Broken Bridge

"Broken Bridge" is a single from American singer/songwriter Elice Claire. As her first major release, the song is generally considered her debut single. Released in early-2008, the single peaked at number-two on the Urapopstar Single Charts, becoming Claire's first top three hit.

Song information
Broken Bridge was written by Elice Claire and it was recorded in Miami in the winter of 2007. It was the first song Elice completed since her unknown demo "Love Life Affair". The song is a mid-tempo ballad with a 2000's pop throwback, much like something Jessica Simpson would've done for her 'In This Skin' Album session. According to Claire, the song is about "being lost and not knowing what to do when you are torn apart". The song starts off rather angry, as it asks her lover for the "truth" and trying to get this lover [possibly an ex] to understand the point she is trying to make. As the song moves from verse one to the pre-chorus, Elice is trying to move on, however her so called "love" pulls her back trying to make everything better even though there's nothing he can do to fix their relationship. The chorus starts and that's when you get "sort of twisted in the middle of the message." According to Elice, she wanted to explain what she was feeling in a code-like manner that only she can understand.

Music video
Two versions of the music video were made. The first version, the UK version was shot in united states during the first week of march 2008. The video shows Elice in a ballroom waiting for her date to arrives. Throughout the video, Elice hallucinates about her date until he finally shows up in the end of the video. The second version is the International version. Version two was shot in December 2007 to accompany the release of the single in the United States. This version is more complex and it shows Elice standing in a old bridge, in an imaginary dark garden, where everything Elice touches turns into ashes. According to Claire, the American version doesn't exactly have a plot.

Track listings
UK Promo CDS
 * 1) "Broken Bridge" (Radio Edit)
 * 2) "Broken Bridge" (Demo Version)

US Promo CDS
 * 1) "Broken Bridge" (Radio Edit)
 * 2) "Broken Bridge" (Call Out Hook)
 * 3) "Broken Bridge" (Instrumental)

UK Club Mixes Promo
 * 1) "Broken Bridge" (Davis Burned Remix)
 * 2) "Broken Bridge" (Davis Burned Dub)
 * 3) "Broken Bridge" (Davis Burned Radio Edit)
 * 4) "Broken Bridge" (Dr. Octavo Bridge Remix)
 * 5) "Broken Bridge" (Dr. Octavo Bridge Extended)
 * 6) "Broken Bridge" (Dr. Octavo Bridge Radio Edit)

UK CD 1 Single (88256 927351) (Released: April 28, 2008)
 * 1) "Broken Bridge"
 * 2) "When You're Here"
 * 3) "Broken Bridge" (Davis Burned Radio Edit)

UK CD 2 Single (88256 927423) (Released: April 28, 2008)
 * 1) "Broken Bridge"
 * 2) "Blame's on Me"
 * 3) "Broken Bridge" (Dr. Octavo Bridge Remix)
 * 4) "Broken Bridge" [Interactive U-Myx Mixer]

US Digital EP
 * 1) "Broken Bridge"
 * 2) "Broken Bridge" (Davis Burned Remix)
 * 3) "Broken Bridge" (Dr. Octavo Bridge Remix)
 * 4) "Broken Bridge" [International Version - Music Video] (iTunes Only)

Chart performance
"Broken Bridge" became Claire's first top three hit in the UK. The song entered the Urapopstar Single charts with downloads sales alone at #18 with 12,223 copies; with the physical release in the following week, the song jumped to number two, selling 59,341 copies. The single held on the top 10 for 4 weeks and went on to sell 238,027 copies. The song was certified GOLD. The song did very well on the Airplay Charts, where it peaked at number one for a week, it became the second most played song of 2008. In the United States, the song was not well received, due to lack of promotion and no radio support, the song only managed to peak at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100.