"
Broken Strings" is the third single by British musician
James Morrison from his second studio album,
Songs for You, Truths for Me, and was released in December 2008. The song is a duet with Canadian recording artist
Nelly Furtado. The single became Morrison's most successful single to date, peaking at number two on the
UK Singles Chart in January 2009, as well as in the top ten on many other European charts while topping the charts in Germany and Switzerland. It was featured in episode 16 of the second season of the American television drama
The Vampire Diaries.