Kelly Clarkson Delivers a Soulful Cowl of Joji’s ‘Glimpse of Us’: Watch

Followers acquired a glimpse of Kelly Clarkson at her most soulful through the Wednesday (Jan. 18) Kellyoke. Singing Joji‘s 2022 breakthrough hit “Glimpse of Us” on The Kelly Clarkson Present, the three-time Grammy winner stayed true to the unique by performing the monitor with simply piano backing her up.

There was, nonetheless, a small twist. Clarkson had not one, however two accompanists onstage along with her, with musicians Jason Halbert and Kyle Whalum taking part in twin pianos, one on both aspect of the “Stronger” singer. In contrast to Joji’s unique recording, which options layers of beautiful vocal harmonies, Clarkson’s voice stood by itself.

The bareness of the talk-show host’s tone gave it a very soulful edge, which Clarkson enhanced by bending sure notes and riffing by way of others. “Typically I look in his eyes, and that’s the place I discovered a glimpse of us,” she sang, taking the ultimate refrain up an octave and personalizing the pronouns by altering “her” to “his.”

Although Joji has been profitable on the periphery of mainstream pop for years, “Glimpse of Us,” launched in June, is undoubtedly the 30-year-old singer-songwriter’s largest hit so far. The monitor peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, marking Joji’s high 10 debut and by far his highest charting track thus far.

Only a couple months in the past, Joji launch his third studio album, Smithereens — off which “Glimpse of Us” was the lead single — in November. The set debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and logged its tenth week on the chart this week.

Watch Kelly Clarkson carry out Joji’s “Glimpse of Us” on The Kelly Clarkson Present above.