Kelly Clarkson is taking on the world with her new song.
The original American Idol champ and Grammy winner, 37, dropped her new song I Dare You on Thursday, and with it revealed five alternative duets with multinational singers which produced versions of the song in French, Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew and German.
Clarkson, who is also the host of her nascent talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, called I Dare You a ‘multilingual project’ that was ‘a dream come true to be able to share’ as she announced the song’s availability on an Instagram post Thursday morning.
She dares you: Kelly Clarkson dropped her new song I Dare You on Thursday, along with five alternate versions in different languages
She also included a black and white video clip showing the making-of process behind the track.
‘I dare each and every one of you to choose love…and to go listen to my multilingual project! What a dream come true to be able to share this with you. #IDareYou is OUT NOW!’ read the full caption, as the clip saw her writing and attempting to master the multilingual lyrics of the inspirational track she was recording.
While working on the song, the Stronger hitmaker told her followers that she’s been working on I Dare You for ‘well over a year,’ and she went so far as to say the song is ‘my favorite thing I’ve ever done.’
The mother-of-two, who is isolating with her husband and children on their Montana ranch, has nonetheless been busy promoting the track through various remote appearances and initiatives, including ‘visits’ to The Today Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a takeover of SiriusXM Radio’s Pulse Channel, and a whole episode of her talk show devoted to the song, titled the ‘Dare To Love Hour.’
Hard at work: On Instagram, Kelly told her followers that she’s been working on I Dare You for ‘well over a year,’ and she went so far as to say the song is ‘my favorite thing I’ve ever done’
In other clips posted to her Instagram feed: Clarkson described I Dare You as a song ‘about love and all its forms in the face of adversity, and choosing to love instead of fear’
In other clips posted to her Instagram feed, the Miss Independent songstress described I Dare You as a song ‘about love and all its forms in the face of adversity, and choosing to love instead of fear.’
I Dare You, which is the original title, was released Thursday along with duets sung by Kelly and five different singers in their own languages: Zaz for the French version Appelle Ton Amour (Call Your Love), Faouzia for the Arabic version كنتحداك (I Challenge You), Blas Cantó for the Spanish version Te Reto A Amar (I Challenge You To Love), Glasperlenspiel for the German version Trau Dich (Dare You) and Maya Buskila for the Hebrew version בוא נראה (Come Let’s See).
Thursday’s episode of Kelly’s NBC chat show saw the host and singer engage in a Zoom call with four of those singers, as Clarkson expressed gratitude for being able to record the empowering song in their native languages.
Global message: Thursday’s episode of Kelly’s NBC chat show saw her engage in a Zoom call with four of the singers who duetted with her for the track
Committed: Kelly has previously said about I Dare You – ‘We feel like we all couldn’t be more connected right now across the world, and maybe this message will bring a little hope in this sometimes dark, and isolating time’
The upbeat and affirming content of the song is well-timed, as fans of the pop star are currently holed up in isolation sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic, dealing with sometimes unsettling news reports pertaining to the crisis.
‘This is my favorite/hardest project that I’ve ever worked on,’ Kelly tweeted out in the beginning of this month in support of the song. ‘I can’t wait for you to hear “I Dare You” out everywhere April 16th!’
And while Clarkson is busy promoting her new single from home, her other pursuits have of course downshifted in activity like most others during this time.
In addition to Kelly’s talk show in Los Angeles being temporarily shut down, her Las Vegas residency that had been scheduled to kick off on April 1 has also been postponed.
Studio version of her show on hold: While Clarkson is busy promoting her new single from home, her other pursuits have downshifted in activity like most others during this time