Christina Perri Cracks Billboard’s Hot 100 With 1,000 years Part 2

According to Billboard:

 

Perri is back on the Hot 100 with “A Thousand Years, Pt. 2” featuring Steve Kazee, the only track on “Twilight Saga — Breaking Dawn Pt. 2” available for purchase a la carte. It debuted last week on Hot Digital Songs at No. 13 with 70,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Her original solo version, from the “Breaking Dawn: Part 1” soundtrack, cracked the 2 million sold mark last week and is now at 2.1 million. It trails her biggest hit, “Jar of Hearts” from her debut album, “lovestrong.”; the single has sold 3.3 million copies.

“I always wanted it to be a duet,” she says, “because that’s the way I wrote it – part Edward and part for Bella.  I got to add a verse and then arrange it with a full orchestra with David Campbell. Being able to re-do it – I was incredibly blown away. When I went to the premiere, it felt more like everyone’s song – it’s for the whole franchise. I’m really honored.”

Video: Christina Perri Sings 1,000 Years to the Breaking Dawn Fan Camp

I’m not a crier and I got totally misty hearing 2,000 TwiHards singing the chorus with Cristina.

Christina Perri Hints She’ll Have Track on Breaking Dawn Part 2 Soundtrack

This weekend Christina Perri appeared at Hartford radio station 96.5’s Acoustic Cafe where she played a couple of sets…and let some interesting info drop about her and Breaking Dawn part 2.

“I might have seen the last film (Breaking Down Part Two) too, and it’s pretty amazing,” she teased, before adding. “I might be involved in that. I’m not really allowed to say though… just a hint.” And with the bomb dropped that Christina may be back for another round of Twilight music, she played her last song, joking “I’m sucking at secrets today!”

Hear it in Perri’s own words right here. Do you want her back on the Breaking Dawn Part 2 soundtrack.

Dancing With the Stars Features Breaking Dawn Soundtrack Song

Maria Menounos & Derek Hough danced the Viennese Waltz last night to Christina Perri’s 1,000 Years.

Christina Perri: Behind the Scenes With Her 1,000 Years Video

I don’t know about anyone else, but this is the soundtrack song that keeps getting stuck in my head.

Via Twilight Poison

Christina Perri 1,000 Year Video With Breaking Dawn Movie Footage

Check out Christina’s newest version of her video 1,000 years.

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Christina Perri Unveils New Breaking Dawn Video

This just in from Summit

 

CHRISTINA PERRI UNVEILS “A THOUSAND YEARS” VIDEO;
EAGERLY AWAITED CLIP DEBUTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
ON MTV, MTV HITS, MTV.COM, AND VH1.COM;
TRACK FEATURED ON SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT/CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED
“THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 –
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK”;
PERRI ALSO FEATURED ON UNIQUE TWILIGHT SAGA PROMOTIONAL TOUR,
WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES SET FOR ATLANTA, CHICAGO, AND DALLAS;
SOUNDTRACK ARRIVES IN STORES AND ONLINE NOVEMBER 8TH

Atlantic recording artist Christina Perri has announced the world premiere of her eagerly awaited new video, “A Thousand Years.”  The track – exclusively featured on Summit Entertainment/Chop Shop/Atlantic’s upcoming “THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK” – is available now at all leading digital retailers, while the album arrives in stores and at all online retailers on Tuesday, November 8th.
“A Thousand Years” will debut Wednesday, October 26th at 6 am ET on an array of MTV platforms, including MTV’s AMTV, MTV Hits, MTV.com, and VH1.com.  In addition, the video – directed by Jay Martin (whose previous work includes Perri’s breakthrough hit, “Jar of Hearts” as well as clips for such artists as Kid Rock, Skylar Grey, Death Cab for Cutie) – will have its VH1 on-air premiere during the upcoming installment of Top 20 Video Countdown, slated to air Saturday, October 29th at 9 am ET (check local listings).
Perri is scheduled to perform “A Thousand Years” as part of the unique promotional tour celebrating the imminent arrival of Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, which opens in theatres nationwide on November 18th.  The tour – which sees appearances from select members of the film’s cast, including Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, and Ashley Greene – will hit concert venues in Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas beginning Monday, November 7th (see attached itinerary).  Additional dates slated for San Francisco and Salt Lake City will feature live performances from Sleeping At Last and Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz, all of whom are also featured on “THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK.”  Tickets are free and will be available beginning at 10 am local time on Saturday, November 5th at each event location.  Tickets are limited to two per person, non-transferable, and available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.  Tour dates and locations, as well as cast availability, are subject to change.
“A Thousand Years” follows Perri’s breakthrough debut album, “lovestrong.,” which entered the SoundScan/Billboard 200 among the top 5 upon its release earlier this year.  The album – which includes the 2x-platinum certified smash, “Jar of Hearts” – is also shaping up as an unqualified international sensation, with top 5 success in Australia and Ireland as well as top 10 sales in Canada and the United Kingdom.
For additional news and information, please visit www.christinaperri.com, www.facebook.com/ChristinaPerriMusic, http://twitter.com/christinaperri, www.myspace.com/christinaperri, www.youtube.com/lovemspenny, and www.atlanticrecords.com.

Christina Perri Spills the Beans on an Artist and Actor Breaking Dawn Tour

According to The Hollywood Reporter (yet to be confirmed by Summit so realize these dates and locations may not be 100% solid):

Twilight is hitting the road for a unique run of promotional dates. From Nov. 7 through Nov. 11, one week before The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 opens nationally, select members of the movie’s cast along with musicians featured on the soundtrack will make appearances in five U.S. cities.

Exactly which Twilight characters will appear in the flesh has yet to be revealed, but the mini-tour kicks off in Atlanta and will travel to concert venues in Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Singer Christina Perri (slated to play three dates), Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz and Sleeping At Last (booked for other two dates) will each perform a brief set including the song they contributed to the movie’s soundtrack.

They quote Perri as saying:

The video for “A Thousand Years” will premiere on Nov. 17. In the meantime, Perri is looking forward to the great unknown. “They’re so secretive about everything,” she says of Summit Entertainment’s rollout plan for the tour. “But I hear there’s a private plane involved and I think it’s the Cullens that will be [on it] — the family, all the siblings and maybe some werewolves. But it doesn’t matter to me. I’d be stoked if it was an extra from the movies… If you would’ve told the Christina Perri of 2007 –who was waitressing all day and coming home every night to read one page of Twilight at a time, so it wouldn’t run out — that four years from now, she was going to be on a private plane with the cast, I think I would’ve passed out. It’s going to be a very surreal moment.”

Hopefully this will pan out. Having a music tour is a brilliant concept with these indie bands, too bad it hasn’t happened before! We’ve come a long way from those Hot Topic mall tours!

Christina Perri’s ‘A Thousand Years’ Official Lyric Video

Have you been dying to hear more from the Breaking Dawn Soundtrack? So have we! Here is Christina Perri’s lyric video for A Thousand Years. Calling it a lyric video makes me curious will there be an official Breaking Dawn video?
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Breaking Dawn Soundtrack Artist Christina Perri Reveals Interactive Breaking Dawn Graphic

Fellow Twilight fan and Breaking Dawn Soundtrack artist Christina Perri has debuted this fun piece of art on her website. Hover around and see what happens.

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