"Love Song" was initially written as a response to her music label's request for a commercial hit. The label wanted Bareilles to write something "radio-friendly" which she didn't like. She wrote "Love Song" as a rebellion against the label, and it ended up being her first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. #BehindtheMusic
the way this song calms me down is incredible, so incredible to the point of not even knowing how to explain just feeling, as if I went to another world and forgot about the problems I have
I listen on the coldest nights, it helps me think better, it helps me with my actions and helps me sleep. Music is my lull, and that's one that would simply be marked by my whole life.