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The video won Clarkson the Best Female Video and Best Pop Video awards at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], beating artists such as [[Mariah Carey]] ("[[We Belong Together]]") and [[Gwen Stefani]] ("[[Hollaback Girl]]"). |
The video won Clarkson the Best Female Video and Best Pop Video awards at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], beating artists such as [[Mariah Carey]] ("[[We Belong Together]]") and [[Gwen Stefani]] ("[[Hollaback Girl]]"). |
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==Charts== |
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==Comprehensive charts== |
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===World=== |
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The song has had a very long and successful run on the Billboard Hot 100, having been in the top forty for forty weeks (and counting), while peaking at number two. In Canada, the song was number one for two weeks. |
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|align="left"|"Since U Been Gone" |
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Revision as of 08:43, 6 October 2005
"Since U Been Gone" | ||
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Single by Kelly Clarkson | ||
From the album Breakaway | ||
Released | 2004 | |
Format | Digital download | |
Genre | Pop rock | |
Length | 3:09 | |
Label | RCA | |
Writers | Max Martin Dr. Luke | |
Producers | Max Martin Dr. Luke | |
Certification | 4x platinum | |
Chart positions | #2 (US) #5 (UK) #3 (AU) #1 (CAN) | |
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology | ||
"Breakaway" (2004) |
"Since U Been Gone" (2004) |
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" (2005) |
"Since U Been Gone" is the second single (the first in Europe) from Breakaway, the second album by pop rock singer, Kelly Clarkson.
Released at the end of 2004, the single enjoyed considerable success in 2005, peaking at number two in the United States and becoming Clarkson's fourth top-ten single. Critics and the public had generally written her off as the "American Idol girl". With "Since U Been Gone", Clarkson disassociated herself from this image by becoming an artist on her own merit. The song is one of the biggest singles of 2005.
Song information
The single was co-written and co-produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke. Although Clarkson had previously had hit singles, her previous few singles had performed poorly in the charts ("Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is"), and with her fellow American Idol participant, Justin Guarini, who had been dropped by the label they shared after similar chart performance, industry critics speculated that Clarkson's career would go the same way. To avert this, Clarkson decided she needed more control over her career and the direction of her music, and with the help of a lawyer and advice from another American Idol participant, Clay Aiken, she was able to get out of her contract and move in the direction of pop rock.
After this change, Clarkson had nearly completed a new album, but still faced the problem of what her first single should be (her previous single "Breakaway" was only considered to have been a stopgap). Originally, she had entertained the notion of using some songs that she had written with Ben Moody and David Hodges, formerly of the gothic rock band Evanescence, but her label felt that the songs were a bit too dark for a first single. After a suggestion from a friend, Clarkson went to Sweden, where she met up with producers Max Martin and Dr. Luke.
Although Martin had been successful in previous years for his pop singles with Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, the music industry had pigeonholed him as a pop producer. As a result of this, and with the nature of top-forty music changing, Martin's career had slowed down, and it had been hard for him to find new production work. Originally, he did not want to work with Clarkson, as he felt she had wanted him to recreate his pop sound for her records. Clarkson, however, had become aware of Martin's history with rock, as although he was best known as a pop producer, he had rock roots as a former member of a heavy metal band, and he had also produced other rock singles before including Bon Jovi's "It's My Life".
Once Martin and Clarkson discovered that they both were in agreement concerning the rock direction of the music, they set out to write songs together. A song that had previously been written by Martin and Dr. Luke, however, caught the attention of Clarkson. The song was relayed to her label executives, and "Since U Been Gone" was unanimously agreed to be the first single. Clarkson still had to deal with Martin's slight pop edges, as originally the song had even a greater pop influence, until Clarkson asked for a slightly harder rock feel with increased drums.
With the success of "Since U Been Gone", Clarkson's career became settled, as she was able to define the new pop rock sound that she had only previously touched on. The single also helped Clarkson to appeal to new international markets; previously her main markets had been in Western countries like the United States and Canada. Credit is also given to this song for reviving the once stagnant careers of Max Martin and Dr. Luke. In essence, the song recalls a failed relationship with relief, as Clarkson declares in the song: "Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time."
Many critics have noted the song bears resemblance to indie rock darlings The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Songwriter Ted Leo released an acoustic cover of the song, which featured a snippet of the chorus from The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps".
Chart success
"Since U Been Gone" remains the biggest hit of Clarkson's career, and one of the biggest hits of 2005. The song's rock and roll-edge mixed with the typical pop helped to make the song reach number one on several charts, such as the Hot 100 Airplay, the Pop 100, the Pop 100 Airplay, Hot Digital Tracks, the Dance Radio Airplay, and the Mainstream Top 40. It didn't, however, reach number one on the Hot 100, peaking at number two. (It was kept off the top spot by 50 Cent's "Candy Shop".)
The song stayed in the top ten of the Hot 100 for eighteen weeks (four months), the most for a single in 2005. It also became notable when it reached the top ten while her previous single, "Breakaway", was also still there.
"Since U Been Gone" has proved to be one of the biggest digital-single sellers of all time, and was certified quadruple platinum in September 2005 for selling over 800,000 digital downloads.
The song has had a very long and successful run on the Billboard Hot 100, having been in the top-forty for forty-three weeks, while peaking at number two. In Canada, the song was number one for two weeks.
On another popular American music chart (but not official), the ARC Weekly Top 40, Clarkson's song became the biggest song in the twenty-five-year history of the chart, spending eight non-consecutive weeks at number one (being briefly interrupted by Green Day's number-two single, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"), and remaining on the chart for thirty-three weeks (or a little over eight months).
Music video
The music video for "Since U Been Gone" is relatively simple, and follows the main theme of the song. In the video, Clarkson is seen at an ex-boyfriend's apartment looking though some items. She thinks about the past, but thinks about how much happier she is, and goes on to wreck the apartment. The video is intercut with scenes of Clarkson performing with her band for an energetic crowd. The video ends with Clarkson slyly leaving her ex's apartment, just as he and his new girlfriend enter and are shocked to find the mess.
The video won Clarkson the Best Female Video and Best Pop Video awards at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, beating artists such as Mariah Carey ("We Belong Together") and Gwen Stefani ("Hollaback Girl").
Charts
The song has had a very long and successful run on the Billboard Hot 100, having been in the top forty for forty weeks (and counting), while peaking at number two. In Canada, the song was number one for two weeks.
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #2 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Hot Digital Songs | #2 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Hot Digital Tracks | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #22 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Dance Radio Airplay | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Top 40 Tracks | #8 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Adult Top 40 | #2 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | #38 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | #3 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | Canadian Singles Chart | #1 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | U.K. Singles Chart | #5 |
2005 | "Since U Been Gone" | World Chart Show | #2 |
Billboard Hot 100 Chart trajectory — "Since U Been Gone" — Week number one to week number thirty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chart position | 70 | 53 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
Billboard Hot 100 Chart trajectory — "Since U Been Gone" — Week number thirty-one to week number forty-three | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canadian Singles Chart trajectory — "Since U Been Gone" — Top 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
Chart position | 29 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 56 |