She Used to Be Mine (Sara Bareilles song)

"She Used to Be Mine"
Single by Sara Bareilles
from the album What's Inside: Songs from Waitress
Released September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Genre
Length 4:10
Label Epic
Writer(s) Sara Bareilles
Producer(s)
Sara Bareilles singles chronology
"I Choose You"
(2014)		 "She Used to Be Mine"
(2015)

"She Used to Be Mine" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles for her fifth studio album, What's Inside: Songs from Waitress (2015), featuring songs from her stage adaptation of the 2007 film, Waitress.[1] It was released to digital retailers as the lead single on September 25, 2015.[2]

Composition

"She Used to Be Mine" is a sentimental ballad written and composed by Sara Bareilles with a duration of four minutes and ten seconds (4:10). The song is instrumented primarily by the piano and also features guitar.[3][4] Bareilles' vocal performance has been described as "powerful," with a vocal range of F3 to D5.[3][4] According to the digital sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in the key of F major with a "moderately slow" tempo.[4] Lyrically, the song discusses losing one's sense of self and struggling with changes in circumstances, sung from the perspective of the musical's protagonist, Jenna.[3][5]

Critical reception

Madison Vain of Entertainment Weekly called the song "delicate, nostalgic, and wonderfully theatrical," in the magazine's "7 Tracks We Loved This Week" feature and praised the song as "a beautiful introduction" to the musical's story.[6]

Commercial performance

"She Used to Be Mine" was the most-added song on hot adult contemporary (Hot AC) radio the week of its release, according to radio monitoring organization Mediabase.[7] The song debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart on the chart dated October 17, 2015.

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 26
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 49

Release history

Country Date Format Ref.
Worldwide September 25, 2015 Digital download [2][10]
United States September 28, 2015 Hot adult contemporary radio [11]

References

  1. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (September 24, 2015). "Sara Bareilles Announces 'What's Inside: Songs From Waitress' Album". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "She Used To Be Mine - Single by Sara Bareilles". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Malach, Maggie (September 25, 2015). "Sara Bareilles' "She Used To Be Mine" Lyrics Prove This Is One Of Her Most Relatable Songs Ever". Bustle. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sara Bareilles "She Used to Be Mine" Sheet Music". MusicNotes. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Reilly, Kaitlin (October 1, 2015). "Is Sara Bareilles' "She Used To Be Mine" On Spotify? Here's What You Need To Know". Bustle. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Vain, Madison; Brown, Eric Renner; Falcone, Dana Rose (October 2, 2015). "7 tracks we loved this week: Daughter, Thomas Rhett, Sara Bareilles, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Cantor, Brian (September 28, 2015). "Sara Bareilles' "She Used To Be Mine" Ranks as Hot AC Radio's Most-Added Song". Headline Planet (Cantortainment). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sara Bareilles – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Sara Bareilles.
  9. ↑ "Sara Bareilles – Chart history" Billboard Digital Songs for Sara Bareilles.
  10. ↑ Other international digital releases:
  11. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Hot AC" (Week Of: September 28, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
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