| "Be Still" | |
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| Song by Kelly Clarkson | |
| from the album My December | |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Studio | Mower Studios (Pasadena, California), Village Recorders (Santa Monica, California), SeeSquaredStudios (New York City), and Clinton Studios (New York City) |
| Genre | Folk blues |
| Length | 3:19 |
| Label | RCA |
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| Producer(s) | David Kahne |
"Be Still" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her third studio album, My December (2007). Written by Clarkson and her guitarist Aben Eubanks, and produced by David Kahne, "Be Still" is an acoustic folk blues ballad set moderately slow acoustic and electric guitars. Clarkson wrote the song as an introspective ballad based on her exhaustive experience from touring and promoting her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). Inspired by one of her favorite Bible verses, Psalm 46:10 ("Be still, and know that I am God"), the song is about taking a break from everyday things and taking a moment to appreciate one's life. [citation needed]
"Be Still" has received positive critical reception from music critics, who praised it as one of the album's highlights. Clarkson has included the song in the set list of her My December Tour (2007–08) and 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour (2008).