"
Battlefield" is a song by American recording artist
Jordin Sparks, taken from her sophomore studio album of the
same name. It was written by
Louis Biancaniello,
Ryan Tedder,
Sam Watters and
Wayne Wilkins, while production of the song was helmed by Tedder and The Runaways. "Battlefield" was released
digitally in the United States on May 8, 2009, as the album's
lead single. "Battlefield" is a mid-tempo ballad which draws from the genres of pop, R&B, pop rock and soft rock. The song's lyrics revolve around "a tumultuous relationship where neither side wants to compromise." The song's lyrical theme received comparisons to
Pat Benatar's "
Love Is a Battlefield" (1983), and its production was compared to Benatar's "
We Belong" (1984).