Low (Kelly Clarkson song)
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| Single by Kelly Clarkson | ||||
| from the album Thankful | ||||
| Released | August 3, 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
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| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Harry | |||
| Producer(s) | Clif Magness | |||
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"Low" is a song by American pop rock singer-songwriter, Kelly Clarkson, for her debut album, Thankful (2003). The song was written by Jimmy Harry and produced by Clif Magness. It was released as the album's second official single, on August 3, 2003, while it was also released as a double A-side single with "The Trouble with Love Is" in the UK.
The song is notable for being the first single in which Clarkson explores the "pop rock" element that would later define her career in singles like "Breakaway" and "Since U Been Gone". The song received favorable reviews from music critics who complimented her vocals and the song's lyrics. On March 5, 2013, Billboard ranked the song at number 87 in its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time.
After some encouragement from friends, Jimmy Harry, the songwriter of "Low", asked singer-songwriter Danielle Brisebois to sing the demo and offered it to Britney and Kylie, but "it really wasn’t a good fit for what they were doing," said the songwriter. The song eventually found its way to Kelly, which initially filled Jimmy with apprehension. "I was a bit conflicted about Kelly doing the song," he admits. "Mostly because it seemed like they were going for a Celine Dion/Mariah Carey sort of vibe with her and I wasn’t sure how it was going to make sense with what I had heard from the rest of the record. I liked the version she cut a lot. I was expecting it to be a bit more pop than the way Clif Magness produced it."
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