"Miss Independent"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
from the album Thankful
Released	May 2003 (U.S) August 4, 2003 (AUS)
Format	Digital Download
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	3:35
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	Rhett Lawrence Christina Aguilera Matt Morris
Producer(s)	Rhett Lawrence
Certification	Gold
Peak chart positions
#3 (Australia) #6 (UK, Canada) #9 (US, Netherlands)
Kelly Clarkson U.S. singles chronology
"Before Your Love"/"A Moment like This" (2002)	"Miss Independent" (2003)	"Low" (2003)
Kelly Clarkson UK singles chronology
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Song information

The single was co-written by Rhett Lawrence, 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 song to Destiny's Child. After they did not record it, Aguilera was offered the song, and she began to co-write the track with Lawrence. Lawrence was later informed that Aguilera was not going to finish and use the song because she had found another rock style song that she preferred. 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 U.S. as a single the same time as "Miss Independent," with "Miss Independent" becoming the more successful single in the U.S whilst "Fighter" became more successful internationally. Clarkson has stated, discussing her battle with her label over her newest 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." Rhett Lawrence Rhett Lawrence is a record producer and songwriter. ... Christina María Aguilera, born December 18, 1980, is an American pop singer and songwriter. ... Destinys Child was a three-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... ‹ The template below (Current album) is being considered for deletion. ...

In this rhythmic pop rock number, Clarkson describes a woman ("Miss Independent") who lets down her emotional barriers to fall in love.

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. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Hot 100 Airplay is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Rhythmic music and Rhythmic radio, also known as Rhythmic Crossover or Rhythmic Pop, is a term used to describe a certain group of radio stations and the Billboard chart that is compiled based on airplay from those radio stations. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... The Hot Digital Tracks is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay format from Billboard Magazine. ... Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. ...

Internationally, the song was also a hit. In Canada, it reached a peak of number six, as it also did in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the song was incredibly popular, peaking at number three. "Miss Independent" ties with "Since U Been Gone" as Clarkson's highest peaking single in Australia to date. In particular for the 1970s pop song with the same title see Since You Been Gone. ...

Music video

The music video of "Miss Independent" shows Clarkson singing at a house party. Some believe that the complicated plot of the song is not translated into the video, and the video was met with some criticism. Some fans were also not pleased with the fact that Clarkson had been forced to change her "girl next door" Texan image to become sexier for her first official video. However, due to its puzzling concept, the video appeared on the yearly MuchMusic program, Fromage (French for "cheese"). On this countdown composed of "cheesy" music videos, "Miss Independent" came second to Britney Spears' single, "Me Against the Music". A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ... Fromage is an annual one-hour special produced by the Canadian MuchMusic cable channel. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Madonna chronology Alternate cover Australia Limited Edition CD 2 Me against the Music is a dance-pop song performed by Britney Spears featuring Madonna. ...

Another video was believed to have been made for the UK. This video, however, is just a T4 performance edited to look like a video. In it, Kelly is shown performing on top of a building with a cityscape background. The same US video was used to promote the single in the UK and Europe. T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 (UK) from about 9 a. ...

Comprehensive charts

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Chart Runs

References

1. ^ ARIA 2003 YEC
2. ^ NL YEC 2003