Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson song)
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"Miss Independent" is the second single (first in Australia and the United Kingdom) from pop rock singer, Kelly Clarkson's multi-platinum debut album, Thankful.
On March 29, 2005, the single was certified gold by RIAA and has sold over 1,000,000 copies in all formats in the US. The song received a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, but lost out to Christina Aguilera's (co-wrote her hit, "Miss Independent") "Beautiful".
Song information
In this rhythmic pop number, Clarkson describes a woman ("Miss Independent") who lets down her emotional barriers to fall in love.
The single was co-written by Rhett Lawrence, Kelly Clarkson,[1] Christina Aguilera, and Matt Morris and produced by Lawrence. The release of the song sparked some controversy. The producer and co-writer of the track, Lawrence, had originally given the chorus to Destiny's Child. After they did not record it, Aguilera was offered the chorus, and she incorporated verses written by Matt Morris and continued to co-write with Lawrence. Lawrence was later informed that Aguilera was not going to finish and use the song on her Stripped album because she had found another rock style song that she preferred ("Fighter"). Two years later, Lawrence played the song for Clarkson. They finished the lyrics and made new additions to the song, eventually using it as the first single from her upcoming long-delayed album Thankful. The producer was pleased because he had long believed that his song would be a hit when combined with a great singer (Destiny's Child, Aguilera, Clarkson). Although Lawrence was never in any way asked, informally or officially, to hold or save the song for Aguilera, Aguilera was not pleased that the track had been given to someone else, and at one point there was talk of a possible lawsuit. Fortunately, the matter was able to be settled. In an interesting turn of events, the rock style song Aguilera preferred two years earlier, entitled Fighter, was released in the United States as a single the same time as "Miss Independent", with "Miss Independent" becoming the more successful single in the U.S while "Fighter" gained more international success. Clarkson has stated, discussing her battle with her label over her album My December, "They didn't think this album was good enough, but they didn't think a lot of things weren't good enough. Like 'Miss Independent'. They didn't feel that was good enough to be released, but I said, 'we should release it and see what happens.'"
Chart success
"Miss Independent" performed strongly on the Billboard charts, and managed to peak at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Moreover, it should be noted that the single came out at the time that the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay was changing to include fewer top-forty stations, and more R&B and rhythmic stations. The single also did not have a commercial release on vinyl or CD-single forms to give it a boost on the charts. The single was released as a digital download, and became a hit, peaking at number two on Hot Digital Tracks. However, digital downloads would not count towards the chart until 2005, thus they did not help her Hot 100 position. The song was a smash on top-forty radio formats, and peaked at number one for six weeks on Top 40 Mainstream and an equal six weeks on the Top 40 Tracks.
Internationally, the song was also a hit. In Canada, it reached a peak of number six, a ranking it also attained in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the song peaked at number three on the charts. "Miss Independent" is tied with "Since U Been Gone" as Clarkson's highest-peaking single in Australia to date.
Music video
The music video of "Miss Independent" shows Clarkson singing at a house party. The video appeared on the yearly MuchMusic program Fromage (French for "cheese"). On this countdown composed of "cheesy" music videos, "Miss Independent" finished second to Britney Spears's single "Me Against the Music".
Another video was believed to have been made for the United Kingdom. This video, however, is in fact a T4 performance edited to look like a video. In it, Clarkson is shown performing on top of a building with a cityscape background. The same U.S. video was used to promote the single in the UK and Europe.
The video has received a little over 5 million views on youtube.com
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Miss Independent".
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | May 2003 | RCA Records | CD single | |
| Australia | August 4, 2003 | CD single |
Comprehensive charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position | Year End Position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 6 | - |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 3 | 53[2] |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 39 | - |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 6 | - |
| Irish Singles Chart | 11 | - |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 9 | 44 |
| Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 1 | 14 |
| Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 1 | 9 |
| Billboard Adult Top 40 | 14 | 31 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary | 28 | - |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 | 5 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 9 | 80[3] |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 25 | - |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 44 | - |
Credits
- Lead Vocals by Kelly Clarkson.
- Background Vocals by Kelly Clarkson & Suzy Benson.
- Produced by Rhett Lawrence.
- Published by Rhettski (ASCAP), Xtina Music (BMI), Copyright Control (ASCAP)
- Writers: Rhett Lawrence, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Matt Morris
- Recorded & Mixed at Sound Gallery Studios, Los Angeles, California
References
- ^ a b [1] Retrieved September 26, 2007
- ^ ARIA 2003 YEC
- ^ NL YEC 2003
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