Drugs don’t giveKelly Clarksonher “Favorite Kind of High” — love does.
On Friday, the 41-year-old singer-songwriter released her new single “Favorite Kind of High” from her upcoming albumChemistry, and the upbeat track sees Clarkson muse about a romance so blissful it makes her lose all control.
“You’re my favorite kind of high / Rushin' through me like a fire / And I need you to know / I say I won’t, but I do,” croons theAmerican Idolalum on the funk-charged summery track. “When it comes to lovin' you / I don’t have no control / You’re my favorite kind of high.”
Kelly Clarkson “Favorite Kind of High” Single Artwork.Courtesy of Atlantic Records
The “Miss Independent” musician previously released “Mine” and “Me,” two downtempo tracks with lyrics that discuss a breakup, with Clarkson standing up for herself and reflecting on a romance after its end.
Chemistrymarks Clarkson’s first album sinceher divorcefrom her ex-husbandBrandon Blackstock. She filed for divorce from the music manager, 46, in 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage, and it was finalized two years later. The pair shares sonRemington “Remy” Alexander, 7, and daughterRiver Rose, 8½.
“Having chemistry with someone is an incredible, and overwhelming, feeling. It’s like you have no choice in the matter. You are just drawn to each other,” she said about the upcoming album in a press statement. “This can be good and bad. This album takes you down every path that chemistry could lead you down.”
Upon the release of “Mine” and “Me,” Clarkson wrote on social media that she wanted to share the two songs at the same time because she “didn’t want to release just one song to represent an entire album, or relationship.”
Kelly Clarkson ‘Chemistry’ Album Cover.ATLANTIC RECORDS
She continued at the time, “There are many stages of grief and loss on this album. Each song is a different stage and emotional state.”
After previewing the record at a recent Los Angeles concert in celebration of her 41st birthday earlier this month, the Grammy-winning musician spoke toEntertainment Weeklyabout the difficulty of singing its songs in a live setting.
“The emotions kind of murdered me,” Clarkson told the outlet one week following the concert, during which she paused and apologized to the crowd after getting overwhelmed.
She described the rehearsals as “pretty flawless and easy and great,” noting that she was “almost proud” of herself before the show. “And then all of a sudden it was just like a wave washed over me.”
Kelly Clarkson.Brian Bowen Smith
Chemistryfinds Clarkson in a “very honest” space, she told the outlet, but she did scrap some songs that were “too truth-telling.”
“I know people will hear this record and be like, ‘Oh, damn, she went there!’ and I’m like, ‘No, I promise you I didn’t,'” she said in the interview.
The record was written a few years back but held until Clarkson was ready to release it, and she’s looking forward to sharing the music with fans who can relate to its lyrical content.
“No matter what album you’re listening to, it is kind of nice to have these people that went through stuff that other people are going through, and you just don’t feel alone in it,” she said. “Because I’ll tell you what, that’s the worst: when you’re in a crowded room or you’re smiling for America while doing your job and you just feel so sad and alone. That’s the worst feeling ever.”
Chemistryis set for a June 23 release.
source: people.com
