This article is for the Kelly Clarkson version of this song. For the Leona Lewis version, click here Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... Leona Louise Lewis (born April 3, 1985 in Islington, London) is an English singer and songwriter, who was the winner of the third series of the The X Factor. ...

"A Moment like This"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
from the album Thankful
Released	September, 2002
Format	CD single DVD single
Genre	Pop Ballad
Length	3:49
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson John Reid
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Certification	Platinum
Chart positions
#1 (USA, Canada)
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
	"A Moment like This" (2002)	"Miss Independent" (2003)

"A Moment like This" is the first single, released as a double A-side with "Before Your Love", by Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first season of American Idol, and later included on her multi-platinum debut album, Thankful. It has been covered by Leona Lewis, the third winner the British television programme The X Factor. Image File history File links The CD cover of Kelly Clarksons 2002 single A Moment Like This, from her album Thankful. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... Thankful is the debut album by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson, released in the United States by RCA on April 15, 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... A DVD single is a music single in the form of a DVD. The format was introduced in the late 1990s/early 2000s. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... A ballad is a story in song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Jörgen Kjell Elofsson (b. ... John Reid may refer to: John Reid (UK politician) (born 1947), British politician, cabinet minister and current Home Secretary. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Steve McCutcheon, also known as Steve Mac, is a songwriter and record producer. ... Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... Miss Independent is the second single (first in Australia) from pop rock singer, Kelly Clarksons multi-platinum debut album, Thankful. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into B-side. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... American Idol, formerly known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television series. ... Thankful is the debut album by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson, released in the United States by RCA on April 15, 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Leona Louise Lewis (born April 3, 1985 in Islington, London) is an English singer and songwriter, who was the winner of the third series of the The X Factor. ... The X Factor is a British popular TV music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on ITV1, with spin-off behind-the-scenes shows The Xtra Factor and The X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2. ...

The single was co-written by Jörgen Elofsson and John Reid (of dance act Nightcrawlers) and produced by Steve Mac. It was written to be the first single for the winner of the first season of American Idol. As a result, the four remaining finalists, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Tamyra Gray, and Nikki McKibbin each recorded a version of the song in case they won. The song was first revealed to the public when McKibbin was removed from the competition, and Guarini and Clarkson competed in a final showdown while singing this song, along with another track, "Before Your Love". After the American public had voted, the two once again performed the song (along with "Before Your Love" again) at the final show before the results were revealed. When Clarkson was announced as the winner, she became emotional, and once again sang the song as her final performance. Jörgen Kjell Elofsson (b. ... Nightcrawlers was an one-hit wonder electronica band, with a couple of dance-floor hits in the nineties, including Push The Feeling On and Surrender Your Love.    This article is a stub. ... Steve McCutcheon, also known as Steve Mac, is a songwriter and record producer. ... American Idol, formerly known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television series. ... Justin Guarini (2005). ... Tamyra Monica Gray (born July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is an American actress and singer, best known for her rise to fame as one of the finalists on the first season of the reality television program American Idol in 2002. ... Nikki McKibbin (born Katherine Nicole McKibbin on September 28, 1978 in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA) is an American singer who finished third in the 2002 debut season of American Idol. ...

The song has been known to remind people that true love can be hard to find, but advises them to be patient, as "some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this".

"Before Your Love," was also given to radio and had a video shot, which debuted on MTV's TRL before A Moment Like This did; however, it failed to achieve the level of success of "A Moment like This." The single to date has sold approximately 1,000,200 copies.

The song is also used in television commercials for Sandals Resorts in the UK. Sandals Resorts is the largest operator of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. ...

Music video

The music video for "A Moment like This" is relatively simple, and has Clarkson exploring an abandoned theatre. She can be seen taking the stage to sing, and clips of her singing on American Idol and getting emotional when she won are also shown. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Chart performance

As the first single ever from American Idol, much pressure was put on "A Moment like This" to perform well. The debut single from Will Young, the winner of Britain's Pop Idol (the forerunner to American Idol), sold 1.2 million copies in its first week, becoming the fastest selling British debut single of all time; however, critics argued that the American singles market was different from the British market. Kelly proved her critics wrong and the single became a smash hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. Sales of the commercial single also helped the song (as evidenced by its number-one peak on the Hot 100 Singles Sales) break records. With the release of the single, the song broke the Beatles' record for the biggest leap ever to number one ever, from 52-1, in the history of the Hot 100 Chart. William Robert Young (born January 20, 1979) is an English singer and actor. ... This article is about the British television series. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Hot 100 Singles Sales (also known as Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ...