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If you’re spinning the standard 14-track edition from Apple Music, these are the standouts:

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The standard edition includes 14 tracks, featuring a blend of high-energy anthems and power ballads. Notable Info Worldwide #1 smash hit I Do Not Hook Up Co-written by Katy Perry All I Ever Wanted Title track; cover of a song by the band Aranda Already Gone Top 20 hit despite the Tedder production controversy Whyyawannabringmedown Notable for its more aggressive, punk-influenced sound If you’re spinning the standard 14-track edition from

For fans who discovered Kelly Clarkson via American Idol , this album felt like a homecoming. For the artist herself, it felt like a victory lap after a bruising fight. And for the pop culture landscape of 2009—the year of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and Taylor Swift’s Fearless —Kelly Clarkson carved out a distinct territory: And for the pop culture landscape of 2009—the

This album is a sprint, not a stroll. The production is slick, layered with buzzing synths, distorted guitars, and drum machines that hit like a sugar rush.

To understand All I Ever Wanted , you have to understand the war that preceded it. In 2007, Clarkson released My December , a darker, grittier record written almost entirely by herself. Despite going platinum, it was a commercial dip from Breakaway , and Clarkson famously clashed with then-label boss Clive Davis over the lack of "radio singles." The tour was exhausting, the reviews were polarized, and the original American Idol winner seemed exhausted.

A chaotic, vibrant, and vocally flawless encapsulation of late-2000s pop. It is the sound of resilience.