Tie It Up

Album: single release only (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • Kelly debuted this tongue-in-cheek romp about getting married at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 8, 2013. It was her first time playing a Country music festival. "I've been nervous all day because I wanted to be good for you!" she told the crowd.
  • The lyrics are peppered with mentions of setting dates and cutting cakes before Clarkson demands in the chorus:

    "Every wall needs a frame.
    Every ball needs a chain.
    I'm talkin' about tying the knot.
    Tie It Up."

    The lyrics were presumably inspired by her fiancé, Brandon Blackstock, who proposed in December 2012.
  • The video for the marriage-themed song features Clarkson playing a wedding singer at a barnyard reception, along with scenes of couples on their special day sent in by fans from their own nuptials.

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