The Outfield's official music video for 'Since You've Been Gone'. "[12] Clarkson also explained that when she first heard "Since U Been Gone", she felt that it sounded a little bit pop for her direction, and she decided to tweak the song musically by incorporating drums and guitars. !function(t,e,r){var n,s=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],i=/^http:/.test(t.location)? [94] The song was included as the opening track of the American Idol 10th Anniversary – The Hits, a compilation album that celebrates 10 years of American Idol which features tracks from nine winners of the show. Speak Of The Devil. [19] The song also incorporates ringing guitars with plaintive lyrics[20] and a huge chorus. [18] Film Laureate of Blogcritics praised "Since U Been Gone" for its "high energy, vocally powered, pop/rock jam with a hook that is infectious". "Since U Been Gone" is a song recorded by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). On September 27, 2011, Joseph Gordon-Levitt covered the song in the style of Axl Rose on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. We recorded it there with Max and the co-writer of the song, Lukasz Gottwald. It's undeniable. "[103] Christy Lemire of The Boston Globe was positive of the song's incorporation in the film during the audition process due to its beautiful editing which makes "it feels like a fresh take on the tried-and-true, bad-first-date montage. Key and BPM for Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson. "Since U Been Gone" was inspired by the 2003 song "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. [52] "Since U Been Gone" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 25, 2006. She added, "You know, 'Why don't I just go trash her house? He added that the songs sound mainstream and youthful. She explained, "In the beginning, I'm like tipping things over and smearing mud all over the walls and it seems like my apartment, but it ends up being the other girl's that he's with, so it's a humorous video. Follow @genius [33] Steve Lampiris of ZME Music opined that the song is "one of very few perfect pop songs released in the last ten years," stating that it is hard to determine the principal reason that makes the song very successful. "[citation needed] The song was also covered by Luke O'Dell on the third season of The X Factor Australia. [CDATA[ Even when presented to self-described music nerds, the song was mistaken for one by the Smashing Pumpkins , … She added, "It features the tomboy side of the singer messing up her ex's closet, destroying his bed and getting some major revenge by destroying his place. [7] The song was officially released to mainstream radio stations in the United States on November 16, 2004 as the lead single of Breakaway. [56] In New Zealand, Since U Been Gone debuted at number 18 on the week ending March 21, 2005. It received a nomination for the Hot 100 Single of the Year but lost to Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and for the Digital Song of the Year but lost to Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". [26] Gary Trust of Billboard thought that "Since U Been Gone" is a defining song of the 2000s. Clarkson (from Entertainment Weekly, September 2, 2005): "Hazel Eyes is about the dipstick who completely screwed up and now is unhappy and you're happy. Since U Been Gone. According to the Since U Been Gone Songfacts, the song almost didn't make it onto the Breakaway album; when Clarkson heard the first, acoustic version of the tune, she didn't like it. [6], "Maps" and "Since U Been Gone" share similar introductions, post-chorus guitar breaks, middle eights, and are both in the key of G major. [25] Steve Lampiris of ZME Music lauded Clarkson's vocals as the heart of the song. 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He also thought that the song represents a song "that you can roll down the windows of your car and proudly headbang your way through a yellow light somewhere on a suburban side street. [108] Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "Can anyone do bitter better? "Since U Been Gone" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and recorded for American singer Kelly Clarkson's second album, Breakaway (2004). [90] American rock band A Day to Remember recorded their own version of "Since U Been Gone" which was included in the reissued version of their album, For Those Who Have Heart. Here's the thing we started off friends It was cool but it was all pretend Yeah yeah Since you've been gone. [21] It has a chord progression of G-Am–Em–F, and Clarkson's vocal range in the song spans two octaves from the low note of G3 to the high note of G5. Writer(s): Martin Karl Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald. It worked. [75] Performing barefoot,[76] Clarkson sang the song as rain cascaded onto the audience. — Clarkson's first impression of "Since U Been Gone". Compartir en Facebook Compartir en Twitter. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. It was then given to Hilary Duff, but she rejected the song because she could not reach its higher notes. "Since U Been Gone" was released as the album's lead single in November 2004 and became Clarkson's most successful single on the Hot 100 despite peaking at number two. "[26] In an interview with Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly, it was noted that Clarkson sang "So together but so broken up inside/ 'Cause I can't breathe" in "Behind These Hazel Eyes", but in "Since U Been Gone", she sang "But since you been gone/ I can breathe for the first time." [47] This made "Since U Been Gone" the first pop song by a solo female artist to reach the top two chart positions in 2005. [11] At first, Clarkson was not fully convinced by the prospect of recording the song saying, "It didn't have any lyrics and the melody really wasn't finalized ... the track was done on a computer, there was no band on it. The song has been ranked 342nd by Billboard on its 600 most massive smashes over the chart's six decades. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies sold. After the first chorus, Clarkson walks into a room full of closets. Yeah, yeah, since you been gone You're dedicated, you took the time Wasn't long 'til I called you mine Yeah, yeah, since you been gone And all you'd ever hear me say Is how I picture me with you That's all you'd ever hear me say But since you been gone I can breathe for the first time I'm so moving on, yeah yeah Thanks to you Now I get What I want She cuts up dresses, rifling through the closets and pulling out clothes, destroying them and singing in a pile of them. [...] And so I do it in the video. It's a cool job. felt the video was amusing and Clarkson was "at her rocker prime." [50] It also spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the US Pop Songs. "[109] The song was ranked by Pitchfork Media as the 21st best track of the 2000s; they wrote that "'Since U Been Gone' gave us one of the most blunt rallying cries of the last ten years, a perfectly realized sing-along chorus that will be a karaoke staple for years. I used this when a student wanted to sing the song at an open house Performing arts thing. Kelly Clarkson-Wikipedia. It has all the highs of a feel good chorus that a pop song should have, and it leaves you happy that she can breath now he is gone. Here's the thing, we started out friends It was cool, but it was all pretend Yeah, yeah, since you been gone You dedicated, you took the time Wasn't long till I called you mine Yeah, yeah, since you been gone. [18] Popdose staff noted that the song contains "electronics-enhanced sheen" which infuses an appropriate dichotomy between the loud and soft sound of alternative-rock. Where Does It Rank Among the Singer's Best Music Videos? It is a song that has stood the test of time, and is still one that will have you sing along when you hear it, although you won't hit the notes as Kelly does! It was included in the setlist of her My December Tour as an encore. [116] The AOL Radio Staff put the song at number 10 on their list of 10 Best Break Up Songs. [83] Clarkson's performance of the song at the Beacon Theatre, New York City stirred crowd into a frenzy, causing the show to be closed abruptly. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. [7], The music video begins with Clarkson sitting on a couch in an apartment's living room, holding a heart-shaped locket in her hand.