Wrapped in Red (song)

"Wrapped in Red"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
from the album Wrapped in Red
ReleasedNovember 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
Recorded2013
StudioEcho Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length3:36
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"PrizeFighter"
(2014) 		"Wrapped in Red"
(2014) 		"Heartbeat Song"
(2015)
Music video
"Wrapped in Red" on YouTube

"Wrapped in Red" is a song by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson. It is the titular song and the opening track from her sixth studio album of the same name. Written by Clarkson, Ashley Arrison, Aben Eubanks, and Shane McAnally, the song is produced by Greg Kurstin, who recorded the track using the Wall of Sound production technique developed by Phil Spector. A soul-pop ballad, "Wrapped in Red" is a Christmas song about unrequited love in the holidays, in which the color red is used as metaphorical device to express someone's truthful feelings, apart from being a quintessential holiday color. "Wrapped in Red" was serviced by RCA Records to Adult Contemporary radio stations as the second single from the album on November 25, 2014.[3]

Lauded for its homage to production sound and vocal performance, "Wrapped in Red" was met with a positive reception from music critics, who regarded it a candidate to be a future holiday classic along with "Underneath the Tree". Boosted by digital sales and radio support following the album's release, the song charted in two Billboard music charts as an album cut.

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