America's Sweetheart (song)

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"America's Sweetheart"
Elle King - Americas Sweetheart (single cover).jpg
Single by Elle King
from the album Love Stuff
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
Genre
Length4:06
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Johnson
Elle King singles chronology
"Under the Influence"
(2015)
"America's Sweetheart"
(2016)
"Different for Girls"
(2016)
Music video
"America's Sweetheart" on YouTube

"America's Sweetheart" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Elle King for her debut studio album, Love Stuff (2015). King co-wrote the song with its producer, Martin Johnson. It serves as the album's second mainstream single and the third overall (promoted concurrently with rock single "Under the Influence"), and was serviced to hot adult contemporary radio in the United States through RCA Records on February 8, 2016.

Contents

Composition

"America's Sweetheart" is a country pop [1] [2] and country rock song instrumented predominately by the banjo [1] [3] with a beat influenced by electronic dance music. [4] The song's lyrics speak to the idea of nonconformity, with King outlining her unique qualities that conflict with the ideal persona of "America's sweetheart" and asserting that she refuses to change for anyone. [3] [4] King employs a belting technique on the chorus. [1]

Live performances

King performed "America's Sweetheart" during appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , both airing February 11, 2016. [5] [6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [7] 39
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [8] 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [9] 14
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [10] 28
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11] 14
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 38
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 10

Year end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [14] 30

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesFebruary 8, 2016 Hot adult contemporary RCA [16]
March 15, 2016 Contemporary hit radio [17]

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