Broken_&_Beautiful_(song)

Broken & Beautiful (song)

Broken & Beautiful (song)

2019 single by Kelly Clarkson


"Broken & Beautiful" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson from the soundtrack to the 2019 animated film UglyDolls. It was produced by American DJ Marshmello with British producer Steve Mac, both of whom had co-written the song with American singer Pink and Irish musician Johnny McDaid. The song was released by Atlantic Records as the soundtrack's lead single on March 27, 2019.

Quick Facts Single by Kelly Clarkson, from the album UglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ...

Description

"Broken & Beautiful" is an uplifting electropop[1] anthem[2] written by Pink, Johnny McDaid, Marshmello, and Steve Mac, and produced by the latter two.[3] It was released by Atlantic Records as the lead single to the soundtrack to the 2019 animated musical comedy film UglyDolls, to which Clarkson plays a lead role.[3] In the song, the singer is searching for someone to love her as she is.[2] Beginning with a four-chord synth pulse, the track utilizes a quiet-loud dynamic, with Clarkson belting in a high register on the chorus.[1]

Commercial performance

"Broken & Beautiful" debuted on the Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales chart on the week ending April 6, 2019, at number 4 and rose to the top of the chart the following week.[4][5] That same week, it also entered the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart at number 25 with 9,000 digital song sales,.[6][7] the Billboard Canadian Digital Song Sales chart at number 30,[8] the Official New Zealand Hot Singles Chart at number 35,[9] and on the Australian ARIA Digital Track Chart at number 48.[10]

Music video

The music video for the single was released on April 25, 2019, and was directed by Jay Martin.[11][12]

Live performances

From March 29–30, 2019, Clarkson premiered "Broken & Beautiful" live on the last two shows of her Meaning of Life Tour in Nashville, Tennessee and Greenville, South Carolina, respectively.[13] At the conclusion of the STX Films' presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, she performed a rendition of the song.[14] She has also performed it in live television: premiering on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 3, 2019, and later on The Today Show the following morning.[15] On April 30, 2019, she performed it on The Voice, and the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1, 2019.

Charts

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Certifications

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References

  1. Reed, Ryan (March 27, 2019). "Hear Kelly Clarkson's Sleek New Song 'Broken & Beautiful'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  2. Nied, Mike (March 27, 2019). "Kelly Clarkson Stuns On Inspiring New Anthem "Broken & Beautiful"". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. "Kid Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2019. (subscription required)
  4. "Kid Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2019. (subscription required)
  5. "Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2019. (subscription required)
  6. Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: April 8, 2019". RoughStock. Cheri Media. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  7. "Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2019. (subscription required)
  8. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  9. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (PDF). Australia: State Library of New South Wales. April 8, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-08. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  10. Gawley, Paige (April 25, 2019). "Kelly Clarkson's Daughter River Rose Stars in Her Mom's Music Video for 'Broken & Beautiful'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  11. "Kelly Clarkson - Broken & Beautiful (Produced by Marshmello & Steve Mac)". Ads of the World. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  12. Rubin, Rebecca (April 2, 2019). "Kelly Clarkson, Pitbull Embrace Imperfection With 'UglyDolls'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  13. "Kelly Clarkson – "Broken & Beautiful"" (Press release). Daily Play MPE. March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  14. "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  15. "Kid Digital Song Sales – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  16. "Kelly Clarkson – Broken & Beautiful". Spotify. March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  17. "Kelly Clarkson – "Broken & Beautiful"" (Press release). Daily Play MPE. March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

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