I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week
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"I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week" is a song recorded by American
United States
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  Pop singer-songwriter Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...

 and is the first single released from her 2009 album Amanda Leigh
Amanda Leigh
Amanda Leigh is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mandy Moore, released on May 26, 2009 through Storefront Recordings and RED Distribution...

, it is the third track on the album. The single peaked #90 on the Billboard Pop 100.

Release and promotion

Released for digital download on iTunes on March 17, 2009.
Moore has promoted the song in many places, such as:
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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    on May 26, 2009
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • Amoeba Music Hollywood
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  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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  • The View on June 9, 2009

Music video

The music video premiered on Monday April 20, 2009 at Yahoo!
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 Music. Directed by Ghost Town Media, the video shows Moore at a dojo
Dojo
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 watching a bunch of guys practicing karate
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 and mixed martial arts
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 moves, bored out of her mind. In the end of the video, the instructor (played by Chuck Liddell
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) comes up to her. She flashes her dress, kicks him in the testicles and walks away, leaving him in agony and all of the other guys in awe. The music video was released on to iTunes on May 5, 2009 just three weeks after it was premiered on Yahoo! Music.

Reception

Billboard
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magazine said that "Mandy Moore has been a recording artist for 10 years and continues churning out mature, yet age-appropriate songs. The tongue-in-cheek single "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week" is a feel-good pop song with restrained production, refreshingly showcasing the melody and Moore's alluring vocals. She recorded her sixth studio album, "Amanda Leigh" (the title is the singer's birth name), with Boston producer Mike Viola, who tapped into a hand-clapped rhythm and funky clavinet sounds, resulting in a light and bubbly sound for the season."

Track listing

US Promo CD-Single
  1. "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week" 2:53


I Tunes Digital Single
  1. "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week" 2:53

Alternate Versions

It was released an alternate version of the single, called I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week (Living Room Demo), an acoustic version of the song. It has also different lyrics. It can be found as an iTunes
ITunes
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exclusive bonus track.
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