yesterday yesterday song recorded american singer second studio album written produced matrix production team consisting additional writing song influenced pop rock music lyrics chronicle protagonist getting breakup boyfriend declaring yesterday song received mixed reviews music critics noting close similarity works named best songs yesterday premiered listen june serviced mainstream radio united_states july song single chart billboard hot reaching number moderately successful outside reaching countries charted song reached number australia certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria song accompanied music video directed showed playing prank boyfriend successful music video channels like mtv performed song performed concert tours song featured compilations wanted best music video game background release recorded songs like wait dreams received substantial airplay executives record label planned help reach mature audience executive mother enlisted songwriting production team matrix consisting produce songs debut album yesterday songs produced team album song recorded album said heard song like opinion changed listened decided song percent comment negatively according ended loving stating fun song means lot chairman said song mature past work yesterday premiered listen june drew streams days released mainstream radio united_states july added song format weeks release song featured compilations album including wanted greatest hits album best featured music video game bonus download composition lyrically song talks got broken relationship declaring partner yesterday according song lyrics empowering breaking getting interview instinct said people told yesterday ultimate post breakup anthem said mother notion inner strength wanted music makes positive don think anymore said stressed importance strong songs boy broke heart going feet saying good girls hear musically yesterday moderately paced influences pop rock music moves tempo song set signature common time written key major song sequence chord progression vocal range song spans note note reception release song received mixed reviews critics stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic gave positive review commented song sounded natural coming teenager like noted influence song billboard gave mixed review commenting influence song similarly mixed review stating like bubblegum ice cream smooth sweet listen flavor eventually wears leaving somewhat generic pop anthems likely forgotten aforementioned young girl age reviewing compilation wanted bbc_music commented song best similarly sal_cinquemani slant_magazine noted track kind cute usa today gave negative review song title writing song title unfortunately prove artist content merely ride wave moment chart performance yesterday debuted billboard hot august number eventually peaked number spent weeks hot song topped billboard hot singles sales chart making artist months affiliated chart song peaked number canadian singles chart australia song debuted number thirty peaked number eighth week remained chart weeks ninth best selling single australia certified platinum japan song reached number oricon weekly charts united_kingdom song debuted number singles chart song peaked charts european countries netherlands france july song sold copies united_states music video music video premiered mtv july directed featured mtv making video days video premiere july according chairman care taken video offensive young fans parents work mtv video plays break prank boyfriend beach steals clothes including orange shirt reads bigger texas spends days taking strangers wearing shirt anonymously turns dismay receives final package returning picture smiling looking wearing shirt declares yesterday video shown performing song band music video ranked number staple incarnation reaching peak late august streamed music video aol live performances yesterday performed 31st american music award november song performed british chart program pops performed acoustic version song sessions aol apart live television performances song performed tours yesterday performed tour live acoustic performance sessions aol taped featured video compilation access pass performance tour featured live video compilation girl rock track listings credits personnel songwriters production matrix instruments programming matrix recording mixing matrix source charts certifications release history
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