I Choose You (Sara Bareilles song)
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- House of Blues Studios (Encino, CA)
- Indian River Studios (Florida)
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA)
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| Single by Sara Bareilles | ||||
| from the album The Blessed Unrest | ||||
| Released | January 17, 2014 | |||
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| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Endert | |||
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| "I Choose You" on YouTube | ||||
"I Choose You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Sara Bareilles from her fourth studio album, The Blessed Unrest (2013). The song was written by Bareilles, Jason Blynn and Pete Harper, and produced by Mark Endert, who also produced her hit "Brave".
"I Choose You" was released on January 17, 2014 as the album's second single and was featured in the television shows Life Sentence[1] and Secrets and Lies.[2] The song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 14 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units.
Music video
The music video for "I Choose You" was directed by Dennis Liu and was released on May 5, 2014.[5] It features two real-life couples - one heterosexual and one lesbian - delivering unique proposals to their significant others with Bareilles's assistance.[6][7] The video combines footage of the preparations with shots of Bareilles singing, and culminates in the proposals.[7]
Critical reception
Mike Wass of Idolator described the production on the song as the most expansive of Bareilles's career, with its incorporation of "kooky staccato beats" and a "sprinkling of synths".[8]
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the song as "nimble", and stated that its "backing vocals, string plucks and soaring romantic declarations would make this a bid for future wedding playlists".[4]
Mesfin Fekadu of the Associated Press described the song as "a beautiful song about falling in love" which could "make anyone's irritating day better".[9]
