Santa, Can't You Hear Me

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"Santa, Can't You Hear Me"
Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande - Santa Can't You Hear Me single cover.jpeg
Promotional single by Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande
from the album When Christmas Comes Around...
ReleasedOctober 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)
Recorded2021
Genre
Length4:02
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Aben Eubanks
Producer(s)Jason Halbert

"Santa, Can't You Hear Me" is a duet by American singers Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande. It appears as the eighth track on the former's ninth studio album and second Christmas album, When Christmas Comes Around... (2021). The song was written by Clarkson with Aben Eubanks, with the song's track recording was produced by Jason Halbert.

Release and reception[]

"Santa, Can't You Hear Me" was written by Clarkson with Aben Eubanks and produced by Jason Halbert.[1] Following filming the 21st season of the American reality television series The Voice, Clarkson invited Grande to record the track with her.[2] "Santa, Can't You Hear Me" was released by Atlantic Records on October 15, 2021, the day of the album's release.[3] An uptempo big band pop Christmas anthem, the song lyrics sing of an appeal to Santa Claus Instead of material gifts, the singers ask for answers on how they can achieve their outmost desire for Christmas, which is love.[4][5][6]

Upon its release, Randee Dawn of Today remarked that the song is exactly what one might expect from the singers, writing that it "bounces off each other with full-throated harmonies and high notes alike" and ends with a "big band-sounding flourish that will leave one's heart pounding for more.[5] Reviewing the album for Vulture, Justin Curto highlighted the track as sounding as big as one would expect it to be.[7] In her review of the track on iHeartRadio, Ariel King wrote that the song proves both the singers' talent and what makes them such "incredible powerhouses" is how they perfectly blend their vocals for "a captivating listen".[8]

Personnel[]

Credits lifted from When Christmas Comes Around... liner notes[9]

  • Vocals – Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande
  • Background vocals – Jessi Collins, Nayanna Holey, Tiffany Palmer, Brandon Winbush
  • Producer, keyboards, B3, programming – Jason Halbert
  • Engineers – John Hanes, Robert Venable, Tom Peltier, John DeNosky
  • Mastering engineer – Chris Gehringer
  • Bass – Kyle Whalum
  • Drums – Lester Estelle
  • Guitars – Aben Eubanks, Jaco Caraco, Luke Sullivant
  • Mixer – Serban Ghenea
  • Percussion – Ron Sorbo
  • Programming (additional) – Rachel Or
  • Orchestra arranger and conductor – Joseph Trapanese
  • Orchestra contractor – Gina Zimmitti, Witney Martin
  • Saxophone – Jesse McGinty
  • Trumpet – Mike Cordone, Ray Montiero
  • Trombone – Garrett Smith

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Santa, Can't You Hear Me"
Chart (2021–2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 91
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 83
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 63
Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 133
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 37
Netherlands (Single Tip)[15] 4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] 8
South Korea (Gaon)[17] 165
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 58
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 37
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[20] 6
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 20
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[22] 90

Release history[]

List of release dates, showing region, release format, catalog, and label
Region Date Format Label Catalog No. Ref.
Various October 15, 2021
Atlantic USAT22104773 [23]

References[]

  1. ^ Mamo, Heran (October 15, 2021). "Kelly Clarkson's 'When Christmas Comes Around...' Album Arrives With Festive Ariana Grande Duet: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Kyle, Meredith (September 30, 2021). "Kelly Clarkson And Ariana Grande Look Back At Their 2013 Twitter Exchange And Preview Christmas Duet". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Minsker, Evan (October 15, 2021). "Ariana Grande Joins Kelly Clarkson for New Christmas Song "Santa, Can't You Hear Me": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Melo, Mikael (October 15, 2021). "New Music Friday: Adele, Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, Young Thug & More". CFPL-FM. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Dawn, Randee (October 19, 2021). "Christmas came early! Listen to Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande's new song". Today. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Wurtz, Gina (October 18, 2021). "The Voice: Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande Team Up For Christmas Duet". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Curto, Justin (October 15, 2021). "Kelly Clarkson Declares It's Christmastime With When Christmas Comes Around..." Vulture. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  8. ^ King, Ariel (October 15, 2021). "Christmas Comes Early With Kelly Clarkson And Ariana Grande's New Single". iHeartRadio. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. ^ When Christmas Comes Around... (booklet). Kelly Clarkson. Atlantic Records. 2021. 864083-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 January 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1661. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 3, 2022. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Kelly Clarkson feat. Ariana Grande – Santa, Can't You Hear Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 1/1/2022". MegaCharts. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 52 of 2021". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Kelly Clarkson feat. Ariana Grande – Santa, Can't You Hear Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  21. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Holiday 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "Santa, Can't You Hear Me by Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande". Spotify. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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