Since U Been Gone

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Kelly Clarkson

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"Since U Been Gone" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald for American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song was released as the first single from her second album, Breakaway in the US and Australia and was released as the second single in Europe. Its lyrical concept concerns a failed relationship in which the protagonist later expresses relief about the breakup. Clarkson, who sought interest in a more rock-oriented image, wanted to alter the song's original composition to allow more drums. The song has a pop punk influence in drums and guitar riffs.

The song was successful during 2005, and was the second US digital download to sell over one million copies. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canada airplay chart. In the UK it reached number five and remained on the chart until the second quarter of 2006. At the 48th Grammy Awards, in 2006, Clarkson received a Grammy Award for the song in the category of "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". "Since U Been Gone" charted at 97 in Blender magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. In August 2009, the song was ranked at number 21 in "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" by Pitchfork Media. In December 2009, the song was listed as number 18 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of the Decade".