The cover of Kelly Clarkson’s new single, “I Do Not Hook Up” from her No. 1 album, All I Ever Wanted, features more candy-colored pop art, and of course, loads of airbrushing!

But Kelly would be the first to admit it, so it’s cool.

Co-written by Katy Perry and Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, the song is set to be released to radio April 13.

Kelly wrapped up the video shoot, directed by Bryan Barber (Christina Aguilera, OutKast), this week.

The plot features more dysfunctional relationship goodness from Kelly: “I go into fantasy mode,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she tells Access Hollywood, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“So the girl thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a good girl, in her fantasy, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always hooking up. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m throwing guys around.”

Plus, Kelly loves Kara, “I think sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the most blunt, honest, just beautiful human being à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really cool.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

 
  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    I like this cover too.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I like it better than the “Suck” one…

  • BootStar

    Didn’t her other song just get released? I assume they’ll be played in the same formats? I guess when you’re as huge as Kelly, you don’t have to worry about cannibalizing sales!

    Like the cover. I just hope Megan Joy Caw Caw doesn’t get any ideas from the outfit!

  • dv

    I like it better than the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Suckà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    me too.

    Access Hollywood has an interview up from the set of the video.

    and heres some pics from the shoot.

  • chicksineggz

    Wow. Looks exactly like MLWSWY.
    I like Kelly’s new songs, but eh. I don’t think they’re amazing.
    (I still think My December was one of the greatest things ever)

  • Lino

    Yeah. Her first single is still selling 100,000 and she is releasing another one =D. But if she will release to the radios only on April 13h that means that we will be able to buy it on april 20th i think. It’s almost a month from now, it’s probably OK.

  • yeahyeahsure

    I’m so excited for this single! I think it would do even better than MLWSWY! Kelly will be churning out hit after hit with this album.

    The video looks super cool and funny.

  • BootStar

    Interesting how both Kelly and David Cook have such nice things to say about Kara. Too bad her Idol persona is so off-putting!

  • windmills

    Best song on Kelly’s album IMO and I think it’ll be even bigger than MLWSWY. I love it. With Katy Perry being the common denominator on Long Shot and I Do Not Hook Up I like the quirkiness of her lyrics but I need someone with a sweeter, more relatable voice singing. So Katy Perry writing for Kelly is pop heaven :)

  • hypertwink

    The picture looks like the corset is so tight that she’s about to faint from lack of oxygen. LOL

  • leome

    I like this cover more but I liked MLWSWY more than this song.
    I’m quite addicted to Long Shot, though. I don’t know how it would do as a single, but it would be my pick.

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    That is one strange outfit! What are the feathers there for? Even the corset doesn’t look as if it is placed properly on her body. Very odd.

  • Victoria

    What is it with feathers these days? Feathers on Kelly, feathers on Carrie, feathers on Megan…

    Hypertwink, that is exactly what it looks like! :laugh_tb:

  • hypertwink

    I know that these days, she’s all about Pop Awesome!!1! But it just makes me sad because I can’t seem to find the Kelly of My December anywhere. This Rainbow Colored Pop Confection killed that girl and buried her somewhere no one will find her. Probably the same place where Clive hides his casket.

  • chicksineggz

    I know that these days, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all about Pop Awesome!!1! But it just makes me sad because I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to find the Kelly of My December anywhere. This Rainbow Colored Pop Confection killed that girl and buried her somewhere no one will find her. Probably the same place where Clive hides his casket.

    Yeah. I was honestly never really a fan of Kelly until My December. I remember saying that I hated the song Since U Been Gone. I actually do like All I Ever Wanted much better than Breakaway, though.

    I wonder if the next single will look exactly like these first two.

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    This cover does look so much better!

  • CRB

    This is definitely better than “Suck”, both the cover and the song. Hopefully, it will do as well on radio.

  • gingerly

    Oh, yeah, it’s better than the Sucky song…how much better? I can’t help but think they both suck and Kelly is selling her soul to the pop diva crap. I’m really disappointed. I can’t help but think that all anybody here cares about is how it will sell. I can’t help but think that to people here all that matters is sales. How sad for you. How very sad for Kelly. She has to live with herself in the end and I certainly hope she can find a way to live with herself. There’s times I’d rather be Ruben who has never sold himself out but lives with the Ruben that got him the crown. Money isn’t all that in the end.

  • YellowClouds

    I’m not sure about this album.

    I know the goal was to sell well, to have that comeback and this colorful commercial pop album was probably the safe and smart choice in order to make that happen.

    However, I do get the feeling that this 27 year old is not the angry bitter Kelly that she was during the last 2 eras. She seem to lack that kind of energy that is needed to fuel these songs. It’s only natural, she’s grown out of it, she got that out of her system, as I would expect her to after touring with these songs for the past 5 years..

    She’s more than a Demi Levato to me. I hope she has more to say with her music than the tiring “Since U been gone my life has sucked without you but I say never again”. I was hoping for something more soulful, with an Annie Lenox vibe to it a la Up To The Mountain. When she performed that on her tour with Reba I just knew this had to be where she’s going next. Music that has more soul and depth to it… music that would suit the changes in her voice, the raspiness and control that were added over the years.

    I do love Already Gone though…

  • cdb1025

    STOP harking on the My December days….

    that was a STAGE in Kelly’s life.

    GOD, I’d feel BAD for the girl if she felt like that for another 2 plus years…..

    My December was a good album. But it was just a snap shot of her life….

    All I Ever Wanted is just as much KELLY as My December was….

    Kelly is VERY PROUD of this album….she compares it to a Breakaway/My December mix…..

    She is right when the critics just keep on and on about how “Breakaway was too pop, My December was too dark, etc etc”…..where is the breaking point?

    Give credit where credit is due…..

    Let the girl live…

    get off the cross cause somebody needs the wood….

    geesh

  • Tatiana20

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    KIsses!!!!!!