ITunes Session (Kelly Clarkson EP)

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iTunes Session
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EP by
ReleasedDecember 23, 2011
RecordedNovember 21, 2011
Genre Pop
Length63:33
Label
Producer Jason Halbert
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Stronger
(2011)
''iTunes Session''
(2011)
Greatest Hits – Chapter One
(2012)
Singles from iTunes Session
  1. "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
    Released: December 2, 2011

iTunes Session is an EP by American singer Kelly Clarkson. It was released on December 23, 2011 in Australia [1] and on December 27, 2011 in the United States [2] and the United Kingdom. [3] In the United States, it peaked at number 85 on the Billboard 200, [4] and has sold 17,000 copies as of September 2017. [5]

Contents

Singles

The EP's release was preceded by a Christmas single, "I'll Be Home for Christmas." [6] [7] [8] "I'll Be Home For Christmas" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 93 for the chart dated December 24, 2011 with 24,000 copies sold. It also charted at number sixteen on Billboard Holiday Songs and at number 61 on Billboard Hot Digital Songs. [9] It was re-released to AC radio on November 27, 2012. [10] [11] The song was later included on the deluxe edition of her first holiday album, Wrapped in Red (2013), as a bonus track. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Track listing

iTunes Session track listing [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. Know It All"
3:33
2."What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)"3:24
3."You Can't Win"3:50
4."Never Again"
  • Clarkson
  • Jimmy Messer
4:03
5."Since U Been Gone"3:10
6."Why Don't You Try" Eric Hutchinson 4:15
7."My Life Would Suck Without You"
3:08
8."I'll Be Home for Christmas"2:53
9."Interview" 35:17
Total length:63:33

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 85

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
AustraliaDecember 23, 2011 Digital download Sony Music [1]
United KingdomDecember 27, 2011 RCA [3]
United States [16]

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