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Because of you
"Because of You"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
from the album Breakaway
Released August 28, 2005
Format Digital download
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:39
Label RCA Records
Writer(s) Kelly Clarkson
David Hodges
Ben Moody
Producer(s) David Hodges
Ben Moody
Certification 3x Platinum (RIAA Digital Downloads)
Gold (RIAA CD Singles)
Gold (ARIA)
Chart positions
  • #1 (Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil)
  • #2 (Canada)
  • #4 (Australia)
  • #7 (UK, U.S.)
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Behind These Hazel Eyes"
(2005)
"Because of You"
(2005)
"Walk Away"
(2006)

"Because of You" is the fourth single from Breakaway, the second album by pop rock singer, Kelly Clarkson.

Contents

  • 1 Writing inspiration
  • 2 Music video
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Sample
  • 5 Charts
  • 6 Chart Trajectory
  • 7 Formats and track listings
    • 7.1 U.S. digital maxi single

Writing inspiration

"Because Of You" was co-written by Clarkson, Ben Moody, and David Hodges, and produced by Moody and Hodges. The song is one of Clarkson's most personal as she originally wrote the lyrics when she was sixteen years old to deal with her emotional pain at the time. Clarkson has stated that although she has grown to overcome her pain through God, she can still relate to the pain of "Because of You". This song has proved to be a world-wide hit.

Years later when she met Moody and Hodges, Clarkson asked if they could write songs with her. She asked them to help her polish "Because of You" for the Breakaway album, but said that she would understand if they disliked the song and wanted to write a new song with her. Instead, both Moody and Hodges were impressed with the song, and along with Clarkson, they polished it into its final form. In this emotional autobiographical anthem, Clarkson laments her troubled family life as she sings:

"Because of you, I never stray too far from the sidewalk, because of you, I learn to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt, because of you I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me. Because of you, I am afraid"

Music video

Clarkson singing about breaking a hurtful family cycle in "Because of You".

Music Video

As she had with "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Clarkson wrote the video's treatment herself; it was directed by Vadim Perelman. The video is based on a true story of Clarkson's troubled childhood (due to the nature of the video, she asked her parents for permission before it was created). The young Clarkson is played by the seven year old daughter of band member Jason Halbert.

The video starts off one afternoon at the Clarkson household. There, Kelly and her husband are engaged in a heated argument, and at one point he takes a picture of the family and threatens to smash it. However, he never gets the chance to, as time freezes still and her husband becomes immobile; Clarkson, however, is immune to this. Looking around the corners of her house, she sees a sight that surprises her: her younger self.

Hand in hand, the younger and older Clarkson relive Clarkson's troubled childhood as various painful memories are seen such as the younger Clarkson making a picture for her father to admire, which is then tossed into the sink, and Clarkson's mother making an unappreciated dinner for her father. These events drive her mother to the point of taking pills and crying publicly in front of the younger Clarkson.

The breaking point is finally seen when Clarkson's parents have a physical fight and throw objects at each other. Soon after, Clarkson's father packs his bags, as he is leaving the family; although the younger Clarkson tries to get him to stay, he pulls away. Filled with the memories of her past, the older Clarkson has seen enough and runs back in time to the present. There, time unfreezes and instead of fighting with her husband, they make up. Clarkson's daughter in the video can be seen walking around the corner. Clarkson has finally broken the cycle of having a dysfunctional family.

The music video of Because of You was officially released on TRL on October 3 2005. It debuted on October 4, 2005 at the top of the countdown. It eventually became Clarkson's third retired video, and spent twenty-seven out of fifty days at number one. After debuting on MuchMusic's Countdown at number twenty-nine, it eventually ascended to the number one, On June 18, 2006 The video also garnered Clarkson a MuchMusic Video Award for People's Choice Favorite International Artist. The video also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video. Said VMA win marked the second time any female artist won two consecutive awards for Best Female Video (Beyonce won in 2003 and 2004); it made her the fourth person to win two years in a row for a gender category (Beck was the first, Alicia Keys was second, Beyonce was third).

Trivia

American Idol Season 5 contestant Lisa Tucker performed this song during the "Songs of the 21st Century" theme week. This marked the first time an American Idol winner's song was covered on the show. Australian Idol 3 Top 30 contestant Chloe Zuel also covered this song previously to Tucker on Australian Idol. Runner-up Floortje Smit from Season 3 of Idols in the Netherlands also covered this song. The judges had picked out the song for her. (Carrie Underwood holds the honour for covering a past Idol winner's song ever; Australian Idol Season 1 winner Guy Sebastian's debut single "Angels Brought Me Here.")

Sample

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Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 4
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 2
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1 (6 weeks)
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 24
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1 (5 weeks)
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 4
Austria Singles Chart 3
Belgium UltraTop 50 5
Brazilian Singles Chart 1 (1 week)
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 2
Danish Airplay Chart 1 (2 weeks)
Dutch Top 40 1 (2 weeks)
European Singles Chart 1 (1 week)
French Singles Chart 13
German Singles Chart 4
Irish Singles Chart 5
Indonesian Airplay Chart 1 (4 weeks)
Mexican Top 100 Airplay 13
Mexican Digital Sales Chart 1
South African Singles Chart 1 (1 week)
Swiss Singles Chart 1 (2 weeks)
UK Singles Chart 7
World Chart Show 1 (2 weeks)
MuchMusic Countdown 1
Total Request Live 1

Chart Trajectory

Billboard Hot 100 Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Position 99 61 43 34 23 21 14
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9
8
8
7
8
9
10 12 10
9
11 16 14 14 15 16 15 17 19 20 22 26 22 25 26 32 36 41 42
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Position 80 64 49 36 19 12 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 5 4 4 4 8 7 9 11
Week 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Position 12 15 16 16 18 18 21 21 20 21 21 29 27 25 30 28 37 33 28 29 27 29 29 43 47 62
UK Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Position 7 10 13 17 13 11 15 22 25 28 23 22 27 34 35 43 43 53 50 48 40 50 50 49 60
Australian ARIA Singles Chart Trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Position 4 7 9 9 8 8 9 11 21 26 25 24 34 40

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Because of You".

U.S. digital maxi single

  • Versions of "Because of You"
    1. Jason Nevins radio
    2. Jason Nevins club mix
    3. Jason Nevins club with intro breakdown
    4. Jason Nevins dub
    5. Jason Nevins club instrumental
    6. Jason Nevins radio instrumental
    7. Jason Nevins remix — acoustic version without strings
    8. Jason Nevins acoustic
    9. Jason Nevins a capella
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