A Broken Wing

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"A Broken Wing"
File:McBride - Broken Wing Valentine single.jpg
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Evolution
B-side Valentine"[1]
Released September 8, 1997
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:34
Label RCA Nashville
Writer(s) Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, James House
Producer(s) Paul Worley, Ed Seay
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Still Holding On"
(1997)		 "A Broken Wing"
(1997)		 "Valentine"
(1997)
Music video
"A Broken Wing" at CMT.com

"A Broken Wing" is a song written by James House, Sam Hogin and Phil Barnhart, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from McBride's album Evolution. In January 1998, "A Broken Wing" became McBride's second Number One single.

Content

McBride performed "A Broken Wing" in the key of B major. It is set at a moderate tempo and has a 12/8 time signature.[2] The verses use a chord pattern of B-C♯m7-E-B three times, followed by B-C♯m7-E-F♯-B; the refrain uses G♯m-D♯m7-C♯m7-B followed by B-C♯m7-E-F♯-B.[2] McBride's vocal ranges two octaves, from F♯3 to F♯5.[2] Instrumentally, "A Broken Wing" features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano, bass guitar and drums.

In the storyline, a female character escapes from an emotionally abusive relationship.[3] Regarding the second verse, wherein the husband finds "a note by the window / and the curtains blowin' in the breeze," the authors of the book My Country Roots wrote that the song's conclusion could be interpreted to indicate that the woman has committed suicide or that she has escaped.[4]

Paul Worley told Billboard magazine in 1998 that the entirety of the track, except for the backing vocals, was recorded in one day, while other tracks on the album were recorded in pieces over time.[5]

Music video

Deaton-Flanigen Productions, a directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV, directed the song's music video. It was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 1998 Country Music Association awards.[6]

Other versions

Jordin Sparks covered the song on her 2007 EP Jordin Sparks. Her version of the song made number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart positions

"A Broken Wing" debuted on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts dated for September 13, 1997. The song spent twenty-five weeks on that chart,[1] peaking at number one on the charts dated for January 10, 1998.

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 61
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 60
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number one single
January 10, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Just to See You Smile"
by Tim McGraw

References

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External links

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  7. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3400." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 24, 1997. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Martina McBride.
  9. ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martina McBride.
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