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"Half of My Heart"
"Half of My Heart"
Single by John Mayer featuring Taylor Swift
from the album Battle Studies
Released	June 21, 2010
Recorded	2009
Length	4:10 (album version); 3:52 (pop mix);
Label	Columbia; Big Machine;
Songwriter(s)	John Mayer
Producer(s)	John Mayer; Steve Jordan;
John Mayer singles chronology
Taylor Swift singles chronology
Music video
	"Half of My Heart" on YouTube

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"Half of My Heart" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer featuring American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the third single from Mayer's 2009 album, Battle Studies. Mayer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2011 for his solo version of the song.^[2]

Music and lyrics

The lyrics of "Half of My Heart" are sung by both Mayer and Swift; Swift sings with Mayer in the chorus and in the song's bridge. The lyrics are about the duo, with half of their hearts saying they should continue to love each other, although the other half says they are not each other's true love, and cannot keep loving each other.

Mayer "tweeted" about wanting to record the song with Swift in March 2009: "Waking up to this song idea that won't leave my head. 3 days straight now. That means it's good enough to finish," he wrote. "It's called 'Half of My Heart' and I want to sing it with Taylor Swift. She would make a killer Stevie Nicks in contrast to my Tom Petty of a song."^[3]

In an interview for the television special John Mayer: On the Record with Fuse (which aired only on Fuse), Mayer's interviewer asked why the singer chose Swift to duet with, since she was only 19 years old, and Mayer was 32. He responded by saying that he was not putting her on the album just to sell more copies for die-hard fans of Taylor Swift that might just get the album for that song.

A new version of the song was made which does not feature Swift. It also features different instrumentation. An alternate edit of this version was set to the music video, and does feature Swift, although the video does not. This version was released as the "Pop Mix" on iTunes and Amazon.

The black acoustic guitar Mayer uses in the official video is a Martin 000-ECHF Belezza Nera.

Chart performance

"Half of My Heart" debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart on the issue date of May 8, 2010. This makes John Mayer's 14th appearance on that chart. The song also debuted at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 upon the release of Mayer's album Battle Studies. It fell off the Hot 100 within two weeks; however, upon its release as a single it re-entered the chart at number 88 and reached number 34. So far, it is Mayer's last single to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, though he has made appearances outside of the Top 40 since.

Credits and personnel

John Mayer – vocals, songwriter, producer, guitars
Taylor Swift – featured vocals
Steve Jordan – producer, drums
Pino Palladino – bass
Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitars

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Half of My Heart"
Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	71
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[5]	53
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	40
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[9]	7
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	2
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	22
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[12]	44

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Half of My Heart"
Chart (2010)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	74
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[14]	16
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[15]	14

Certifications

Certifications for "Half of My Heart"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	Gold	35,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[17]	Gold	45,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "Half of My Heart Songfacts". Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing ~ 12 July 2010" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia.
^ "John Mayer Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift – Half of My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "John Mayer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "John Mayer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "John Mayer Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "John Mayer Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "John Mayer Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Danish single certifications – John Mayer – Half of My Heart". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – John Mayer – Half of My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

"Half of My Heart" music video on YouTube

[1] "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

[Grammy2011-2] "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[3] "Half of My Heart Songfacts". Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2010-05-31.

[sc_Australiapandora_John_Mayer-4] "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing ~ 12 July 2010" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia.

[sc_Canada_John_Mayer-5] "John Mayer Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Dutch40_-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_John_Mayer_feat._Taylor_Swift-7] "John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift – Half of My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Billboardhot100_John_Mayer-8] "John Mayer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_John_Mayer-9] "John Mayer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_John_Mayer-10] "John Mayer Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_John_Mayer-11] "John Mayer Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_John_Mayer-12] "John Mayer Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.

[13] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[14] "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[15] "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[AustraliaJohn_MayerHalf_of_My_HeartsingleCertRef-16] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[DenmarkJohn_MayerHalf_of_My_HeartsingleCertRef-17] "Danish single certifications – John Mayer – Half of My Heart". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[United_StatesJohn_MayerHalf_of_My_HeartsingleCertRef-18] "American single certifications – John Mayer – Half of My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.

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-'''Half of My Heart''' is a song by American [[alternative rock]] singer [[John Mayer]] and American [[country music|country]] [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Taylor Swift]]. It is the third single from Mayer's 2009 album, ''[[Battle Studies (album)|Battle Studies]]''.
+"'''Half of My Heart'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[John Mayer]] featuring American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]]. It is the third single from Mayer's 2009 album, ''[[Battle Studies (album)|Battle Studies]]''. Mayer was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]] in 2011 for his solo version of the song.<ref name="Grammy2011">{{cite news|title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards|url=http://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html|access-date=July 20, 2015|year=2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513020610/http://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Music and lyrics==
+{{More citations needed section|date=March 2017}}
+The lyrics of "Half of My Heart" are sung by both Mayer and Swift; Swift sings with Mayer in the chorus and in the song's [[song structure (popular music)|bridge]]. The lyrics are about the duo, with half of their hearts saying they should continue to love each other, although the other half says they are not each other's true love, and cannot keep loving each other.
+Mayer "tweeted" about wanting to record the song with Swift in March 2009: "Waking up to this song idea that won't leave my head. 3 days straight now. That means it's good enough to finish," he wrote. "It's called 'Half of My Heart' and I want to sing it with Taylor Swift. She would make a killer [[Stevie Nicks]] in contrast to my [[Tom Petty]] of a song."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17747 |title=Half of My Heart Songfacts |access-date=2010-05-31 |archive-date=2017-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119075727/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17747 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-"Half of My Heart" features more of a pop rock sound than Mayer's previous music. His previous albums explored blues and acoustic rock, especially in his 2006 album ''[[Continuum (album)|Continuum]]. It also has a carefree, sing-along sound to it.
+In an interview for the television special ''John Mayer: On the Record with Fuse'' (which aired only on [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]), Mayer's interviewer asked why the singer chose Swift to duet with, since she was only 19 years old, and Mayer was 32. He responded by saying that he was not putting her on the album just to sell more copies for die-hard fans of Taylor Swift that might just get the album for that song.
-The lyrics of the song are sung by both Mayer and Swift; Swift sings with Mayer in the chorus and in the song's [[song structure (popular music)|bridge]]. The lyrics are about the duo, with half of their hearts saying they should continue to love each other, although the other half says they are not each other's true love, and cannot keep loving each other.
+A new version of the song was made which does not feature Swift. It also features different instrumentation. An alternate edit of this version was set to the music video, and does feature Swift, although the video does not. This version was released as the "Pop Mix" on iTunes and Amazon.
-Mayer "tweeted" about wanting to record the song with Swift in March 2009: "Waking up to this song idea that won't leave my head. 3 days straight now. That means it's good enough to finish," he wrote  "It's called 'Half of My Heart' and I want to sing it with Taylor Swift. She would make a killer [[Stevie Nicks]] in contrast to my [[Tom Petty]] of a song." <ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17747 Half of My Heart Songfacts] </ref>
+The black acoustic guitar Mayer uses in the official video is a Martin 000-ECHF Belezza Nera.
-In an interview shown on television called ''John Mayer: On the Record with Fuse'' (which only aired on the ''Fuse'' channel), Mayer's interviewer asked why the singer chose Swift to duet with, since she was only nineteen years old, and Mayer was 32. He responded by saying that he was not putting her on the album just to sell more copies for die-hard fans of Taylor Swift that might just get the album for that song.
 ==Chart performance==
-"Half of My Heart" debuted at twenty-nine on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks]] chart on the issue date of May 8, 2010. This makes John Mayer's fourteenth appearance on that chart.
+"Half of My Heart" debuted at number 29 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult Top 40|Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks]] chart on the issue date of May 8, 2010. This makes John Mayer's 14th appearance on that chart. The song also debuted at number 25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] upon the release of Mayer's album ''[[Battle Studies (album)|Battle Studies]]''. It fell off the Hot 100 within two weeks; however, upon its release as a single it re-entered the chart at number 88 and reached number 34. So far, it is Mayer's last single to reach the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, though he has made appearances outside of the Top 40 since.
+==Credits and personnel==
-{| class="wikitable"
+*[[John Mayer]] – vocals, songwriter, producer, guitars
+*[[Taylor Swift]] – featured vocals
+*[[Steve Jordan (drummer)|Steve Jordan]] – producer, drums
+*[[Pino Palladino]] – bass
+*[[Waddy Wachtel]] – acoustic guitars
+==Charts==
+{{col-start}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+|+Weekly chart performance for "Half of My Heart"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2009–2010)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
 |-
+{{singlechart|Australiapandora|71|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100710140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100711-0000/Issue1063.pdf|urltitle=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing ~ 12 July 2010|artist=John Mayer|rowheader=true}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
-! Chart (2009–2010)
-! Peak<br>position
 |-
+{{singlechart|Canada|53|artist=John Mayer|rowheader=true}}
-| [[Canadian Hot 100]]
-| align="center"| 53
 |-
+{{singlechart|Dutch40|15|year=2010|week=28|rowheader=true}}
-| U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
-| align="center"| 25
 |-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|40|artist=John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift|song=Half of My Heart|rowheader=true}}
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks]]
-| align="center"| 29
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+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|7|artist=John Mayer|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|2|artist=John Mayer|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|22|artist=John Mayer|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|44|artist=John Mayer|rowheader=true}}
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+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+|+Year-end chart performance for "Half of My Heart"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2010)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2010|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718165002/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|74
+|-
+!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418063624/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/adult-contemporary-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|16
+|-
+!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418173122/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/adult-pop-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|14
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Half of My Heart"}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=John Mayer|title=Half of My Heart|award=Gold|relyear=2009|certyear=2019}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=John Mayer|title=Half of My Heart|award=Gold|relyear=2009|certyear=2021|id=10034|accessdate=March 3, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=John Mayer|relyear=2009|certyear=2018|title=Half of My Heart|digital=true}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=1 | noshipments=true}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aojTGWAqUIQ "Half of My Heart"] music video on [[YouTube]]
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+{{Taylor Swift songs}}
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:2009 songs]]
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+[[Category:Big Machine Records singles]]
+[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
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+[[Category:Songs written by John Mayer]]
 [[Category:Taylor Swift songs]]
-[[Category:Vocal duets]]
+[[Category:Male–female vocal duets]]

v t e John Mayer
Discography
Studio albums	Room for Squares Heavier Things Continuum Battle Studies Born and Raised Paradise Valley The Search for Everything Sob Rock
Live albums	Any Given Thursday As/Is Try! Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
Extended plays	Inside Wants Out The Village Sessions The Complete 2012 Performances Collection The Search for Everything: Wave One The Search for Everything: Wave Two
Singles	"No Such Thing" "Your Body Is a Wonderland" "Why Georgia" "Bigger Than My Body" "Clarity" "Daughters" "Waiting on the World to Change" "Belief" "Gravity" "Dreaming with a Broken Heart" "Say" "Free Fallin'" "Who Says" "Heartbreak Warfare" "Half of My Heart" "Shadow Days" "Queen of California" "Who You Love" "XO" "Love on the Weekend" "In the Blood" "New Light" "Last Train Home"
Featured singles	"Go!" "Streetcorner Symphony" "Beat It"
Video albums	Any Given Thursday Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
Concert tours	John Mayer 2008 Summer Tour Battle Studies World Tour Born and Raised World Tour The Search for Everything World Tour
Related articles	John Mayer Trio Annual John Mayer Holiday Charity Revue Dead & Company PRS Silver Sky