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4 Carats
"4 Carats" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, from her sixth studio album, ''Wrapped in Red'' (2013). Written by Clarkson, Cathy Dennis, Livvi Franc, with Greg Kurstin, who helmed the song's production. A Christmas pop song, "4 Carats" was originally written for Clarkson's seventh studio album that would have followed-up ''Wrapped in Red''. Lyrically, the song explores the themes of holiday gift giving and materialism, with the singer asking Santa Claus for a four carat gemstone ring for Christmas day. Clarkson took inspirations from the songs "Santa Baby" (1953) and "Material Girl" (1984), sung by Eartha Kitt and Madonna, respectively, and described it as a crossover between the two.
Upon its release, "4 Carats" has received a mixed to positive reviews, who lauded the song's holiday pop sound but were ambivalent towards Clarkson singing a voluptuous number, due to her being a wholesome artist. Boosted by digital sales following ''Wrapped in Red''s release, it entered the ''Billboard'' Holiday Digital Songs chart as an album cut at number 30 on the week ending November 16, 2013. It also charted on the South Korean Gaon International Singles Chart at number 144 on the week ending November 23, 2013.
== Production and composition ==
After releasing her first greatest hits album, ''Greatest Hits – Chapter One'', Clarkson began to write material for her sixth studio album on December 2012, intending to be her first Christmas album. She collaborated with Greg Kurstin, who was set to produce the whole record, to co-write some of its original tracks.〔 Kurstin had previously collaborated with Clarkson on her fifth studio album ''Stronger'' (2011) as well as ''Chapter One''; and together, they wrote the songs "4 Carats" and "Underneath the Tree" for ''Wrapped in Red''.
Clarkson and Kurstin co-wrote "4 Carats" with Cathy Dennis, Livvi Franc.〔 Dennis had previously co-wrote "Before Your Love", which Clarkson released as her debut double-A side single in 2002 with "A Moment Like This";〔 while Franc had previously co-wrote "The War Is Over" for ''Stronger''.〔 Clarkson revealed that "4 Carats" was not originally written for ''Wrapped in Red'', intending it to be recorded for a pop studio album that would have been a follow-up to ''Stronger''.〔 Clarkson had then changed its lyrics to fit with ''Wrapped in Red''s Christmas themes.〔 A Christmas pop.〔 song, the lyrics of "4 Carats" sings of materialism during the holiday season, in which a woman asks Santa Claus for a specific gift — a four carat (.8 gram) gemstone ring, which may be a diamond, or a ruby, something from Tiffany & Co.. Clarkson described the song as a "kitschy" crossover between Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby" (1953) and Madonna's "Material Girl" (1984),〔 while Matt Casarino of PopMatters described the themes as "tongue-in-cheek".〔
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