battlefield song battlefield song american recording artist taken sophomore studio album written production song helmed battlefield released digitally united_states album lead single battlefield mid tempo ballad draws genres pop pop rock soft rock song lyrics revolve tumultuous relationship wants compromise song lyrical theme received comparisons love battlefield production compared belong battlefield received music critics praised production lyrics united_states battlefield reached number billboard hot chart number pop songs chart outside reached number canada reached australia ireland new_zealand united_kingdom song accompanying music video directed features sparks field flanked flashing lights smoke promote song sparks performed televised shows included american idol good morning america song covered english alternative rock band performed television life live background release battlefield written produced track mixed song initially written christina_aguilera mind later considered duet rihanna news broke brown assaulted rihanna ceo decided battlefield sparks interview digital_spy sparks revealed studio working song asked play demo battlefield sparks pleased demo presented asked song later received phone confirmed record battlefield sparks elaborated song grabbed actually fact big melody starts soft gets massive kinda lots friends gone battlefield situations relationships singing song position tried imagine going got think tell battlefield released digitally united_states sent contemporary hit radios digital remixes song released australia germany new_zealand united_kingdom june single battlefield featuring additional remix released united_kingdom july canada france july battlefield released maxi single germany july composition battlefield mid tempo pop ballad derives genres pop rock soft rock instrumentation battlefield consists bass piano drums percussion guitar battlefield set common time moderate tempo beats minute composed key major sparks vocal range spanning note song lyrics revolve tumultuous relationship wants compromise stated jocelyn_vena mtv_news nick_levine digital spy noted battlefield based love war metaphor chorus sparks sings meant start war know wanna hurt don know fighting love feel like battlefield battlefield battlefield bridge features line guess better armour critical reception bill_lamb awarded battlefield half stars writing battlefield kind song screams instant hit time listen lamb praised sparks exciting vocals wrote minor talent proves notes clearly vocal zone nick_levine digital spy noted song bears similarities beyoncé halo found song plain better writer insider stated songs album proved won sixth season american idol female magazine called song incredible writing build verses epic chorus sung arena world greatness song summed words sputnikmusic called massive epic pop song sparks best single release date daily_mirror called battlefield epic ballads low described radio friendly song new_york_post called song simply pure pop magic entertainment weekly described battlefield gorgeous writing sparks hits better armor bridge practically feel wind hair virgin media wrote song help reach available nearby sing despite calling bridge pedestrian pace advice sal_cinquemani slant_magazine stated battlefield catchy halo bleeding love noted song production similar belong echoed guardian wrote inner struggling new_york_times stated battlefield sparks sounds control copyright interests preferred battlefield metaphors form referring love battlefield new zealand herald noted song lyrics similar love battlefield criticized sparks inspiration chart performance united_states battlefield entered billboard hot chart number chart issue dated peaked number chart issue dated august sparks hit hot july song sold digital copies united_states canada battlefield debuted canadian hot chart number chart issue dated spending consecutive weeks chart song peaked number august new_zealand_singles_chart debuted number june peaked number july song certified gold recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand rianz denoting sales copies australia battlefield debuted number aria_singles_chart june peaked number july song certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria denoting shipments copies charted reached number united_kingdom battlefield debuted number june peaked number following week irish_singles_chart song debuted peaked number june august entered netherlands single chart number following week ascended peak position number switzerland battlefield debuted peaked number august debuted number august following week song peaked number spent weeks chart austria battlefield reached number music video music video battlefield directed filmed golden oak ranch california june thirty second preview video released online complete video premiered online june video begins shot black car parked middle field sparks appears sitting car dressed black sings verse intercut scenes sparks laying field wearing white dress shown second verse exits car walks camera second chorus kicks sparks surrounded smoke song bridge warns love interest armour appears surrounded flashing lights smoke intercut scenes sparks singing camera black backdrop shown video shows sparks lifting right arm air missiles shoot sky video ends showing sparks covered smoke jocelyn_vena mtv_news wrote video shows sparks definitely growing idolator wrote video simple affair allows maximum drama mode live performances cover versions sparks performed battlefield results accompanied played piano performance performance praised wrote looks sounds great june sparks support act world tour performed battlefield band july sparks performed battlefield good morning america performance featured sparks black white dress performing backup band following day performed song live kelly late night august sparks performed battlefield north american leg served support act song included set list july battlefield covered english alternative rock band performance song included live dvd titled battlefield covered abc television life live musical episode lovers september contestant india rose sang version song second season factor australia track listing formats credits personnel source charts certifications release history
Battlefield (song)