A Broken Wing
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"A Broken Wing" is a 1997 country power ballad by Martina McBride that became one of her signature songs, known for its powerful vocals and theme of a woman finding strength to leave an abusive relationship.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Evolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
themes of resilience
ⓘ
women's empowerment anthems ⓘ |
| chartedOn | Billboard Hot Country Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| decade | 1990s ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of Martina McBride's signature songs ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ power ballad ⓘ |
| hasBPM | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | various television performances ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | A Broken Wing music video ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Evolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | B major ⓘ |
| label | RCA Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:34 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
leaving an abusive relationship
ⓘ
woman finding strength ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Deaton-Flanigen Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
domestic abuse narrative
ⓘ
powerful vocal performance ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardHotCountrySongs | 1 ⓘ |
| performedBy | Martina McBride in concert ⓘ |
| performer | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Martina McBride
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Worley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1996–1997 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| singleChronologyNext | Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singleChronologyPrevious | Still Holdin' On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional abuse
ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ leaving a controlling partner ⓘ |
| targetAudience | country music listeners ⓘ |
| vocalRange | nearly two octaves ⓘ |
| vocalType | powerful vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
James House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Barnhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Hogin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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