), goes to her bedroom after returning from the ballet class, crying, saying a rosary prayer. The three rooms are displayed behind a department store window, outside which is filled with crowds of observers. At the end of the video, Lohan stood behind the glass and photographs of memories flew over him, from where he broke. In response to the video, Lindsay's father wrote a letter to the New York Daily News, saying, "while I always consider and state how blessed Lindsay, and my other children, I never realized how lucky I have a wonderful princess like Lindsay. Hold my shirt, soon you'll be able to hug me! "
Critical reception
This music video has been widely critically acclaimed, with some calling it one of the greatest music videos of all time. When reviewing the video, VH1 states that "" Daddy's problem "is a disparaging statement about this melodramatic - and we admit, effective - clip."
List and format of tracks
- Single CD
- "Confessions of a Broken Heart" - 3:41
- "Confessions of a Broken Heart" (Dave AudÃÆ'Â © Remix) - 4:45
- "My Innocence" - 4:19
- "Confessions of a Broken Heart" (Music Video) - 4:01
- Digital downloads
- "Confessions of a Broken Heart" - 3:41
- "Confessions of a Broken Heart" (Dave AudÃÆ'Â © Remix) - 4:45
- "My Innocence" - 4:19
Diagram
Weekly chart
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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