--- title: Jennifer Lawrence's Song From Hunger Hames Mockingjay Part 1 Is a Hit description: Jennifer Lawrence's song from 'Mockingjay, Part 1' is a hit in the U.K. canonical: https://time.com/3608986/jennifer-lawrence-singing-mockingjay-hunger-games/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-27T21:33:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:06:52.791Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Jennifer Lawrence Has a Hit Song in the U.K. og:description: It's ironic, since J-Law apparently hates to sing og:url: https://time.com/3608986/jennifer-lawrence-singing-mockingjay-hunger-games/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0a429222bc83bee/69876452cd1bba5a3a6f3029/hunger-games-mockingjay.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jennifer Lawrence Has a Hit Song in the U.K. twitter:description: It's ironic, since J-Law apparently hates to sing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0a429222bc83bee/69876452cd1bba5a3a6f3029/hunger-games-mockingjay.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jennifer Lawrence Has a Hit Song in the U.K.  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Nov 27, 2014 9:33 PM UTC  Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1Murray Close—Lionsgate  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Nov 27, 2014 9:33 PM UTC As if a blockbuster opening weekend for _The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1_ wasn’t enough, actress Jennifer Lawrence can add another accomplishment to her résumé: [a hit song](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-breaks-uk-music-752709). Lawrence sings on “The Hanging Tree,” the single from _Mockingjay_ that has landed at [No. 29](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-breaks-uk-music-752709) on the charts in the U.K., according to the U.K.’s Official Charts Company, the _Hollywood Reporter_ reports. **MORE:** [Hear Jennifer Lawrence Sing in _Mockingjay_](http://time.com/3600706/jennifer-lawrence-sing-mockingjay/) It’s ironic that Lawrence now has some music cred, because the actress reportedly hates to sing. _Mockingjay_ director Francis Lawrence told [RadioTimes.com](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-10/horrified-jennifer-lawrence-cried-before-having-to-sing-in-latest-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1) that Lawrence was “horrified to sing,” and that the day she had to do it was “her least favorite day” of shooting. ### See Hunger Games: Mockingjay Stars' Most Memorable Past Roles  Jennifer Lawrence is a household name now thanks to roles like Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games movies, but back in 2010 she was still a relative unknown when she made her breakout performance as Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone. Lionsgate; Roadside Attractions  Before he brought to life Peeta Mellark from the Hunger Games novels, he played Jesse Aarons from Bridge to Terabithia in the 2007 fantasy film by the same name. Lionsgate; Buena Vista  Liam Hemsworth, aka the real life brother of Thor, plays Katniss’ love interest Gale Hawthorne in the Hunger Games movies and also played a runaway teen named Victor in the 2009 British thriller Triangle. Lionsgate; Icon Film  Woody Harrelson spends his time in the Hunger Games mentoring Katniss as former District 12 victor Haymitch Abernathy, but back in the day he spent his time schooling others in basketball as Billy Hoyle in the 1992 comedy White Men Can’t Jump. Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox  Before she was dressing up victors in the Hunger Games movies as Effie Trinket, Elizabeth Banks was dressed up in scrubs as Dr. Kim Briggs in the long-running television show Scrubs. Lionsgate; NBC  Donald Sutherland may rule Panem with an iron fist, but he showed a much gentler side as Mr. Bennet in the 2005 romance Pride & Prejudice. Lionsgate; Focus Features  Julianne Moore takes on a stark tone as the reserved and stoic President Alma Coin of District 13 in Mockingjay, but in 1998 she played the uninhibited avant-garde artist Maude in The Big Lebowski. Lionsgate; Gramercy Pictures  The late Philip Seymour Hoffman brings his considerable talent to the Hunger Games as the Head Gamemaker turned rebel Plutarch Heavensbee, but years prior, he portrayed the author Truman Capote in the 2005 biopic Capote, a role for which he would win an Oscar for Best Actor. Lionsgate; Sony Pictures Classics  Sam Claflin plays Finnick Odair, the charismatic victor from District 4, and was also William, Snow White’s childhood friend, in the 2012 fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman. Lionsgate; Universal  Before he was interviewing the Hunger Games victors about the minutiae of their lives as Caesar Flickerman, Stanley Tucci chased the latest in fashion trends as Nigel, the snarky art director of Runway magazine, in the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada. Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox  Jeffrey Wright portrays the genius inventor Beetee in the Hunger Games and also played CIA operative Felix Leiter in the James Bond movies Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Lionsgate; MGM  Long before he was shooting propaganda films in Mockingjay as Pollux, Elden Henson was shooting pucks back in the 90s as Fulton Reed in the Mighty Ducks trilogy. Lionsgate; Buena Vista  Although Mahershala Ali has to fight the Capitol’s considerable forces as Commander Boggs in Mockingjay, human soldiers should prove much easier after having to face off against aliens in the 2010 sci-fi flick Predators. Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox  Natalie Dormer joins the cast of the Hunger Games as Cressida, a talented propaganda director, in Mockingjay, however, most people will better know her as Margaery Tyrell from Game of Thrones. 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