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Posted by: Jonjo 25th August 2017, 07:11 PM

Taken from the album thread, but Kelly is popular enough on here to get another topic for her singles.

Apparently titled 'Love So Soft' and we are expecting it to be with us very soon as she is performing on GMA on 8th September!

Posted by: Liаm 25th August 2017, 07:23 PM

I forgot to post yday but Sam ofd here told me on ATRL someone said that this is her biggest chance at a hit in years, it was upbeat despite the title with horns featuring, and the thread got taken down so I am thinking the description was true

Posted by: Jonjo 25th August 2017, 08:11 PM

Oh wow! Really hope we get a clip at least to tide us over until premiere!

Posted by: Cameron 25th August 2017, 08:17 PM

Kelly always smashes with her lead singles!!! Yas

Posted by: all is vanity. 25th August 2017, 09:07 PM

The title is intriguing.

Posted by: Scene 26th August 2017, 01:55 PM

Very true bar MKIA and Heartbeat Song.

Posted by: jase. 26th August 2017, 01:58 PM

SO ready. Love a bit of Kelly

Posted by: Liаm 26th August 2017, 02:06 PM

I think it's Never Again that's the exception rather than them (well and Miss Independent I guess) Heartbeat Song still went gold and Mr Know It All silver, lus both were top 5s. She's always consistent, on a slightly lesser to Pink but equally doesn't really get the credit for it.

Posted by: kye 26th August 2017, 03:47 PM

i am SO ready for this. i'll be so let down if it's country-esque though

Posted by: Neil 26th August 2017, 03:53 PM

Nah it's more soulful.

Posted by: kye 26th August 2017, 03:55 PM

i know but she somehow always manages to sneak some country in there ha

Posted by: Neil 28th August 2017, 08:40 PM

She filmed the video yesterday and the song is apparently dropping on Thursday 7th...

Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 28th August 2017, 08:54 PM

That's true.

There's a flyer of Kelly Clarkson from RRP/Atlantic Records where this release date is mentioned (Available September 7, 2017) without the name of the track.

Posted by: Saenerys 28th August 2017, 09:01 PM

This is so much sooner than I expected! I knew there were rumours of an April release but I took those with a pinch of salt. My guess would be that the label want to release in Q4 to hopefully try and get some decent Christmas sales! Fingers crossed, I'm so ready for new Kelly!!!! *.*

Posted by: Envoirment 30th August 2017, 01:29 AM

So excited for this! Apparantley she's going to be channeling 90s Whitney/Mariah, cannot wait to hear it *_*

Posted by: Jonjo 30th August 2017, 02:32 PM

AllAccess seem to think the song will be going for top 40 radio adds from the 12th Sept! Impacting more or less straight away. Good news

Posted by: Cameron 31st August 2017, 08:29 AM

Yassss

Posted by: TMD_24Quavo 31st August 2017, 09:21 AM

A legit source on Pulsemusic is saying that she is also dropping Move You on the same day as well.

Posted by: Jonjo 31st August 2017, 01:29 PM

OOFT. 2 NEW KELLY TRACKS!?!? I AM NOT READY.

Posted by: Liаm 31st August 2017, 01:30 PM

Omg fab, two new Kelly tracks

Posted by: Cameron 31st August 2017, 02:15 PM

I am not ready for this omfg

Posted by: allfiredup93 3rd September 2017, 01:44 PM

IT'S COMING!

https://twitter.com/kelly_clarkson/status/904328152855351296

Posted by: Saenerys 3rd September 2017, 01:46 PM

I've only just noticed her new Twitter display picture and she is looking fantastic!!!!

Posted by: Liаm 3rd September 2017, 01:51 PM

Yaaass, it's great to have it confirmed!

Posted by: Mullo 4th September 2017, 11:03 AM

why a Thursday release?

Posted by: Jonjo 4th September 2017, 02:28 PM

The very small clip has me shook. Like... holy crap.

Posted by: Neil 4th September 2017, 04:44 PM

Thursday is the new Friday is the new Sunday is the new Monday.

Posted by: Neil 4th September 2017, 06:43 PM

Looks like Kelly Rowland is on the track.

Posted by: Regina 4th September 2017, 07:04 PM

I'm pretty sure that was one of her backing vocalists and not Kelly.

Posted by: Neil 4th September 2017, 07:07 PM

Oops

Posted by: Mullo 6th September 2017, 01:19 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw2udg12Eic

Posted by: Regina 6th September 2017, 01:20 PM

And just like that, she deweaved everyone in a hundred mile radius with her voice.

Posted by: Liаm 6th September 2017, 01:28 PM

Omg she's coming for her Love On The Brain

Posted by: Saenerys 6th September 2017, 07:07 PM

Is this not called Move You instead? Shes shared a clip on Twitter with the hashtag as well.

Posted by: THEO. 6th September 2017, 07:11 PM

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYrhp3glGIh

She's releasing two songs.

Posted by: Saenerys 6th September 2017, 07:14 PM

I must have not read that properly oops! So ready for the livestream at 11!

Posted by: Cameron 6th September 2017, 10:22 PM

If the live clip in her youtube live stream is anything to go by this is going to be MASSIVE

Posted by: Cameron 6th September 2017, 10:22 PM

out 6am in the US so should be 11am here!

Posted by: Ryan. 7th September 2017, 10:07 AM

It's ok on first listen, not as instant as most of her recent singles so we shall see how it grows!

Posted by: THEO. 7th September 2017, 10:09 AM

This is excellent! Much better than "Heartbeat Song" and "Mr Know it All" already, it's a lot more soulful than anything she's released since Thankful! It ends abruptly though

Posted by: Ryan. 7th September 2017, 10:16 AM

Definitely helps it click quicker!

Posted by: AdamAloud 7th September 2017, 10:18 AM

I like it but not as much as her other lead singles on first listen.

Posted by: Saenerys 7th September 2017, 10:27 AM

It's very Meghan Trainor second era isn't it?

The video is a MASSIVE step up from the last era where she was just sort of there in the videos for Heartbeat Song, Invincible and Piece by Piece, whereas here I'm loving all the different scenes and set ups that are going on. Kelly looking incredible as well

Posted by: Rob S 7th September 2017, 10:34 AM

Yesss this is super duper <3 pls smash! The video is magnificent as well.

Posted by: White Mustang 7th September 2017, 10:44 AM

I'm glad she's put a lot of effort in, but what a mess of a video...it just doesn't mesh well together for me.

Posted by: Mullo 7th September 2017, 11:00 AM

Love it
If radio get behind this it'll do well

Posted by: Regina 7th September 2017, 11:10 AM

LOOOOOOOVE

Posted by: Liаm 7th September 2017, 12:39 PM

This is by far her weakest lead Really disappointed.

Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 7th September 2017, 01:13 PM

OBSESSED.

http://www.deviouspop.com/-trackoftheday.html

Posted by: Rob Spears 7th September 2017, 01:18 PM

Hmmmm

Posted by: Liаm 7th September 2017, 01:24 PM

I think this might actually her worst single for me period, let alone lead :/ It's just not growing

Posted by: Spin 7th September 2017, 01:50 PM

The verses are quite catchy but I'm not really feeling those choruses very monotone imo

Posted by: hightones 7th September 2017, 02:26 PM

Love her music.

Posted by: Bjork 7th September 2017, 02:37 PM

not super super loving it either on 1st listen

Posted by: UltraReputation 7th September 2017, 02:44 PM

This is FAB. <3

Posted by: truly talented 7th September 2017, 02:46 PM

Verses are ok but I don't like the Chorus at all. Not her usual standard but I like the video.

Posted by: Lee_J11 7th September 2017, 03:30 PM

Chorus is rather limp isn't it

Posted by: Jonjo 7th September 2017, 03:37 PM

I really like it. Took getting used to, but it's really good!

Need to watch the video though!

Posted by: Cameron 7th September 2017, 05:09 PM

The video is bonkers, absolutely loving this!

Posted by: Regina 7th September 2017, 05:25 PM

The vid is brilliantly bonkers. Plus she looks so gorgeous, especially in that Belle dress and the blue outfit in the house

Posted by: Cameron 7th September 2017, 05:27 PM

I just get so emotional over Kelly. I can see me grinding to this in a club

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 7th September 2017, 05:28 PM

The video is AMAZING.

The song is... okay. I'll see if it grows.

Posted by: Cameron 7th September 2017, 05:30 PM

This is 100% a grower. Her ad-libs are just killing me

Posted by: Regina 7th September 2017, 05:35 PM

I think this is one of my favourite Kelly singles already it's so different in sound but yet so...her.

Posted by: vibe 7th September 2017, 06:04 PM

Sounds good in first listen .

Posted by: Davidson 7th September 2017, 09:07 PM

This is the perfect description of it for sure.

I can't help but feel like this is a very odd choice of lead single. The video almost makes it work and I can almost see what she was attempting but it ends up feeling very limp and lacking in any kind of memorable hook.

I don't hate it and it may grow on me but I think she is above this.

Posted by: Jonjo 8th September 2017, 12:36 PM

I honestly don't get the "Meghan Trainor era 2" comparisons at all lmao ����. These lyrics, although hardly ivor novello worthy, are 1000x more mature and far better. I just think it's a bit of a lazy comparison tbh. Meghan didn't invent the doo wop pop sound lmao. (Which this is barely even that tbh)

Also this is majorly growing on me too.

Posted by: Liаm 8th September 2017, 01:00 PM

It's not her second era it's her first though, that had that sound. I think I get what Sean means though, this is like a step up from that sound so it's kind of what the follow-up to Title would have been had she not changed it up. It's not terrible because I enjoyed Title but I'm just not finding myself going back to it a lot.

Posted by: Rob S 8th September 2017, 01:03 PM

I did admittedly feel a little bit disappointed in the chorus so I think it's like Taylors track where the chorus took time to grow on people whereas initially it wasn't as instant?

Her voice on this is so flawless as always so I think that's really what swooped in my first post about it really (& the OMG Kellys back, slay etc lol)

I'm just happy we got Pink & Kelly back at basically the same time tbh!

Posted by: MoistSummerFruit 8th September 2017, 01:06 PM

Love So Soft is ok.

Posted by: Regina 8th September 2017, 06:21 PM

Actual footage of Kelly slaying everything around me with this

Posted by: Cameron 8th September 2017, 06:36 PM

me when Kelly comes on shuffle

Posted by: Jack 9th September 2017, 02:28 PM

I really like this! It is very Meghan Trainor but that's no bad thing imo. I loved Meghan's second era.

Posted by: Saenerys 10th September 2017, 02:30 PM

Meghan certainly didn't invent the sound but shes the only comparison I could think of!

Having that said, this is finally (but slowly) starting to click with me. It's the bits when it slows down just before the chorus that I am enjoying

Leads mini singles rate:

Amazing, listen to regularly
Miss Independent
Since U Been Gone
Mr Know It All
Catch My Breath

Great
Never Again
My Life Would Suck Without You

Acceptable
Love So Soft
Heartbeat Song

Hardly listen to/meh
Underneath The Tree (even at Christmas time I hardly listen to this and often forget about it as I always go back to Wrapped In Red)

Posted by: MoistSummerFruit 10th September 2017, 02:37 PM

I looove Wrapped in Red ... the song - Underneath the tre and the rest is laughable.

Posted by: Saenerys 10th September 2017, 02:39 PM

As do I which is why I don't really listen to Underneath The Tree. Maybe it's because it's a semi romantic song and I'm single af?

ALSO THIS GIF

Posted by: THEO. 10th September 2017, 09:25 PM

Absolutely screaming that "Piece by Piece" is outselling this by almost 10x on iTunes - such a shame that she's overshadowing her own comeback Although that is a tune and deserves a much better peak than #90 or whatever it got.

Posted by: Liаm 12th September 2017, 02:20 AM

This has finally hit me, I couldn't leave Kelly out in the cold for too long It's still one of her weakest leads for me but I love them all so it's not a damnation. SUBG, My Life and Never Again are all in my top 40 of all time (maybe NA just outside). As Sean said, I adore the bit where it slows down for the chorus <3

01 Since U Been Gone (of course an ultimate belt it out ANTHEM)
02 My Life... (such anuplifting pop song)
03 Never Again (SO underrated, I love the rockiness to it but I can see why others don't like it and it wasn't the best single, but then nothing on My December was as perfect as the album is)
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04 Mr Know It All (again underrated, it was a nice change of pace and I adore it even if Stronger should have been the lead)
05 Catch My Breath (lovely bop, I love it more than I realise when I listen to it)
06 Miss Independent (a tune)
07 Love So Soft
08 Underneath The Treee (I'm not much of a Christmassy person in the first place so Xmas songs suffer in my rankings but this is deffo a fave Xmas song, lovely little song)
09 Heartbeat Song (a bop but I'd have chosen like 4 or 5 songs as the lead over this, although it did well in the UK so it must be doing something right)

Even HS is a 8.5/10 tho oops

Posted by: Jonjo 12th September 2017, 02:30 AM

Ahhh. So pleased to see it's grown on you! The slowing down before the chorus actually reminds me a fair bit of Adele - Rumour Has It. But I might be making that up as I haven't listened to that song in a while haha.



SLAYED obviously.

Although THAT note, she said in a video on FB today, that she is saving the note for tour and not gonna attempt it when promoing haha. I think it's due to her having to get up early and her throat not being 100% first thing in the morning (but I believe she'd be able to hit that note whether it's 5am or 5pm )

Posted by: Regina 12th September 2017, 01:49 PM

I guess it's insurance too, if she went for that note all the time she might risk damaging her voice. I know Celine Dion pre-reocrds some of the more difficult notes in
a few songs, it's how she's kept her voice so strong. Obviously they can both hit these notes but it's better to be safe.

Posted by: White Mustang 25th September 2017, 10:20 AM

This....isn't doing well is it?

Posted by: MoistSummerFruit 25th September 2017, 10:36 AM

Love this song, but it sounda so different live

Studio magic

Posted by: Mullo 25th September 2017, 10:52 AM

streaming is killing it

Posted by: KWEEN_DEE 25th September 2017, 05:24 PM

Kelly’s not really been a “peak high to start” since about 2005. I think everyone is more interested in how the album will do anyway.

Posted by: Envoirment 25th September 2017, 05:29 PM

It's doing decently in the US and climbing radio there nicely. It's somewhat stable on iTunes there too.

In the UK no It's playlisted by BBC Radio 2, but that's the only significant station I can see playing it. BBC Radio 1 have played it a few times, they may playlist it this week/next week? Capital haven't touched it though. They played "Heartbeat Song" a lot, so without the support from capital this may struggle. But we'll see - its airplay is just starting out!

Posted by: StillJupiter 27th September 2017, 08:40 AM

No shade, but I don't get the surprise every time a female artist over a certain age is snubbed by Radio 1 and Capital. It happens literally 9 times out of 10. At some point you have to start out not expecting Radio 1 or Capital to support them, never mind what level of success or impact they've had before.

It will happen to the likes of Jess Glynne and Ariana Grande one day too, when they're no longer flavour of the month or the age that the big stations arbitraily decide is appropriate for a female pop singer to be and still be cool or relevant.

Posted by: kye 27th September 2017, 09:14 AM

i think it's less surprise & more disappointment because we were holding out hope that Kelly may be an anomaly (like P!nk).

Posted by: Saenerys 27th September 2017, 05:01 PM

The problem is the genre - Heartbeat Song was so pop whereas Love So Soft is the opposite and isn't suited for R1, really.

Posted by: cqmerqn 27th September 2017, 08:50 PM

Love So Soft IS suited to R1 I’d say?

Posted by: George.keh 27th September 2017, 08:52 PM

They playlist Love On The Brain by Rihanna id say it’s a similar sound to that

Posted by: Jonjo 8th November 2017, 10:56 PM

So this has actually done pretty decently in America!

Billboard Hot 100:

47. Kelly Clarkson - Love So Sot (+10) [NEW PEAK]
Chart-run: 62-81-74-72-70-59-57-47