This accept-yourself-as-you-are anthem is the second single from Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Francesca Battistelli's debut album, My Paper Heart.
"Perfection is my enemy" she sings. When we spoke with Francesca in 2011, she told us that she always has been a perfectionist, and "that's something I'm working hard not to be, because it's not a very healthful trait. I mean, there's pros and cons to it. But that's the idea in that line of the song; that I'm trying to overcome this idea of perfectionism and trying to do things with excellence but not hold myself to impossible standards. You tend to not get anything done when you have do it perfectly, because we're not perfect."
The song shattered records in becoming the most added song by a female artist in Christian radio history and holding the #1 slot for ten consecutive weeks.
Francesca told us that she hears from many young girls who are vulnerable to the idealized images they see on TV, and hopes that this song will help free them from those comparisons. Said Battistelli: "I'm grateful that I can give some sort of reminder to them that nobody's perfect, including me, including the singer that you're listening to, and just be an inspiration in that way that celebrates the person that you are, and the person that God made you to be."
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