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"I Do Not Hook Up"
Song

"I Do Not Hook Up" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson. It serves as the second single from her fourth album All I Ever Wanted. The song, in addition to another track on the album ("Long Shot"), was recorded by Katy Perry[2] for her unreleased album (A) Katy Perry. And both songs, in their Katy Perry versions, were leaked to the internet months prior their release on All I Ever Wanted.[3][4]

"I Do Not Hook Up" was sent to Australian radio stations on March 30, 2009 and was released to American radio stations on April 14, 2009.[5] The song was written by Greg Wells, Katy Perry, Kara DioGuardi and produced by Howard Benson.

Critical reception

The song has received unanimously positive reviews since release, and often regarded as one of the album's highlights.

Absolutepunk.net gave the song a positive mention in the album review, saying: “Hook Up” leans on a massive chorus that will destroy radio as we know it."[6]

About.com gave the song a very positive review: "Kelly Clarkson turned the intriguing song title 'My Life Would Suck Without You' into a #1 smash on Billboard's Hot 100. Now, the follow-up 'I Do Not Hook Up' is likely to grab as much initial attention with another intriguing title. Fortunately, this dissertation on the virtue of taking things slow is also another hot rocker for Clarkson".[7]

Femalefirst.co.uk gave the song another positive review and has so far receive 4 out of 5 stars as voted by the public. They said that "‘I Do Not Hook Up’ is a feisty anthem with a catchy guitar riff and chorus, which Kelly bellows out with her amazing voice. After just one listen you find yourself already singing along and the single looks set to be a hit just as her comeback single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’".[8]

Billboard gave the song a positive review: "Here is a Kelly Clarkson song you can imagine Joan Jett playing on a covers album or as the first of a series of concert encores. Ride the wild guitar by Phil X (aka Xenidis) from beginning to end, bounce to the insistent beat, and chant along with the decisive chorus that delivers a message of girl power. Yes, it's formulaic, but like the best pop records, it's a masterful template written by real pros. And speaking of pop, it would be interesting to hear rock formats play this and not tell their listeners who it is. The phones could ring with questions like, "Is that a new Pat Benatar record?".[9]

The L.A. Times also gave the song a positive review, stating that the song "should be heard by every teen girl contemplating chucking her purity ring."[10]

Promotion

Clarkson performed the song live on Good Morning America on March 20, 2009,[11] and also on the March 14, 2009 episode of Saturday Night Live.[12] She also performed the song live in the UK at The Album Chart Show, and later on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 12, 2009 and The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 14th. Kelly also performed "I Do Not Hook Up" on several Australian television shows, including Rove, and "Australias Funniest Home Videos Show" in early June. Kelly performed the single on Monday, 8th June on GMTV. Also on the same day, she appeared on Loose Women performing the single (Both popular culture UK television).

Music video

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Clarkson in the music video for I Do Not Hook Up.

The music video was directed by Bryan Barber and was shot in March 2009.[13] A 30 second preview recently debuted of the video on Clarkson's official website. Clarkson revealed to Access Hollywood the plot of the video:"I go into fantasy mode. So the girl that’s a good girl, in her fantasy, she’s always hooking up. I’m throwing guys around".[14] The video was supposed to be released on April 20th on MTV , but was leaked on April 18th.[15][16] Clarkson stated in the Access Hollywood interview that there are 3 guys for her in the video, but in the final version of the video there are only 2, meaning that the fantasy with the third man was cut off from the video.

The video begins with Clarkson at a fancy dinner dressed in a blue blazer, red dress, and sporting a high bun. The rich people around her are laughing at stereotypical blue-blood jokes until one calls for the waiter (played by Lee Kholafai) to bring more alcohol. Immediately, the intro riffs of "I Do Not Hook Up" begin as Clarkson sets eyes on the waiter, who pops the cork off the champagne bottle. Clarkson then sings seductively to him until he walks over to her. At the beginning of the chorus, she tosses him onto the table, lets down her hair, and removes her blazer. The two kiss passionately in front of the now shocked dinner guests and Clarkson feeds him a chocolate-covered strawberry. A flash of horizontal diffusion awakens her from her fantasy and she is sitting next to a dorky man eating chocolate-covered strawberries.

Next, Clarkson is shown singing with wavy hair, a silver dress and bright pink lip gloss. Then, she is shown with straight hair and a dress standing around a table in a bar with two female friends. She spots a man playing pool and instantly begins to fantasize about him. The chorus breaks in and performer Kelly rocks out with clips of straight-haired Kelly dancing with her friends on the bar. When the bridge kicks in, Kelly is staring at the man across the room, still singing. Right after the high note, straight-haired Kelly is dancing, but slips off the bar and falls. The music immediately stops and everyone in the bar stops to wait for her to resurface. She jumps up, holding her beer, and screams "woo!" as the party continues (just like what happens to Cameron Diaz in the 2008 movie What Happens in Vegas). The video ends with Clarkson finally walking up to the man and singing to him as if she knows what they both want. As she gets close, another horizontally diffused flash brings her out of her fantasy and standing in the same place with her girlfriends.[17]

Tracklist

CD single (88697-524492)[18]

  1. I Do Not Hook Up [03:20]
  2. I Do Not Hook Up (Instrumental Version) [03:20]

Maxi CD single (88697-524502)[19]

  1. I Do Not Hook Up [03:20]
  2. I Do Not Hook Up (Instrumental Version) [03:20]
  3. My Life Would Suck Without You (Chriss Ortega Radio Mix) [03:40]
  4. My Life Would Suck Without You (F&L Radio Edit) [03:53]

Release history

Country Release Date Format Label
Australia March 30, 2009 Radio Sony Music
United Kingdom April 13, 2009 RCA Label Group (UK)
Europe Sony Music
United States April 14, 2009[20] Airplay RCA Records
Worldwide April 20, 2009 Music video Sony Music
Australia May 1, 2009[21] CD single, digital download Sony Music
Germany May 22, 2009[22] CD single, digital download Sony Music
United Kingdom June 1, 2009[23] CD single, digital download RCA Label Group (UK)

Chart Perfomance

The song is continuing to rise on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking thus far at #23. Similarly, it's continuing to rise on the Canadian Hot 100, UK Singles Chart and the Australian Singles Chart peaking thus far at #17, #36 and #15 respectively.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[24] 15
Canadian Hot 100 [25] 17
Dutch Singles Chart [26] 19
German Singles Chart[27] 55
Irish Singles Chart [28] 30
New Zealand Singles Chart [29] 31
UK Singles Chart [30] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [31] 23
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 [31] 13

Sales and certifications

Country Certification Sales
United States N/A 328,254[32]

References

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  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkuI81GPe3Y
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x70jLd5WroQ
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNAwyKrKSHg&feature=related
  5. ^ http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=04/13/2009&Format=1
  6. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=909952
  7. ^ http://top40.about.com/b/2009/03/27/kelly-clarksons-new-single-i-do-not-hook-up-is-a-rousing-tribute-to-virtue.htm
  8. ^ http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Kelly+Clarkson+I+Do+Not+Hook+Up-7719.html
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/i-do-not-hook-up-1003963440.story
  10. ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/02/kelly-clarksons.html
  11. ^ http://www.kellyofficial.com/us/news/kelly-clarkson-perform-i-do-not-hook-gma-tomorrow
  12. ^ http://www.kellyofficial.com/us/news/kelly-clarkson-snl
  13. ^ Steven Gottlieb (2009-03-25). "SHOT: Kelly Clarkson - Bryan Barber, director". Video Static. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  14. ^ http://www.accesshollywood.com/kelly-clarkson-on-her-hot-new-video-i-go-into-fantasy-mode_article_15994
  15. ^ http://www.kellyofficial.com/us/news/sneak-peek-i-do-not-hook-video
  16. ^ http://wind-da-music.blogspot.com/2009/04/kelly-clarkson-i-do-not-hook-up-video.html
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  21. ^ http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2125065
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  24. ^ "ARIA Charts - Week Commencing: 8th June 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Ariacharts.com.au. June 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  25. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Singles
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  27. ^ [1]
  28. ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
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  31. ^ a b Artist Chart History - Kelly Clarkson - Singles, Billboard.com
  32. ^ http://pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gmn&action=display&thread=85366&page=3


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