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List of songs in Smash

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Smash is an American musical television show that premiered on NBC, Monday, February 6, 2012.[1][2][3]

It was announced on June 9, 2011, that NBC had signed a deal with Columbia Records for a soundtrack of the series. The deal gave Columbia worldwide, digital and physical rights to the first season, with options to subsequent seasons. The deal included both original songs written for the series and any covers of songs featured on the show.[4]

By the end of the first season, 36 studio recordings of the show's musical performances were released, 31 of them on iTunes[5] and five with the deluxe edition of the first season soundtrack.

The first season soundtrack, The Music of Smash, was released on May 1, 2012.[6] A deluxe edition,[7] with additional songs, was available exclusively from Target until early 2013.

A second soundtrack album from the show, Bombshell, which serves as the "cast album" for Bombshell, the main show-within-the-show, was released on February 12, 2013, in standard[8] and deluxe versions,[9] the latter again exclusively from Target.

A third soundtrack album, The Music of Smash: The Complete Season 1, was released digitally exclusively by iTunes on May 21, 2013.[10] It consists of 36 songs that had been previously released for Season 1, either as singles or on the previous soundtrack albums, including the deluxe Target edition of The Music of Smash (which is currently out of print).

A fourth soundtrack album, The Music of Smash: The Complete Season 2, was released digitally exclusively by iTunes on May 21, 2013.[11] It consists of 51 songs: 48 from the second season and 3 from the first season - Ivy Lynn's version of "Never Give All the Heart" and demos of "Smash!" and "Second Hand White Baby Grand".

Performers

Season 1

Most songs in the first season are performed by the cast of Bombshell, which consistently includes Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty), and, at times, Michael Swift (Will Chase) and Rebecca Duvall (Uma Thurman). Other main characters to sing include Tom Levitt (Christian Borle), Dev Sundaram (Raza Jaffrey), Frank Houston (Brian d'Arcy James), Ellis Boyd (Jaime Cepero), and Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston). Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) have each been featured in choreography. Minor cast members, such as Sam Strickland (Leslie Odom, Jr.), have given performances as well. Various guest stars have appeared in the series, many of them giving vocal performances. These have included Nick Jonas as television star Lyle West, Bernadette Peters as Ivy's mother Leigh Conroy, Annaleigh Ashford as Lisa McMann, and Norbert Leo Butz as himself.

Season 2

Many of the same characters from the first season deliver performances in the show's second season, again with Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) being the notable leads. Other vocal performers include Veronica Moore (Jennifer Hudson), Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan), Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus), Ana Vargas (Krysta Rodriguez), Leigh Conroy (Bernadette Peters), Tom Levitt (Christian Borle), Julia Houston (Debra Messing), Sam Strickland (Leslie Odom, Jr.), Terry Falls (Sean Hayes), Simon as JFK (Julian Ovenden), Daisy Parker (Mara Davi), unnamed actress playing young Marilyn (Sophia Anne Caruso) and ensemble members Bobby (Wesley Taylor) and Jessica (Savannah Wise). Liza Minnelli and Kathie Lee Gifford played themselves in cameos.

Songs

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Season 1

In the first season, all original songs contain music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, except one where indicated.

List of songs in Smash
Title Version covered Composer(s) for originals Performed by Episode Single Album
"Over the Rainbow" Template:Sort Template:N/a Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "Pilot" Template:No Template:N/a
"Never Give All the Heart" Original Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "Pilot" Template:No Bombshell
(Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 2
Karen Template:Sort. "Understudy" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
"Template:Sort" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy & Audition Dancers Template:Sort. "Pilot"
Template:Sort. "The Workshop"
Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
"I Wanna Be Loved by You" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Lisa McMann Template:Sort. "Pilot" Template:No Template:N/a
"Beautiful" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "Pilot" Template:Yes The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President" Template:Sortname rowspan="2" Template:N/a Template:Sort. "Pilot"
Template:Sort. "Let's Be Bad"
Template:No Template:N/a
Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "Tech" Template:No Template:N/a
"Let Me Be Your Star" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen & Ivy Template:Sort. "Pilot"
Template:Sort. "The Callback"
Template:Sort. "The Workshop"
Template:Yes The Music of Smash,
Bombshell (Extended intro version), Smash: Season 1, Smash: Season 2
Ivy Template:Sort. "Chemistry" Template:No Template:N/a
Rebecca Template:Sort. "The Movie Star"
Template:Sort. "Previews"
Template:No Template:N/a
"Call Me" Blondie Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "The Callback" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"The 20th Century Fox Mambo" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen & Bombshell ensemble members Template:Sort. "The Callback"
Template:Sort. "The Workshop"
Template:Sort. "Bombshell"
Template:Yes The Music of Smash, Bombshell, Smash: Season 1
Ivy & Bombshell ensemble members Template:Sort. "The Cost of Art"
Template:Sort. "The Workshop"
Template:No Template:N/a
"Crazy Dreams" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "The Callback" Template:Yes The Music of Smash, Smash: Season 1
"Grenade" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Template:Sortname & the Bruno Mars jukebox musical cast Template:Sort. "Enter Mr. DiMaggio" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Redneck Woman" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Karen & the karaoke bar patrons Template:Sort. "Enter Mr. DiMaggio" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy & Michael Template:Sort. "Enter Mr. DiMaggio" Template:Yes The Music of Smash, Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
Rebecca & Michael Template:Sort. "Previews" Template:No Template:N/a
Karen & Michael Template:Sort. "Bombshell" Template:No Template:N/a
"History is Made at Night" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy, Karen & the Bombshell cast Template:Sort. "The Cost of Art" Template:No Template:N/a
Ivy, Michael & the Bombshell cast Template:Sort. "Chemistry"
Template:Sort. "The Workshop"
Template:Yes The Music of Smash, Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
Ivy & Bobby Template:Sort. "Tech" Template:No Template:N/a
"Haven't Met You Yet" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Cost of Art" Template:Yes The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy, Template:Sortname, Template:Sortname, Michael, Lyle & Lyle's party patrons Template:Sort. "The Cost of Art" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
Karen & male ensemble members of Bombshell Template:Sort. "Bombshell" Template:No Template:N/a
"Rumour Has It" Adele Template:N/a Karen, Sue, Jessica, & Bobby Template:Sort. "The Cost of Art" Template:No Template:N/a
"Let's Be Bad" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy & the Bombshell cast Template:Sort. "Let's Be Bad" Template:Yes The Music of Smash, Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "Let's Be Bad" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Template:Sort" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Michael Template:Sort. "Let's Be Bad" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Who You Are" Jessie J Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "Chemistry" Template:No The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"Shake It Out" Florence + the Machine Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "Chemistry" Template:No The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"Brighter Than the Sun" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "The Workshop" Template:No The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" Gypsy Template:N/a Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Workshop" Template:No The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1
"On Lexington & 52nd Street" Original Shaiman & Wittman Michael Template:Sort. "The Workshop" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
"Touch Me" Original Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Bonnie McKee, & Noel Zancanella Karen Template:Sort. "The Coup" Template:Yes The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"Three Little Birds" Bob Marley & the Wailers Template:N/a Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Coup" Template:No Template:N/a
"Dance to the Music" Sly & the Family Stone Template:N/a Jessica, Dennis, Bobby, Template:Sortname & Ivy Template:Sort. "The Coup" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"The Higher You Get, the Farther the Fall" Original Shaiman & Wittman Template:Sortname & the Heaven on Earth cast Template:Sort. "Hell on Earth" Template:No Template:N/a
"Arthur Miller Melody"Template:Anchor[B] Original Shaiman & Wittman Frank Template:Sort. "Hell on Earth" Template:No Template:N/a
"Cheers (Drink to That)" Rihanna Template:N/a Karen & Ivy Template:Sort. "Hell on Earth" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Breakaway" Template:Sortname Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "Understudy" Template:No The Music of Smash (Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1
"Don't Say Yes Until I Finish Talking" Original Shaiman & Wittman Template:Sortname & Bombshell male ensemble members Template:Sort. "Understudy" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
Marc Kudisch & Bombshell male ensemble members Template:Sort. "Previews" Template:No Template:N/a
"Three On a Match" Original Shaiman & Wittman The Three on a Match high school cast Template:Sort. "Understudy" Template:No Template:N/a
"Our Day Will Come" Ruby & the Romantics Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "The Movie Star" Template:No The Music of Smash
(Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1
"Dig Deep" Original Shaiman & Wittman Rebecca & the Bombshell cast Template:Sort. "The Movie Star" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Run" Snow Patrol Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "Publicity" Template:No The Music of Smash
(Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1
"A Thousand and One Nights" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen, Template:Sortname & Ensemble Template:Sort. "Publicity" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Second Hand White Baby Grand" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy Template:Sort. "Publicity" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
Rebecca Template:Sort. "Previews" Template:No Template:N/a
Demo Vocalist (unnamed) Template:Sort. Demo Template:No Smash: Season 2
"Another Op'nin', Another Show" Kiss Me, Kate Template:N/a Tom & Sam Template:Sort. "Tech" Template:No Template:N/a
"I'm Going Down" Rose Royce Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "Tech" Template:Yes Smash: Season 1
"Smash!" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen, Ivy, Sue, Jessica & Bombshell female ensemble members Template:Sort. "Previews" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1
Demo Vocalist (unnamed) Template:Sort. Demo Template:No Smash: Season 2
"September Song" Knickerbocker Holiday Template:N/a Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "Previews" Template:No The Music of Smash
(Deluxe version) & Smash: Season 1
"Stand" Donnie McClurkin Template:N/a Sam, Karen & gospel choir Template:Sort. "Previews" Template:No The Music of Smash & Smash: Season 1
"Don't Forget Me" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen Template:Sort. "Bombshell" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 1

Season 2

The second season features original music from four different fictional musicals, Bombshell, Beautiful, Hit List and Liaisons, as well as ancillary songs written by the fictional songwriters behind Bombshell and Hit List. All of the songs have music and lyrics by Wittman and Shaiman, except for the songs from Hit List, which for the most part were written by a combination of other musical theater writers and contemporary rock singer-songwriters. The use of additional songwriters was done in part to "open up the sound" of Smash.[12]

List of songs in Smash
Title Version covered Composer(s) for originals Performed by Episode Single Album
"Cut, Print...Moving On" Original Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "On Broadway" Template:Yes Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"Mama Makes Three" Original Shaiman & Wittman Template:Sortname & the Beautiful cast Template:Sort. "On Broadway" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Let Me Be Your Star" (Reprise) Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen, Jessica, Beth & Joy Template:Sort. "On Broadway" Template:No Template:N/a
Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Bells and Whistles"
Template:Sort. "The Dress Rehearsal"
Template:No Template:N/a
"On Broadway" The Drifters Template:N/a Karen & Veronica Template:Sort. "On Broadway" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Don't Dream It's Over" Crowded House Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "On Broadway" Template:No Smash: Season 2
"Broadway, Here I Come!" Original Joe Iconis[13] Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "On Broadway" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
Karen Template:Sort. "The Parents"
Template:Sort. "The Producers"
Template:Sort. "The Phenomenon"
Template:No Template:N/a
Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Dress Rehearsal"
Template:Sort. "The Producers"
Template:No Template:N/a
Karen, Jimmy, Ana, Template:Sortname & Hit List ensemble Template:Sort. "The Tonys" Template:No Smash: Season 2
"Would I Lie to You" Eurythmics Template:N/a Karen & Ivy Template:Sort. "The Fallout" Template:No Smash: Season 2
"They Just Keep Moving the Line" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy Template:Sort. "The Fallout" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
Karen & Bombshell ensemble members Template:Sort. "The Dramaturg" Template:No Template:N/a
"Caught in the Storm" Original Pasek & Paul[14] Karen Template:Sort. "The Fallout" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
Jimmy Template:Sort. "The Read-Through" Template:No Template:N/a
"Good for You" Original Drew Gasparini[15] Karen Template:Sort. "The Dramaturg" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Soon As I Get Home" The Wiz Template:N/a Veronica Template:Sort. "The Dramaturg" Template:No Template:N/a
"Dancing on My Own" Robyn Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "The Dramaturg" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Our Little Secret" Original Shaiman & Wittman Simon & Karen Template:Sort. "The Dramaturg" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
Simon & Ivy Template:Sort. "The Dress Rehearsal" Template:No Template:N/a
"I Got Love" Purlie Template:N/a Veronica Template:Sort. "The Song" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"I'm Not Lost" (partial) Original Shaiman & WittmanTemplate:Anchor[A] Jimmy Template:Sort. "The Song" Template:No Template:N/a
"Chest of Broken Hearts" (partial) Original Shaiman & WittmanTemplate:Anchor[A] Karen Template:Sort. "The Song" Template:No Template:N/a
"Everybody Loves You Now" Billy Joel Template:N/a Template:Sortname & Veronica Template:Sort. "The Song" Template:No Smash: Season 2
"I Can't Let Go" Original Shaiman & Wittman Veronica, Karen & Ivy Template:Sort. "The Song" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Public Relations" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen, Template:Sortname & Bombshell ensemble members Template:Sort. "The Read-Through" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"Some Boys" Death Cab for Cutie Template:N/a Karen Template:Sort. "The Read-Through Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"This Will Be Our Year" The Zombies Template:N/a Jimmy, Kyle, Karen & Ana Template:Sort. "The Fringe" Template:Yes Template:N/a
"Never Give All the Heart" (Reprise) Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen & Bombshell ensemble members Template:Sort. "The Fringe" Template:No Template:N/a
"A Letter From Cecile" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy Template:Sort. "The Fringe" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Heart Shaped Wreckage" Original Julian Emery, Jon Green, Jim Irvin & Lucie Silvas[16] Karen & Jimmy Template:Sort. "The Fringe" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
Ana & Jimmy Template:Sort. "Musical Chairs" Template:No Template:N/a
"Template:Sort" (Reprise) Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen & Bombshell ensemble members Template:Sort. "Musical Chairs" Template:No Template:N/a
"Ce N'Est Pas Ma Faute (It's Not My Fault)" Original Shaiman & Wittman Template:Sortname & Liaisons ensemble members Template:Sort. "Musical Chairs" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Rewrite This Story" Original Pasek & Paul[14] Karen & Jimmy Template:Sort. "Musical Chairs"
Template:Sort. "The Producers"
Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
Sam Template:Sort. "The Producers" Template:No Template:N/a
Karen Template:Sort. "The Nominations" Template:No Template:N/a
"(Let's Start) Tomorrow Tonight" Original Shaiman & Wittman Sam, Tom, Bobby, & Jessica Template:Sort. "The Bells and Whistles" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"I Heard Your Voice In a Dream" Original Andrew McMahon[17] Karen, Jimmy & Hit List ensemble members Template:Sort. "The Bells and Whistles Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé Template:N/a Ana Template:Sort. "The Bells and Whistles" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Reach for Me" Original McMahon[18] Ana Template:Sort. "The Parents" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Hang the Moon" Original Shaiman & Wittman Template:Sortname & Ivy Template:Sort. "The Parents" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"Original" Original Pasek & PaulTemplate:Anchor[A] Karen Template:Sort. "The Surprise Party" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"A Love Letter From the Times" Original Shaiman & Wittman Tom & Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Surprise Party" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "The Surprise Party" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Dig Deep" (Reprise) Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy Template:Sort. "The Dress Rehearsal" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"Don't Forget Me" (Reprise) Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy Template:Sort. "Opening Night" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"That's Life" Frank Sinatra Template:N/a Karen & Ivy Template:Sort. "Opening Night" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"The 20th Century Fox Mambo" (Reprise) Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy & Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Producers" Template:No Template:N/a
"Don't Let Me Know" Original Silvas & Jamie Alexander Hartman[19] Karen & Jimmy Template:Sort. "The Producers" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"The Goodbye Song" Original Iconis[20] Jimmy, Karen, Ana & the Hit List cast Template:Sort. "The Producers" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"The Last Goodbye" Jeff Buckley Template:N/a Kyle Template:Sort. "The Producers" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"High and Dry" Radiohead Template:N/a Jimmy Template:Sort. "The Phenomenon" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Vienna" Billy Joel Template:N/a Tom Template:Sort. "The Phenomenon" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"At Your Feet" Original Shaiman & Wittman Leigh & young Norma Jeane Template:Sort. "The Phenomenon" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"The Love I Meant to Say" Original Shaiman & Wittman Jimmy Template:Sort. "The Phenomenon" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Pretender" Original Silvas & Busbee[21] Karen Template:Sort. "The Transfer" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"Grin and Bare It" Original Shaiman & Wittman Ivy Template:Sort. "The Transfer" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"I'm Not Sorry" Original McMahon[22] Karen & Template:Sortname Template:Sort. "The Transfer" Template:Yes Smash: Season 2
"The Right Regrets" Original Shaiman & Wittman Template:Sortname & Tom Template:Sort. "The Transfer" Template:No Bombshell & Smash: Season 2
"Feelin' Alright" Traffic Template:N/a Ivy Template:Sort. "The Nominations" Template:No Smash: Season 2
"If You Want Me" Once Template:N/a Ana Template:Sort. "The Nominations" Template:No Template:N/a
"Under Pressure" Queen & David Bowie Template:N/a Ivy, Karen, Jimmy, Ana, Tom, Julia, Template:Sortname, Template:Sortname & Sam Template:Sort. "The Tonys" Template:No Smash: Season 2
"Big Finish" Original Shaiman & Wittman Karen & Ivy[23] Template:Sort. "The Tonys Template:No Smash: Season 2

Notes

Digital singles sales

Song Sales
Let Me Be Your Star 48,000[24]
Touch Me 18,000[25]
Beautiful 15,000[26]
That's Life 12,000[27]
I Can't Let Go 11,000[28]
Heart Shaped Wreckage 11,000[29]
I Heard Your Voice in a Dream 10,000[30]

References

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External links

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  10. iTunes, "The Music of Smash: The Complete Season 1"
  11. iTunes, "The Music of Smash: The Complete Season 2"
  12. BroadwayWorld.com, June 28, 2012 "Update: Smash picks new Broadway songwriters for Season 2"
  13. Broadway.com, January 25, 2013, "Meet Smash’s New Composers: Pasek & Paul, Joe Iconis and More Rising Talents to Watch"
  14. 14.0 14.1 Huffington Post, March 13, 2013, "'Smash': 'Rewrite This Story' From 'Musical Chairs'"
  15. BroadwayWorld.com, February 18, 2013, "New Smash Song: 'Good For You'"
  16. BMI.com Repertoire Search, "Heart Shaped Wreckage"Template:Dead link
  17. The Huffington Post, March 20, 2013, "'Smash': 'I Heard Your Voice In A Dream' Written By Andrew McMahon From 'The Bells And Whistles'"
  18. The Hollywood Reporter, March 29, 2013, "'Smash's' Krysta Rodriguez Goes to New Heights for 'Hit List' Song (Exclusive Video)"
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  20. Playbill.com, January 31, 2013, "Stage to Screen: Jeremy Jordan Dishes On His New Role as Bad-Boy Heartthrob of NBC's 'Smash'"
  21. Broadwayworld.com, May 7, 2013, "McPhee's 'Pretender' From SMASH Now Available"
  22. Broadwayworld.com, May 7, 2013, "McPhee/Davi SMASH 'I'm Not Sorry' Duet Now Available"
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  24. Variety.com, April 13, 2012, "Building into a 'Smash'?"
  25. Idol Chatter, USAToday.com, 05-09-2012, "Kelly Clarkson hits 3 million for 'Stronger' single"
  26. Idol Chatter, USAToday.com, 02-15-2012, "'Stronger single gets Kelly Clarkson a million downloads"
  27. Idol Chatter, USAToday.com, 05-01-2013, "Fantasia album debuts at No. 1 R&B, No. 2 Billboard 200"
  28. Idol Chatter, USAToday.com, 03-06-2013, "'Idol' sales report: Underwood, Phillips, Clarkson, etc."
  29. Idol Chatter, USAToday.com, 03-20-2013, "Phillip Phillips' 'Idol' return means big sales boost"
  30. Idol Chatter, USAToday.com, 04-03-2013, "Colton Dixon's sales soar after 'Idol' performance"