Not that the rest of it isn't good, because it is, but it's just not amazing, and if you can be amazing for about a minute's worth of song, I don't see why you can't be equally amazing for the other three. If the rest of the track was up to that standard, I'd probably be asking Fraser if he could make a seven-star graphic for me to give this song. Surely it can't get better than that? Oh, but it does: we repeat the above pattern for the second verse and chorus, the effect of which is lessened a little bit now that we all know what's coming, but then just when we think we've figured it all out (again), all of the backing crashes out and Jordin informs us that "you'd better go and get your armour" and then the bells come crashing in and you half expect a tank to come crashing through the wall, it's that brilliant.Ĭlearly this song takes the expectations brought on by the title 'Battlefield' very seriously.Įssentially it's about four different songs all mashed together and jostling for space, but the only thing that's stopping this from being a five star song is that after the initial novelty wore off, I tended to find myself mentally hurrying the song along for the first two minutes because I wanted it to get to the "better go and get your armour" bit, which remains amazing. Then again, just when you think you've got the measure of it, it does ANOTHER switcharoo on you and turns into some kind of battle charge with Jordin bellowing "why does love always feel like a BATTLEFIELD? A BATTLEFIELD? A BATTLEFIELD?" in a way that compels you to punch your arm in the air as though you're lining up ready to storm the Houses of Parliament to demand that they table a new law to outlaw love ever having to be like a battlefield, or something. ( Here's the video, which seems to be set in a Mariah Carey version of Glastonbury.)Īnyway, the single: it begins as a breathy, earnest ballad led by piano and a drum loop, with Jordin musing about a difficult relationship ( "one word turns into a war/why is it the smallest things that tear us down?") and then just when you think you've got the measure of it, the chorus kicks in in a BMM-BMM-TISCH sort of way and everything gets much louder and pleading./ ^ "Jordin Sparks Album & Song Chart History".Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. "Does Winning 'American Idol' Even Matter Anymore?". ^ "Jordin Sparks signs with Jive Records group".Music videos List of music videos, showing year released and directors Tyrese, Toni Braxton, Omarion, Faith Evans, JoJo, Charlie Wilson, Tamar Braxton & Steve Russell Other appearances Album appearances Title Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack To raise funds for the 2010 Haiti earthquake "-" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. Label: 19, Louder Than Life, Sony Music.
Sparks' third studio album Right Here Right Now was released on August 21, 2015.Īlbums Studio albums Title In November 2009, Sparks was featured on the Guy Sebastian single " Art of Love", which charted within the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand. The title track reached the top 10 in multiple countries and received gold and platinum certifications in Australia and New Zealand. (Let the Music Play)" and " Don't Let It Go to Your Head". Three singles were released from the album: " Battlefield", " S.O.S. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, and was notably unsuccessful compared to Sparks' debut, only selling 190,000 copies in the US as of July 2015. Sparks' second studio album Battlefield was released in July 2009.
As of November 2010, Jordin Sparks has sold two million copies worldwide. " One Step at a Time" was released as the third single, and became a top 20 song in multiple countries worldwide. Both songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certifications. " Tattoo" and " No Air" were released as the album's first and second singles, respectively. The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Sparks' self-titled debut studio album was released in November 2007. She made her chart debut with the season's coronation song, " This Is My Now", which peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. At the age of 17, Sparks won the sixth season of American Idol in 2007 and earned a record deal with Jive Records. Sparks in the American Idol Experience motorcade at Walt Disney World in 2009.Īmerican singer Jordin Sparks has released four studio albums, four extended plays, one mixtape, 25 singles (including two as a featured artist, fourteen promotional singles and one charity single), 14 soundtrack appearances and seventeen music videos.