" Miss Independent " is a song recorded by American singer Kelly Clarkson for her debut album Thankful (2003). Written by Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Rhett Lawrence, and Matt Morris, with Lawrence as a producer, was released as the album's premier single by RCA Records on April 10, 2003. The song was originally intended for Aguilera's fourth album, Stripped 2002), but left semi-finished. Lawrence then continued writing songs with Clarkson, who eventually recorded them.
"Miss Independent" is an R & B-style, whose lyrics tell the story of an independent woman who finally allows her to lower her emotional and communications obstacles to falling in love. The theme of self-sufficiency will later serve as a template for the next release of Clarkson. The song generally gets a positive response from music critics, while critics target the song's similarity with Aguilera material. "Miss Independent" gave Clarkson his first Grammy nomination in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004.
The commercial success of the song helped in bringing the image of Clarkson's "girl next door" to the public and contributed to the elimination of the "American Idol" persona. " In the United States, it peaked at number nine on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Pop Songs charts. Internationally, it also reached the top ten positions in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the UK. It's certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Recording Industry Association of Australia (ARIA). The music video that accompanies the song was directed by Liz Friedlander, and featured Clarkson singing at a house party. Clarkson premiered the song during the second season of American Idol , and has included it in the list set in most of his concert tour.
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Background and release
American record producer Rhett Lawrence first offered the original work of the song, titled "Miss Independence", to American R & amp; B trio Destiny's Child who later declined the offer to record the song. Lawrence later collaborated with Christina Aguilera and Matt Morris to record "Miss Independence" for the fourth album Aguilera Stripped (2002). Aguilera, who co-wrote the song, finally decided not to include it for the album, leaving it half-finished without a bridge.
Lawrence, Clarkson then manager Simon Fuller and music mogul Clive Davis suggested that Clarkson finish writing "Miss Independence", and record it for his debut album Thankful (2003). One of the managers of A & amp; R Clarkson, Keith Naftaly, suggested that the song be titled "Miss Independent". It was one of four songs in Thanksgiving that Clarkson co-wrote, the other was "The Problem With Love Is", "You're Thinking Wrong" and "Grateful". The song was released by RCA Records on April 10, 2003, ten days ahead of the release Thankful . In 2009, it was made available for purchase as downloadable content (DLC) for Rock Band , Rock Band 2 and Lego Rock Band video games.
In an interview on Total Request Live, Aguilera revealed that after hearing Clarkson's version of the song, he became irritated that RCA, which is also a record label, decided to release it without his permission - however he praised Clarkson's vocal performance. He told Clarkson in the air, "if the song was to go to anyone I'm glad that it went to you because you gave it justice." In 2010, Clarkson told Bournemouth Daily Echo that "I had to argue with the record label until I actually cried to get 'Miss Independent' on this album, then they released it as my debut single and it became hit. ", and later revealed that he was not aware that Aguilera was writing on the track until she was given a liner note for Grateful after it was released.
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Composition
"Miss Independent" is a pop song that is influenced by R & amp; B. Katherine St. Asaph of Popdust notes that "this is the closest Kelly Clarkson who comes to R & B." Clarkson said that Aguilera's rhythmic style greatly influenced the song. He commented, "You can hear a lot of his influence on 'Miss Independent', especially the connection, and once you hear the song, it's constantly in your head. Believe me, I can not get it out!" Rachell Kipp of the Associated Press writes that "Miss Independent" "sounds like a half-baked remake from Aguilera's" Dirrty "(2002)" The song has a length of three minutes and 35 seconds and is written in key B minor, Clarkson's vocal range extending from F ? 3 to F ? 5 .
The lyrics tell the story of an independent woman who is worried about being in a relationship in fear of being rejected, she finally allows herself to break the emotional barriers and communication as she begins to fall in love. Clarkson revealed that he found himself similar to titular "Miss Independent". He said, "It's so funny when the song plays with me... because at some point in my life, I'm really going through that sort of thing," Clarkson said. "I'm always really guarded about work and careers.It's not even with, like, men's relationships, it's just, like, friends and just letting people in, you know? And so it's a bit weird because I'm having the same thing on the same time, so it's very easy for me to write a bridge to a song. "
Critical reception
"Miss Independent" received mixed criticisms to the positives of music critics, who praised Clarkson for distancing himself from the American Idol persona, but criticized the song's similarity with some of the songs on Stripped - specifically "Dirrty "and" Fighter "(2002). In its release, Brian Hiatt from Entertainment Weekly notes that "loud R & amp; B sound can surprise fans who embrace the soft" A Moment Like This. "Miss Independent" begins with Clarkson singing in the throat moaning above the hip-hop beat, then exploding into chord-propelled, disco-diva chorus that is no different from Britney Spears, "Stronger". " Rolling Stone > writing, "" A Moment Like This "is a ballad critic type based on the expected number of winners of a TV contest: that's probably why his stern follow-up," Miss Independent, "is shocking." AllMusic's senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "managed to make Kelly Clarkson look younger and hipper without paralyzing Christina Aguilera (who, ironically, co-wrote" Miss Independent, "the first single from Thankful) while retaining a strong sense of melodic songcraft. "Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the song" gives Clarkson a young edge he desperately needs to balance contemporary Adult goo from songs like "Anytime" and "A Moment Like This. "Cinquemani also added," "Miss Independent" is not "Dirrty," but that proves that if anyone can get out-sing Aguilera, it's Clarkson. "On March 5, 2013, Billboard ranked it number sixteen in the list of "Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time".
Howard Cohen of The Baltimore Sun wrote, "The R & amp; stomper B-style" Miss Independent ", it sounds like fat removed from Aguilera meatier" Fighter "- which could be the case, because he -Remove both songs. "Elysa Gardner of USA Today is more critical of the song, calling it" shortness of breath "and" colorless ". He also added that the song "sounds less like the number of edgy, powerful-but-vulnerable women who are meant to be from Christina Aguilera to throw it off essentially." The song received a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, but lost to "Beautiful" Aguilera. It was also nominated for the Choice Summer Song at the 2003 Teen Choice Awards.
Commercial performance
"Miss Independent" debuted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 23 in the week ending May 3, 2003. Then debuted on the Pop Songs chart for the week ending May 10, 2003, finally topping the charts for six weeks starting in the week ending June 28, 2003. The song debuted on the main Hot 100 Billboard in the week ending May 17, 2003 at number 61, finally reaching at number 9 in the week ending July 19 2003, becoming the second Top Ten single in the United States. It also charted on Adult Pop Songs and Adult Contemporary charts at number 14 and number 28, respectively. The success of this single came out at a time when the Billboard chart relied on more R & B and rhythmic stations rather than pop stations. As of September 2017, "Miss Independent" has sold over 1,035,000 digital downloads in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2006.
Internationally, the song also became commercially successful, becoming Clarkson's first single outside North America. In Australia, he debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number 17 in August 2003, finally reaching number 4 after Clarkson did so at the NRL Grand Final 2003 at Australia Stadium on October 5, 2003. It ended up being the highest charting single in Australia along with "Since U Been Gone "(2004) before being followed by" Mr. Know It All ", which topped the charts in 2011. In the UK," Miss Independent "debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in August 2003.The Netherlands, the debut song in the Top 40 of the Netherlands at number 27, finally peaked at number 9. The song also charted in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Music video
The music video that accompanies the song was filmed in Los Angeles by Liz Friedlander, who did not know Clarkson at the time. Friedlander commented, "To be honest, I've never watched American Idol, so I do not have any preconceived ideas about him." He said about the video, "The song was explosive and young and had a cool electronic beat, so we took the visual style of music." Clarkson added, "It will be an artist who looks more like Kelly Clarkson, not [Kelly Clarkson] than ' American Idol ." The video featured Clarkson performing at a home party in reverse, starting from the morning afterwards and working back to the previous night, where he seemed interested in the "surfer" he saw in the mirror. Friedlander added, "And in the end - maybe - they gather." It premiered on MTV on June 2, 2003. The video received three nominations at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards - Best New Artist in Video, Best Pop Video, and Audience Choice Award.
Live show
Clarkson premiered "Miss Independent" in the second season of American Idol in May 2003. Throughout 2003, she appeared on numerous television shows, including the inaugural season of Australian Idol The Late Show with David Letterman , and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn . He also performed the song in a sporting event, especially at the NRL Grand Final 2003 at the Australian Stadium on October 5, 2003. Since then, he has included the song in his set-list on the tour, even naming his first co-headlining tour, the Independent Tour (20040, after the song) In 2012, he performed a medley of his songs at the 40th Anniversary of the American Music Awards, starting with "Miss Independent", progressing to "Since U Been Gone", "Stronger (What Does not Kill You) ", ​​â € <â €
Formats and playlists
Graphics and certification
Releasing history
See also
- Mainstream List Hit number one in 2003 (US)
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
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