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Since U Been Gone

{{Short description|2004 single by Kelly Clarkson}}

{{About|a song recorded by Kelly Clarkson|the 1970s rock song|Since You Been Gone|other works with similar titles|Since You've Been Gone (disambiguation)}}

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| alt = A front face image of Kelly Clarkson. She is wearing a black tank top against a grey background and her hair is swept to the right. Below her chin, the word "Kelly Clarkson" is written in white capital letters. Below the word, "Since U Been Gone" is written in pink capital letters.

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| type = single

| artist = Kelly Clarkson

| album = Breakaway

| B-side = "Miss Independent" (AOL live version)

| released = {{Start date|2004|11|16}}

| recorded = 2004

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| prev_title = Breakaway

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Behind These Hazel Eyes

| next_year = 2005

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"Since U Been Gone" is a song recorded by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). The song, which was written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, was released as the lead single from Breakaway two weeks before the album was released. It is an uptempo pop rock and power pop power ballad that infuses electronic sounds with a mixture of a soft and loud pop rock sound. Martin originally wrote "Since U Been Gone" with Pink in mind, but she turned it down. It was then given to Hilary Duff, but she rejected the song because she could not reach its higher notes. The song was finally given to Clarkson after Clive Davis convinced the writers to give it to her. Clarkson decided to add heavier guitars and harder drums to the song after noticing that the demo had an obvious pop sound. Lyrically, the song is written from a woman's point of view where she expresses her sense of relief with the end of her troubled relationship.

"Since U Been Gone" received positive reviews from music critics who considered the song to be the highlight of Breakaway. Critics also felt that it was one of the best pop songs in the last decade. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 482 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010 and at number 93 in the revamped 2021 ranking, while Billboard ranked it as the fifth greatest pop song of all time. "Since U Been Gone" was a commercial success. In the United States, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It topped the US Pop 100 for six consecutive weeks and the US Pop Songs for seven consecutive weeks respectively. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies sold. It was also the fourth-bestselling song of 2005 in the US. "Since U Been Gone" was also a worldwide success, peaking in the top five in Austria, Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It also peaked in the top ten in Norway, Germany, and Switzerland.

Clarkson performed "Since U Been Gone" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards and at the 2006 BRIT Awards. It has been included on the set-list of Clarkson's many tours. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Alex De Rakoff, which shows Clarkson ruining her ex-boyfriend's apartment. The music video was nominated for three awards in the 2005 MTV Music Awards, winning two out of the three awards namely Best Female Video and Best Pop Video. At the 48th Grammy Awards, the song won the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Since U Been Gone" was covered by many artists, notably the American rock band A Day to Remember, indie rocker Ted Leo as well as the Canadian indie rock band, Tokyo Police Club, and used in the musical & Juliet.

Background and writing

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=left|quote="I went to Max Martin's studio in Sweden. We recorded it there with Max and the co-writer of the song, Lukasz Gottwald. The first time I heard the song I thought it was a little poppy, so I asked if we could rock the track a little. We put some heavier guitars and harder drums on it. Now it's explosive."|source=— Clarkson's first impression of "Since U Been Gone".{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anticipation-at-fever-pitch-for-breakaway-second-album-from-kelly-clarkson-75532412.html|title=Anticipation at Fever Pitch for 'Breakaway,' Second Album from Kelly Clarkson|date=November 22, 2004|access-date=March 17, 2012|publisher=PR Newswire. RCA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054300/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anticipation-at-fever-pitch-for-breakaway-second-album-from-kelly-clarkson-75532412.html|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}}}

In an interview for Blender, Martin and Dr. Luke revealed that they had originally intended Pink to sing "Since U Been Gone", however, she turned it down.{{cite web|last=Raftery|first=Brian|title=Woman of the Year: Everybody Loves Kelly (Yes, even you)|work=Blender|publisher=Alpha Media Group|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/25258569/Blender-Woman-of-the-Year-Everybody-Loves-Kelly-Yes-Even-You-Jan-2006|pages=1–4|access-date=March 16, 2012}} Dr. Luke also explained that Hilary Duff's management was interested in the song but rejected it because Duff could not reach the song's higher notes.{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/30-popular-songs-rejected-by-other-artists?page=26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419022152/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/30-popular-songs-rejected-by-other-artists?page=26|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2012|title=30 popular songs rejected by other artists – Since U Been Gone|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Poirier|first=Sébastien|publisher=MSN. Microsoft}}{{cite news|url=http://blog.music.aol.com/photos/splits-gallery/4826475/|title='Since U Been Gone' (From Pink to Hilary Duff to Kelly Clarkson)|access-date=March 16, 2012|publisher=AOL|archive-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418055809/http://blog.music.aol.com/photos/splits-gallery/4826475|url-status=dead}} It was Clive Davis who convinced Martin and Dr. Luke to give the song to Clarkson, even though they were initially reluctant. Davis said, "Max was looking to move on from what he had done with Backstreet Boys, and I really spent time convincing them that an 'American Idol' winner could bring all the feeling and passion that was required to the song."

According to MTV, Clarkson had already finished recording her materials for her second album, Breakaway in late 2004 when she was advised by her A&R to fly to Sweden to meet with Martin and Dr. Luke.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493648/kelly-clarkson-admits-shes-not-metallica.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102095318/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493648/kelly-clarkson-admits-shes-not-metallica.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2013|title=Kelly Clarkson Admits She's Not Metallica, But She Does Like To Destroy Things|date=November 11, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Moss |first=Corey |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} Both Martin and Dr. Luke were associated with pop music, but they wanted to produce rock songs. Realizing that her record had more of a rock influence, Clarkson finally agreed to collaborate with them."

"Since U Been Gone" was inspired by indie rock of the early 2000s. In an interview with Billboard, Dr. Luke said:

That was a conscious move by Max and myself, because we were listening to alternative and indie music and talking about some song – I don't remember what it was. I said, "Ah, I love this song,' and Max was like, 'If they would just write a damn pop chorus on it!' It was driving him nuts, because that indie song was sort of on six, going to seven, going to eight, the chorus comes ... and it goes back down to five. It drove him crazy. And when he said that, it was like, light bulb. 'Why don't we do that, but put a big chorus on it?" It worked.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956518/dr-luke-the-billboard-cover-story|title=Dr. Luke: The Billboard Cover Story

|date=September 3, 2010|access-date=March 17, 2012|last=Willman|first=Chris |magazine=Billboard. The Prometheus Global}}

In Rolling Stone in 2011, Dr. Luke made more specific claims about what music had inspired the song:
Either the first or the second thing we did was "Since U Been Gone". We were listening to the Hives and the Strokes, and Max was like, ‘Why can’t they just write a hit chorus?’ And that’s what we did.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-16 |title=How Dr. Luke Staged His Comeback After Kesha Allegations – Rolling St… |url=https://archive.today/20230816152756/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dr-luke-comeback-kesha-settlement-1234806919/#selection-2319.3-2319.71 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=archive.is}}
Despite these statements, the identity of the song is widely speculated to be the 2003 song "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Maps" and "Since U Been Gone" share a similar guitar line in its middle eight, and are both in the key of G major.{{cite web |title=All Mapped Out – Popbitch |url=http://popbitch.com/2016/08/all-mapped-out/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505162654/https://popbitch.com/2016/08/all-mapped-out/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=December 28, 2017 |website=popbitch.com}} The first significant observation of this was in a satirical 2005 medley of "Since U Been Gone"/"Maps" by Ted Leo, which went viral{{Cite magazine |last=Madden |first=Emma |date=2018-04-26 |title=How The Yeah Yeahs' 'Maps' Helped Change the Way We View the Relationship Between Pop and Indie |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/yeah-yeahs-maps-pop-indie-anniversary-since-u-been-gone-8390253/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} for using this part of "Since U Been Gone" to transition into "Maps". In 2006, Rolling Stone journalist Rob Sheffield told "Maps" songwriter Karen O about the similarity, to which she responded that it was "like getting bitten by a poisonous varmint" and that "if it wasn't [Kelly Clarkson], it just would've been Ashlee Simpson".{{cite magazine |date=April 20, 2006 |title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Taking Their Glorious Freak Rock Global |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/clap-your-hands-and-say-yeah-yeah-yeah-20060420 |access-date=December 28, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} The 2015 book The Song Machine by John Seabrook claimed that the song was based on "Maps" as if it was a confirmed fact. In 2025, the music critic Dave Moore speculated that "Hard To Explain" by The Strokes was a more likely candidate, arguing that the instrumental on the verses is almost identical, that Dr. Luke had cited The Strokes as an influence, and noting the song's similarity to "Stroke Of Genie-us" by The Freelance Hellraiser, a highly influential{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2009-11-26 |title=When Christina met the Strokes: the song that defines the decade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/26/songs-of-the-decade-a-stroke-of-genius |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} 2001 mashup of "Hard To Explain" with Christina Aguilera's "Genie In A Bottle".{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Dave |title=You wouldn't believe what you're capable of |url=https://www.otherdavemoore.com/p/you-wouldnt-believe-what-youre-capable#footnote-1-158561877 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.otherdavemoore.com |language=en}}

"Since U Been Gone" was the last track that Clarkson recorded for Breakaway; it was recorded in Sweden.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/c/clarkson_kelly/news_feature/041122/ |title=Kelly Clarkson Just Listen |access-date=March 17, 2012 |last=Moss |first=Corey |publisher=MTV. Viacom |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305130000/http://www.mtv.com/bands/c/clarkson_kelly/news_feature/041122/ |archive-date=March 5, 2011}} 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. My record label was freaking out about it and I was, like, why?"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/kelly-clarkson-initially-unsure-about-since-u-been-gone_1252547|title=Kelly Clarkson Initially Unsure About 'Since U Been Gone'|magazine=Contactmusic.com|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=March 19, 2012}} 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. Clarkson told MTV that the song is about a relationship turned sour although it was going well at the very beginning. The song was officially released to mainstream radio stations in the United States on November 16, 2004, as the lead single of Breakaway.{{cite web |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11/15/2004&Format=1 |title=R&R Going for Adds: CHR/Top 40 Week Of: November 16, 2004 |work=Radio & Records |access-date=June 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218175219/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11%2F15%2F2004&Format=1 |archive-date=December 18, 2014}}

Composition

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"Since U Been Gone" is a bubblegum{{cite magazine |title=All I Ever Wanted |date=2009-03-03 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319153834/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/all-i-ever-wanted-190340/ |archive-date=2023-03-19 |url-status=live |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/all-i-ever-wanted-190340/}} and indie rock-influenced{{cite web|first= Cat |last= Zhang |title= Kelly Clarkson: Breakaway|website= Pitchfork |url= https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kelly-clarkson-breakaway/|date= May 15, 2022|accessdate= July 24, 2022}} pop rock{{cite news|first= J. |last= Freedom du Lac |title= 'My December': Kelly Clarkson, Striking Out On Her Own

|newspaper= AllMusic |date= June 26, 2007 |access-date= September 16, 2017 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/25/AR2007062501859.html}} and power pop power ballad{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1501020/kelly-gets-black-blue-filming-new-video.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225165127/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1501020/kelly-gets-black-blue-filming-new-video.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2014|title=Kelly Clarkson Gets Real Wounds Acting Out Emotional Ones For New Video|date=May 1, 2005|access-date=February 29, 2012|last=Davis |first= Carolyn E.|publisher=MTV. Viacom}} written and produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kelly clarkson|chart=all}}|title= Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 19, 2012}} The song, which is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 132 beats per minute, is written in the key of G major.{{cite news|title=Kelly Clarkson, 'Since U Been Gone' – Composition Sheet Music|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group}} Popdose staff noted that the song contains an "electronics-enhanced sheen" over "alt-rock's soft/loud dichotomy".{{cite news|url=http://popdose.com/the-popdose-100-the-best-songs-of-the-decade/|title=The Popdose 100: The Best Songs of the Decade|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=March 19, 2012|publisher=Popdose. Popdose}} The song also incorporates ringing guitars with plaintive lyrics{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E5DA133CF934A25750C0A9639C8B63&pagewanted=all|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; As an Idol Deserts, Reality Pop Plays On|date=March 17, 2005|access-date=March 18, 2012|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|work=The New York Times}} and a huge chorus.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/arts/music/01duff.html?pagewanted=print|title=These Kids Today: A Bit Pop, a Bit Punk |date=September 1, 2005|access-date=March 18, 2012|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|work=The New York Times}} 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. Film Laureate of Blogcritics praised "Since U Been Gone" for its "high energy, vocally powered, pop/rock jam with a hook that is infectious".{{cite news|url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/review-kelly-clarkson-breakaway/ |title=Review: Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway |date=July 13, 2005 |access-date=March 17, 2012 |last=Laureate |first=Film |publisher=Blogcritics. Technorati, Inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313074752/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/review-kelly-clarkson-breakaway/ |archive-date=March 13, 2013}} The same opinion was echoed by Entertainment Weekly staff who thought that the song highlighted Clarkson's "sublime" vocals and praised the song for its "addictive" hook.{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20262359_20586887,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122154647/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20262359_20586887,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2013|title='American Idol': The Ultimate Playlist from Past Contestants|date=March 2, 2009|access-date=March 20, 2012|publisher=Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.}} Dave Donnelly of Sputnikmusic compared the musical arrangements of "Since U Been Gone" to Clarkson's "Behind These Hazel Eyes". He opined that the two songs allow the melodies to represent themselves because the tight musical arrangements complement Clarkson's vocals.{{cite news|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5195/Kelly-Clarkson-Breakaway/|title=Kelly Clarkson Breakaway|date=February 9, 2006|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Donnelly|first=Dave |publisher=Sputnikmusic. Jeremy Ferwerda}}

The song's narrative is in first person, from the point of view of a woman who is relieved with the end of her relationship.{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=30888022&page=6|title=Nicest of the Noughties: The decade's best songs|date=October 6, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2012|last=Plummer|first=Sean|publisher=MSN. Microsoft|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722195050/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=30888022&page=6|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=dead}} Steve Lampiris of ZME Music lauded Clarkson's vocals as the heart of the song. He praised the way Clarkson sings the chorus, which implies that she was the one who ended the relationship. He also thought that the line "I can breathe for the first time/ I'm so moving on, yeah yeah" was believable "that either her ex is a total prick or she's deserves [sic] an Oscar nom."{{cite news|url=http://www.zmemusic.com/pop/best-songs-of-the-decade-since-u-been-gone/|title=Best songs of the decade: "Since U Been Gone"|date=October 22, 2009|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Lampiris|first=Steve |publisher=ZME Music. ZME Media}} 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." When asked whether she was a bipolar asthmatic, Clarkson responded that "Behind These Hazel Eyes" is about a dipstick who is unhappy because she has completely screwed up, and "Since U Been Gone" is an expression of relief because her ex is now miserable.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/08/26/ew-asks-kelly-clarkson-stupid-questions/|title=Stupid Questions with Kelly Clarkson|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Dan|last=Snierson|date=August 26, 2005|access-date=March 20, 2012|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021145353/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1098338,00.html|url-status=live}}

Response

=Critical reception=

Upon release, the song received universal acclaim from music critics.{{Cite news |last=Mendelsohn |first=Jon |date=June 28, 2023 |title=Kelly Clarkson Reveals Why She Has a "Bad Vibe" with "Since You've Been Gone" |url=https://americansongwriter.com/kelly-clarkson-reveals-why-she-has-a-bad-vibe-with-since-youve-been-gone/ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |work=American Songwriter |quote=“Since You’ve Been Gone” still received universal acclaim}}{{Cite news |last=Sanwari |first=Ahad |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Kelly Clarkson reveals embarrassing wardrobe malfunction involving skintight leather pants |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/506336/kelly-clarkson-embarrassing-wardrobe-malfunction-skintight-leather-pants/ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |work=Hello! |quote=Critically, the track received positive reviews and has since garnered retrospective acclaim}} In his review for Breakaway, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of MSN considered "Since U Been Gone", "Walk Away", and "You Found Me" as the spine of the album. He added that the songs sound mainstream and youthful.{{cite news|url=http://music.msn.com/music/album-review/kelly-clarkson/breakaway.6/|title=Breakaway: Critics' Reviews|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=MSN. Microsoft|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509044843/http://music.msn.com/music/album-review/kelly-clarkson/breakaway.6/|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead}} Rohin of Blogcritics gave a positive response to the song, emphasizing that "it is almost one of the best pieces of throwaway pop in recent history". 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."{{cite news|url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/on-kelly-clarksons-since-u-been/|title=On Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone"|date=June 19, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2012|author=Rohin|publisher=Blogcritics. Technorati, Inc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701163106/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/on-kelly-clarksons-since-u-been/|archive-date=July 1, 2012}} Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine thought that Clarkson did a good impression of Pat Benatar in "Since U Been Gone".{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kelly-clarkson-breakaway/526/|title=Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway|date=December 18, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|publisher=Slant Magazine Slant Magazine.}} He concluded his review by emphasizing that Breakaway proves that Clarkson has successfully dodged the sophomore slump but "Since U Been Gone" helped her establish her success.{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/2005-year-in-music/201|title=2005: Year in Music |date=December 15, 2005|access-date=March 17, 2012|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal |publisher=Slant Magazine Slant Magazine.}} The staff of Slant Magazine later ranked "Since U Been Gone" at number thirteen in their list of Best Singles of the Aughts, writing that the song proves Clarkson's powerful ability as a vocalist as well as her versatility as an artist.{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-of-the-aughts-singles/214/page_9|title=Best of the Aughts: Singles|date=January 25, 2010|access-date=March 17, 2012|publisher=Slant Magazine Slant Magazine.}}

Stephen Thompson of NPR Music called the song "one of the decade's finest pop anthems" which is infused with energy, charisma and full-throated intensity.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120442498|title=The Decade In Music: Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone' (2005)|date=November 16, 2009|access-date=March 17, 2012|last=Thompson|first=Stephen|publisher=NPR Music National Public Radio, Inc}} 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. Gary Trust of Billboard thought that "Since U Been Gone" is a defining song of the 2000s. He commented on its status as a blueprint for female pop songs, as seen in song productions by artists such as Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Pink.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957112/ask-billboard-decade-defining-artists-songs|title=Ask Billboard: Decade-Defining Artists & Songs |date=July 30, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2012|last=Trust|first=Gary|publisher=Billboard. Prometheus Global}} In 2014, Ryan Kailath of NPR Music argued that the song succeeded by borrowing from musical trends that preceded it, such as 1990s R&B and alternative rock.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/12/02/368013489/anatomy-of-a-hit-kelly-clarksons-since-u-been-gone|title=Anatomy Of A Hit: Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone"|date=December 2, 2014|access-date=January 5, 2015|last=Kailath|first=Ryan|publisher=NPR Music National Public Radio, Inc}} In 2015, Gary Trust of Billboard wrote that "Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone", co-written by Max Martin, especially helped lead to pure pop's reemergence, and the breakthroughs of Rihanna, Katy Perry, [Taylor] Swift and Lady Gaga would soon follow (as well as [Britney] Spears' own revival)", stating that the song "began to erode hip-hop's early '00s reign, with women at the forefront of turning the tide."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6730976/ask-billboard-in-2015-the-top-of-the-hot-100-is-where-the-boys|title=Ask Billboard: In 2015, the Top of the Hot 100 Is Where the Boys Are|magazine=Billboard }}

=Awards and recognition=

At the 48th Grammy Awards, "Since U Been Gone" won the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.{{cite magazine |date=February 18, 2006|title= 48th Annual Grammy Awards|magazine= Billboard |volume= 118|issue= 7|pages=76 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2005&genre=All|title=Past Winners Search|access-date=March 18, 2012|publisher=Grammy.com The Recording Academy}} At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, the song won the category of Choice Single.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507574/napoleon-dynamite-wins-big-at-teen-choice-awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624022141/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507574/napoleon-dynamite-wins-big-at-teen-choice-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2012|title='Napoleon Dynamite,' Kelly Clarkson Win Big At Teen Choice Awards|date=August 15, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Moss |first=Corey |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} It also won the award for Best Pop Sing-Along Song at the 2005 XM Nation Music Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=151433 |title=XM Names Winners Of XM Nation Music Awards |work=FMQB |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services |date=December 5, 2005 |access-date=March 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223070957/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=151433 |archive-date=February 23, 2012}} The song received a nomination in the category of Song of the Year: Mainstream Hit Radio at the 2005 Radio Music Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/2515/2005-radio-music-awards-nominees-announced?ref=search |title=2005 Radio Music Awards Nominees Announced |publisher=Allaccess.com |date=November 4, 2005|access-date=March 6, 2012}} but lost to Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together".{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/Radio_Music_Awards/nominees.shtml |title=NBC.com > 2005 Radio Music Awards |publisher=NBC.com |access-date=June 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102100114/http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/Radio_Music_Awards/nominees.shtml |archive-date=November 2, 2012}} At the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, the song received nominations for two awards. 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". In 2023, Billboard named "Since U Been Gone" the fifth-best pop song of all time, the highest-ranked song on the list from the 21st century.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|title=The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|date=October 19, 2023|access-date=October 19, 2023|author=Billboard Staff |publisher=Billboard.com}}

Chart performance

"Since U Been Gone" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 70 for the week ending December 18, 2004.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-12-18/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week Ending December 18, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 19, 2012}} On its second week, the song moved to number 53,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-12-25/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week Ending December 25, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 19, 2012}} before jumping to number 38 the following week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-01-01/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week Ending January 8, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 19, 2012}} During the week ending April 9, 2005, "Since U Been Gone" ascended to a new peak of number two on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-04-09/hot-100|title=Hot 100: Week Ending April 9, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 19, 2012}} This made "Since U Been Gone" the first pop song by a solo female artist to reach the top two chart positions in 2005.{{cite magazine |last= Bronson|first=Fred|date=April 9, 2005 |title= Clarkson's 'U' Goes Top Two|magazine= Billboard |volume= 117|issue= 15|pages=53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txQEAAAAMBAJ&q=kelly+clarkson+since+u+been+gone+debut+billboard+hot+100&pg=PA53 |access-date=March 19, 2012}} The song also became the first non-R&B/hip hop song by a solo female artist to reach top two on the chart since Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" hit number two in February 2003. Fred Bronson of Billboard noted that had "Since U Been Gone" moved to number one, it would become the 41st chart-topper for the American Idol franchise. The song stayed in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks.{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-april-22-2012-record-maroon-5-003153171.html|title=Week Ending April 22, 2012: A Record For Maroon 5|last=Grein |first=Paul |work=Chart Watch |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=April 26, 2012}} After the week ending March 26, 2005, the song topped the US Pop 100 for six consecutive weeks, through the week ending March 26, 2005.{{cite magazine |last= Bronson|first=Fred|date=March 26, 2005 |title= Clarkson Ousts Green Day On Pop 100|magazine= Billboard |volume= 117|issue= 13|pages=50 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxQEAAAAMBAJ&q=clarkson+ousts+green+day+on+pop+100&pg=PA50 |access-date=March 19, 2012}} It also spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the US Pop Songs.{{cite magazine |last= Bronson|first=Fred|date=June 4, 2005 |title= Upfront, 'idol' (cont.)|magazine= Billboard |volume= 117|issue= 23|pages=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6xQEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+since+u+been+gone+mainstream+top+40&pg=PA6 |access-date=March 19, 2012}} On the Billboard{{'}}s Radio Songs chart, the song peaked at number four on April 23, 2005.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kelly clarkson|chart=Radio Songs}}|title=Kelly Clarkson – Radio Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 29, 2012}} "Since U Been Gone" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 25, 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=SinceUBeenGone&artist=Clarkson&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201075056/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=SinceUBeenGone&artist=Clarkson&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=RIAA — Gold & Platinum – January 25, 2006 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=March 20, 2012}} As of September 2017, "Since U Been Gone" has sold 2,973,000 paid digital downloads.{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Ask Billboard: Kelly Clarkson's Career Sales & 'Wild Thoughts' About Rihanna|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7957889/ask-billboard-kelly-clarksons-career-sales-wild-thoughts-about|access-date=September 10, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=September 10, 2017}}

Internationally, "Since U Been Gone" was a commercial success. In Australia, the song debuted and peaked at number three on February 13, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2005&date=20050213&cat=s|title=Single Top 50; 13/02/2005 |publisher=Hung Medien|date=February 13, 2005|access-date=March 20, 2012}} It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 units.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm|title=ARIA Charts — Accreditations – 2005 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=March 20, 2012}} In New Zealand, Since U Been Gone debuted at number 18 on the week ending March 21, 2005. Three weeks later, it peaked at number 11 and matched that position for three non-consecutive weeks.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Since+U+Been+Gone&cat=s|title=Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (Song)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 20, 2012}} On July 16, 2005, "Since U Been Gone" debuted and peaked at number five in the United Kingdom,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050710/7501/|title=2005 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive 16th July 2005|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 20, 2012}} and as of April 2023, the song sold over 1,200,000 copies there. In Ireland, it entered the Irish Singles Chart at number eight on the week ending July 7, 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=27|title=TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 7 July 2005|publisher=Irish Singles Chart|date=July 7, 2005|access-date=March 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227065841/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=27|archive-date=December 27, 2013|url-status=dead}} and peaked at number four three weeks later.{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604002834/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=30|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 4, 2012|title=TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 28 July 2005|publisher=Irish Singles Chart|date=July 28, 2005|access-date=March 20, 2012}} Elsewhere in Europe, the song was also a success; it peaked at number three in Austria,{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Since+U+Been+Gone&cat=s|title=Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (Song)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 20, 2012}} number seven in Switzerland,{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Since+U+Been+Gone&cat=s|title=Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone |work=Swiss Singles Chart|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 20, 2012}} number nine in Norway,{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Since+U+Been+Gone&cat=s|title=Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (Song)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 20, 2012}} number 10 in the Netherlands,{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Since+U+Been+Gone&cat=s|title=Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (Song)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 20, 2012}} and number 16 in Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Clarkson&titel=Since+U+Been+Gone&cat=s|title=Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (Song)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 20, 2012}}

Music video

=Background=

The music video for "Since U Been Gone" was directed by Alex De Rakoff and filmed in early November 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493352/kelly-clarkson-video-shreds-sweetheart-image.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129064112/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493352/kelly-clarkson-video-shreds-sweetheart-image.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Kelly Clarkson Shreds Clothing, Sweetheart Image In New Video|date=November 3, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} Clarkson told MTV that she conceived the idea of the video after assuming that revenge is what every girl wants to do when their boyfriend cheats on them. She added, "You know, 'Why don't I just go trash her house? [...] And so I do it in the video. All I do is break stuff. It's a cool job. I could get used to this." Clarkson expressed that in the music video, viewers would get to see her act out of character. 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." The music video premiered on Total Request Live on November 16, 2004.

=Synopsis=

The music video begins with Clarkson sitting on a couch in an apartment's living room, holding a heart-shaped locket in her hand. The next scene shows Clarkson in the bathroom where she fixes her face in the mirror, she opens the medicine cabinet and tossing all the pills in the medicine cabinet over her shoulder and messing all the bathroom items on the floor, squirting the toothpaste into the sink. When she gets to a container of birth control pills, she turns on the water in the sink, snaps the pills out, and drops them down the drain. Clarkson then starts to take other items; she throws a container of makeup powder spray in the air and smears a container of facial mud mask on the wall. During the chorus, Clarkson and her band perform the song for a dancing crowd in a club. After the first chorus, Clarkson walks into a room full of closets. She cuts up dresses, rifling through the closets and pulling out clothes, destroying them and singing in a pile of them. After the second chorus, she walks into a bedroom and begins to tear the pillow on the bed, filling the room with feathers. The scenes of Clarkson singing with her band then alternate with a montage of her destroying the apartment, breaks the glass window from the door, breaks the vase, television, clock, fridge, lights, microwave, phone, furniture, and chair. Later, Clarkson takes a framed photo of her ex-boyfriend with another girl in the living room, before pushing a tall CD rack over. She then smashes the framed photo through a glass table, breaking it in half. Having decimated the apartment, Clarkson walks out the door and down the hallway with a hat on her head, just as her ex-boyfriend appears with his girlfriend, walking arm in arm. Clarkson hides her face as she walks away from them. The final scene shows the couple seeing their damaged apartment in shock and the scene of the locket swinging.

=Reception and accolades=

Stephen Thompson of NPR Music was disappointed with the music video because it "undercuts its message to an alarming degree: The words say 'Since you've been gone / I can breathe for the first time,' but the pictures say, 'Breaking up with you necessitates destroying all of your property.'" On the other hand, Johnni Macke of E! felt the video was amusing and Clarkson was "at her rocker prime." 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards/news/935196/kelly-clarkson-s-meaning-of-life-video-is-here-where-does-it-rank-among-the-singer-s-best-music-videos|title=Kelly Clarkson's "Meaning of Life" Video Is Here! Where Does It Rank Among the Singer's Best Music Videos?|last=Macke |first=Johnni |work=E! News |publisher=E! |date=May 14, 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2018}} At the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video received nominations for three awards; it won Best Female Video and Best Pop Video,{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828073144/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=2005 Video Music Awards |date=September 1, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2012|publisher=MTV. Viacom}} and received a nomination for the Viewer's Choice Awards but lost to Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/extra/29artsextra-vma.html|title='Video Music Awards' Look a Bit Out of Place on MTV |date=August 29, 2005|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|work=The New York Times}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828073144/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=2005 VMA Winners |date=September 1, 2005|access-date=March 18, 2012|publisher=MTV. Viacom}} MusicOMH ranked the music video as the 86th best video of the last decade.{{cite news|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/holidaywrap/top100/cid/78752/pid/98983/kelly-clarkson-since-youve-been-gone|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903183204/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/holidaywrap/top100/cid/78752/pid/98983/kelly-clarkson-since-youve-been-gone|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2012|title=100 Best Videos of the Decade|access-date=March 16, 2012|publisher=MusicOMH. Michael Hubbard}} In February 2012, the music video received a Pop-Up Video treatment by VH1 which shows "pops up" bubbles containing trivia, witticisms and borderline sexual innuendos throughout the video.{{cite news|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/02/17/kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-pop-up-video-video/|title=Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone' Gets A Pop Up Video!|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=April 6, 2012|last=Flitsch|first=Byron|publisher=MTV. Viacom|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218215609/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/02/17/kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-pop-up-video-video/|archive-date=February 18, 2012}}

Live performances

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Clarkson performed "Since U Been Gone" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/performers.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828042230/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/performers.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards – Performers|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} Her performance garnered positive reviews from critics, who considered it one of the highlights in the event.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtvpress.com/2007/history.php|title=Our History|access-date=March 21, 2012|publisher=MTV. Viacom|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502231631/http://www.mtvpress.com/2007/history.php|archive-date=May 2, 2012}} Performing barefoot,{{cite news|url=http://idolator.com/6055742/kelly-clarkson-5-most-memorable-live-performances|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126063237/http://idolator.com/6055742/kelly-clarkson-5-most-memorable-live-performances|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2013|title=Kelly Clarkson's Top 5 Most Memorable Live Performances|last=Bain|first=Becky|date=October 25, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2012|publisher=Idolator. Buzz Media}} Clarkson sang the song as rain cascaded onto the audience.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508535/vma-waterworks-howd-they-do-that.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908030632/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508535/vma-waterworks-howd-they-do-that.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2012|title=50's Cannons, Kelly's Showers, VMA Winners' Water Walkway: How'd They Do That?|last=Montgomery|first=James |date=August 29, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=MTV. Viacom}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508513/green-day-clean-up-at-vmas.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20111116064329/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508513/green-day-clean-up-at-vmas.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2011|title=Green Day Clean Up, Kelly Clarkson Gets Wet, 50 Rips Into Fat Joe At VMAs|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=August 29, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} Clarkson told People that one of her favourite moments on television was performing "Since U Been Gone" at the MTV Video Music Awards, saying "I hate being all dressed up, so the fact that I was soaking wet with mascara smeared all over my face was definitely the highlight of my evening!"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20302940_20303231_20667423,00.html|title=Exclusive: Stars' Favorite (& Craziest!) VMA Moments of '09|last=Kravitz|first=Jeff |date=September 10, 2009|access-date=March 21, 2012 |magazine=People. Time Warner}} Becky Bain of Idolator thought that the performance was Clarkson's most memorable live performances while Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times thought Clarkson's performance was very solid despite the feeling that she sounded better dry than drenched.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/arts/television/30vide.html?scp=22&sq=since%20u%20been%20gone%20kelly%20clarkson&st=cse|title=An Old-Fashioned Walk, or Make That a Swim |last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=August 30, 2005|access-date=April 2, 2012 |work=The New York Times}} Clarkson performed the song on Saturday Night Live in 2005,{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s148/the-voice/news/a358824/kelly-clarkson-wants-to-spoof-christina-aguilera-on-snl.html|title=Kelly Clarkson wants to spoof Christina Aguilera on 'SNL'|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=January 6, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012 |publisher=Digital Spy. Nat Mags}} along with the 2006 BRIT Awards which took place in Earls Court, London.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4718516.stm|title=Back to basics at the Brit Awards |last=Bishop|first=Tom |date=February 16, 2006|access-date=March 21, 2012 |work=BBC News Online}}

"Since U Been Gone" has been performed by Clarkson in all of her tours since the Breakaway Tour. It was included in the setlist of her My December Tour as an encore. While performing at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, Clarkson performed "Since U Been Gone" and let the audience sing the song's chorus.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.courant.com/eric_danton_sound_check/2007/10/review-kelly-clarkson-at-moheg.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707191956/http://blogs.courant.com/eric_danton_sound_check/2007/10/review-kelly-clarkson-at-moheg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=Review: Kelly Clarkson at Mohegan Sun |last=Danton |first=Eric |date=October 22, 2007 |access-date=March 21, 2012 }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-10-14-clarkson-tour_N.htm|title=Kelly Clarkson opens tour in an intimate setting|last=Freydkin|first=Donna |date=October 15, 2007|access-date=March 21, 2012 |work=USA Today. Gannett Company}} During her All I Ever Wanted Tour, Clarkson performed the song at the Hammerstein Ballroom, where Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone remarked that "the room turned into an electric sea of flailing arms and pogo-ing heads."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kelly-clarkson-mixes-biggest-hits-with-white-stripes-kings-of-leon-covers-in-new-york-20091007|title=Kelly Clarkson Mixes Biggest Hits With White Stripes, Kings of Leon Covers in New York|last=Ganz|first=Carey|date=October 7, 2009|access-date=March 21, 2012 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} In 2011, Clarkson performed "Since U Been Gone" as well as "Mr. Know It All" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show while promoting her fifth album, Stronger.{{cite news|url=http://popdust.com/2011/09/23/kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-ellen-degeneres/|title=Kelly Clarkson Performs "Since U Been Gone" on "Ellen"|last=Exton|first=Emily |date=September 23, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=Popdust}} At the VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul television special, Clarkson performed a medley of "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Spotlight", "Real Love", and "Since U Been Gone" with Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson.{{cite news|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-12-18/the-complete-list-of-songs-youll-see-tomorrow-night-on-vh1-divas-celebrates-soul/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108072433/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-12-18/the-complete-list-of-songs-youll-see-tomorrow-night-on-vh1-divas-celebrates-soul|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2012|title=The Complete List Of Songs You'll See On VH1 DIVAS Celebrates Soul|last=George|first=Kat|date=December 18, 2011|access-date=May 15, 2012 |work=VH1 }} The song was also performed by Clarkson during her 2012 Stronger Tour. While touring at the Times Union Center, Albany, New York, Clarkson performed the song with a musical arrangement. Grey Haymes of Times Union remarked that the song was "re-made and re-modeled with a throbbing, fuzzed-out bassline and an irresistible techno pulse as the foundation for her hook-filled pop song." He also added that it was one of the several surprises from the concert.{{cite news|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/localarts/kelly-clarkson-at-the-times-union-center-11712/21160/|title=Kelly Clarkson at the Times Union Center, 1/17/12|last=Haymes|first=Greg |date=January 18, 2012|access-date=April 13, 2012 |publisher=Hearst Corporation}}

Cover versions and use in media

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"Since U Been Gone" has been covered by many artists. On September 27, 2011, Joseph Gordon-Levitt covered the song in the style of Axl Rose on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite news|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/videos/watch-joseph-gordon-levitt-sing-kelly-clarksons-u-been-gone-late-night|title=Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sing to Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" on 'Late Night'|last=Eggenberger|first=Nicole |date=September 28, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=OK!. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group}} The song was also covered by American musician Butch Walker in his 2005 album, Cover Me Badd. Dave Donelly of Sputnikmusic praised Walker's cover for sticking closely to Clarkson's version.{{cite news|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/4760/Butch-Walker-Cover-Me-Badd/|title=Butch Walker Cover Me Badd|last=Donnelly|first=David|date=December 30, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=Sputnikmusic. Jeremy Ferwerda}} American metalcore 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.{{cite news|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/11/16/a-day-to-remember-tour-diary-jeremy-mckinnon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122013308/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/11/16/a-day-to-remember-tour-diary-jeremy-mckinnon|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2010|title=POSTED: A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon Blogs From The Road|last=Ryan|first=Chris|date=November 16, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} Indie rock artist Ted Leo recorded an acoustic version of "Since U Been Gone" for a videotaped web session, a few hours after watching the song's music video, which included an interpolation of "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He commented, "It's just one great hook after another. I also really appreciate the more advanced pop pastiche aspects of it. It's written in a way that is so transparent in terms of drawing from a lot of what's vaguely edgy and popular right now, but put together in such a perfect little package. It's undeniable."{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508202/when-did-kelly-clarkson-become-so-hip.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116064005/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508202/when-did-kelly-clarkson-become-so-hip.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2011|title=When Did Kelly Clarkson Become So Hip?|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=August 23, 2005|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=MTV. Viacom}}{{cite magazine |last1=Madden |first1=Emma |title=How The Yeah Yeahs' 'Maps' Helped Change the Way We View the Relationship Between Pop and Indie |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/yeah-yeahs-maps-pop-indie-anniversary-since-u-been-gone-8390253/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 March 2025 |date=26 April 2018}} A cover of the song by Canadian indie rock band Tokyo Police Club was included in their "Ten Days, Ten Covers, Ten Years" project where they covered a song every day for ten days.{{cite news|url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/top-ten-best-cover-songs-of-2011/|title=Top Ten Best Cover Songs of 2011|author=Matty|date=December 31, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2012|publisher=MuchMusic. Bell Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312110536/http://blog.muchmusic.com/top-ten-best-cover-songs-of-2011/|archive-date=March 12, 2012}} "Since U Been Gone" was sampled in Girl Talk's "Here's The Thing" on his 2008 album, Feed the Animals.{{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2008-09-12/671586/|title=Phases & Stages|last=Powell|first=Austin|date=September 12, 2008|access-date=March 21, 2012 |work=The Austin Chronicle}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657208/american-idol-anniversary-album.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208151012/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657208/american-idol-anniversary-album.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2011|title='American Idol' 10th-Anniversary Album Features Winners' Biggest Hits|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2012|last=Dinh |first=James |publisher=MTV. Viacom}}{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/02/american-idol-to-release-10th-anniversary-compilation-march-15/1#.T2vvXNVhE1E|title='American Idol' to release 10th-anniversary compilation March 15|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2012|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|work=USA Today}} The song was parodied on MadTV as "Since We Were On" in a skit about the various performers who came after Clarkson on American Idol.{{cite web|url=https://www.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639024/?ref_=ttep_ep11|title=Nicole Richie/The Donnas|date=January 22, 2005|access-date=December 17, 2024 |via=IMDb}}

"Since U Been Gone" has also been covered by contestants from reality television singing competitions. The song was performed by Todrick Hall on the eighth season of American Idol. Despite fulfilling the judges' desire to hear something original, his rendition of the song drew criticism from the judges, with Simon Cowell commenting that Hall seemed like a dancer trying to sing.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632603/american-idol-top-12-men-have-rocky-live-debut.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625053704/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632603/american-idol-top-12-men-have-rocky-live-debut.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2012|title='American Idol' Top 12 Men Have A Rocky Live Debut|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2012 |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} On November 26, 2011, Amelia Lily performed the song on the eighth series of The X Factor UK. Her rendition was praised by the judges; Louis Walsh felt that her performance was effortless while Kelly Rowland remarked that "Amelia Lily hits those notes in her sleep!"{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The song was also covered by Luke O'Dell on the third season of The X Factor Australia.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv-radio/x-factor-contestant-luke-odells-introvert-extrovert-song-goes-viral/story-e6frf9ho-1226127238054|title=X Factor contestant Luke O'Dell's Introvert Extrovert song goes viral|last=Byrnes|first=Holly|date=September 1, 2011|publisher=Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times}} On June 13, 2012, John Legend and his duet partner, Meleana Brown, covered "Since U Been Gone" in Duets. Katy Kroll of Rolling Stone lambasted their cover for being "pitchy" and "almost unlistenable",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/duets-recap-wheres-the-party-20120614|title='Duets' Recap: Where's the Party?|date=June 14, 2012|access-date=June 26, 2012 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Gord Craig of Leader-Post felt that Brown did not deliver her best although she sounded great with Legend.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.leaderpost.com/2012/06/15/duets-j-rome-and-bridget-carrington-shine-meleana-brown-wrongfully-sent-home/|title=Duets: J Rome and Bridget Carrington shine; Meleana Brown wrongfully sent home|last=Craig|first=Gord|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=June 26, 2012|work=Leader-Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621033753/http://blogs.leaderpost.com/2012/06/15/duets-j-rome-and-bridget-carrington-shine-meleana-brown-wrongfully-sent-home/|archive-date=June 21, 2012|url-status=dead}} In the third season of The Sing Off, the winning group Pentatonix sang a "mastermix" of "Since U Been Gone" and "Forget You". All three judges were impressed with Ben Folds commenting "You guys gave voices to the instruments" while Shawn Stockman, praising the rhythm and percussion section, renamed Kevin and Avi "Meat and Potatoes".{{cite web |url=http://www.rickey.org/pentatonix-since-u-been-gone-forget-you-the-sing-off/ |title=Pentatonix – Since U Been Gone / Forget You – The Sing-Off |access-date=July 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707045927/http://www.rickey.org/pentatonix-since-u-been-gone-forget-you-the-sing-off/ |archive-date=July 7, 2013}}

"Since U Been Gone" was performed by Ester Dean and Skylar Astin in the 2012 musical comedy film, Pitch Perfect.{{cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pitch-perfect-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0002420103|title=Pitch Perfect [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=February 7, 2013 |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation}} Lanford Beard of Entertainment Weekly noted that the song was used during the audition sequences in the film, writing "Set to Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," it arranged the singers in a clever a cappella tapestry that simultaneously landed laughs and showed off their talents."{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/09/29/pitch-perfect-react/|title='Pitch Perfect': High and higher notes of the little a cappella comedy that could|last=Beard|first=Lanford|date=September 29, 2012|access-date=February 7, 2013|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} 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."{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/2012/09/26/review-pitch-perfect-infectiously-catchy/CIHo6TYtk8Dm8PbDON1QhJ/story.html|title=Review: 'Pitch Perfect' is infectiously catchy|last=Lemire|first=Christy|date=September 26, 2012|access-date=February 7, 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe}} The song was used in twelfth season of Brazilian soap opera Malhação.{{cite web|language=pt|url=http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/seriados/malhacao/malhacao-2005-2006-/trilha-sonora.htm|title=MALHAÇÃO (2005 - 2006) - TRILHA SONORA|publisher=Memória Globo. Rede Globo de Televisão|access-date=January 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204742/http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/seriados/malhacao/malhacao-2005-2006-/trilha-sonora.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} The song was also used in the first season of Supergirl,{{cite web|url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/supergirl/season-1/29244|date=March 21, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2016|title=Music from Supergirl S1E17}} and in Unpregnant.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/unpregnant-review-haley-lu-richardson-1234766450/|title='Unpregnant' Review: Haley Lu Richardson Hits the Road in HBO Max's Edgy Teen Comedy|work=Variety|first=Amy|last=Nicholson|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2021}} The song is used the musical & Juliet a coming-of-age stage musical featuring the music of Max Martin. For the & Juliet (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Clarkson re-recorded the song along with the Lorna Courtney who plays Juliet.{{cite web |last1=Putnam |first1=Leah |title=New Musical & Juliet Releases Broadway Album as Performances Begin October 28 |url=https://playbill.com/article/new-musical-juliet-releases-broadway-album-as-performances-begin-october-28 |website=Playbill|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=October 28, 2022}}

Legacy

As of 2014, the song has appeared in more than 40 different albums either remixed or in its original format.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/since-u-been-gone-mt0014720341|title=Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson - Song Info - AllMusic|website=AllMusic }} The song propelled Clarkson to success in mainstream pop music and was regarded as a power pop milestone in the 2000s.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957112/ask-billboard-decade-defining-artists-songs|title=Ask Billboard: Decade-Defining Artists & Songs|magazine=Billboard }} Maura Johnston from Billboard asserted that "the song inspired covers from all corners—Ted Leo, Kidz Bop—and helped prime the pop world for tracks like Pink's "Who Knew" and Paramore's "Misery Business", not to mention later Clarkson hits like "My Life Would Suck Without You".{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6568326/american-idol-impact-pop-music |title = The Not-So-Obvious Ways 'American Idol' Had a Profound Impact on the Pop World| magazine=Billboard }} Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "Can anyone do bitter better? Nothing packs more romantic rage than the original Idol's 2004 kiss-off to a coldhearted ex."THE 100 greatest movies, TV shows, albums, books, characters, scenes, episodes, songs, dresses, music videos, and trends that entertained us over the past 10 years", Entertainment Weekly, December 11, 2009 (1079/1080):74-84 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."{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/article/248488#article|title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 50-21|date=August 20, 2009|access-date=March 17, 2012}} In 2014, The Atlantic magazine dubbed "Since U Been Gone" as the best pop song of the past decade.{{Cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/12/since-u-been-gone-is-still-the-best-pop-song-of-the-decade/383263/ |title = 'Since U Been Gone' is Still the Best Pop Song of the Decade| website=The Atlantic |date = December 2, 2014}}

Bill Lamb of About.com ranked the song as the 29th best pop song of all time, expressing that "Kelly Clarkson has stated that she insisted on adding the rock feel to the recording. The result was a record that captured the prevailing sound of mainstream pop with near perfection."{{cite news |url=http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/top40essentialsongsalltime.02.htm |title=Top 40 Pop Songs Of All Time |access-date=March 17, 2012 |last=Lamb |first=Bill |publisher=About.com. The New York Times Company |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306022208/http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/top40essentialsongsalltime.02.htm |url-status=dead }} NME placed it at number 135 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years",{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/2|title=150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years|access-date=March 17, 2012|publisher=NME}} writing "What should have been a slice of American schlock power-pop turned into a brilliant kiss-off, in any genre."{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/article/248488#article|title=135 – Kelly Clarkson Since U Been Gone|access-date=March 17, 2012|publisher=NME}} The A.V. Club staff rated the song as one of their favorite gleeful breakup songs, writing "The minute that bass and drum machine start, this song is an anthem of the scorned, a call to self-actualization, and an instant hands-in-the-air dance party."{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/kiss-off-28-gleeful-breakup-songs-1798222093|title=Kiss off! 28 gleeful breakup songs |date=September 6, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2012|publisher=The A.V. Club. The Onion, Inc.}} Rolling Stone ranked "Since U Been Gone" at number 482 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010, and later at 93 in the 2021 revamped ranking, whose readers listed it as the ninth-ranked single of the last decade.{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-19691231|title=482 – Kelly Clarkson, 'Since U Been Gone'|date=June 2010|access-date=March 28, 2012|publisher=Rolling Stone}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-3-1225245/|title = The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time| magazine=Rolling Stone |date = September 15, 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627912/green-day-named-top-artists-decade-by-rolling-stone-readers.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116031734/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627912/green-day-named-top-artists-decade-by-rolling-stone-readers.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2011|title=Green Day Named Top Artists Of The Decade By Rolling Stone Readers|date=December 9, 2009|access-date=March 16, 2012|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |publisher=MTV. Viacom}} The AOL Radio Staff put the song at number 10 on their list of 10 Best Break Up Songs.{{cite news|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/08/17/10-best-breakup-songs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818182659/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/08/17/10-best-breakup-songs/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 18, 2009|title=10 Best Break Up Songs|access-date=March 17, 2012|publisher=AOL. AOL}} "Since U Been Gone" has also appeared in several Billboard lists; in March 2013, it was ranked at number one on its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1550614/american-idol-top-100-hits-of-all-time|title=Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time |date=May 12, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2016|last=Bronson|first=Fred|magazine=Billboard}} In April 2017, it appeared at number two of Billboard's 100 greatest choruses of the 21st century{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7768061/100-greatest-choruses-21st-century|title=The 100 Greatest Choruses of the 21st Century |date=April 24, 2017|access-date=May 1, 2017|last=Corpuz|first=Kristin|magazine=Billboard}} and is also one of Clarkson's biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7767990/kelly-clarksons-biggest-billboard-hot-100-hits|title=Kelly Clarkson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits |date=April 24, 2017|access-date=May 1, 2017|magazine=Billboard}}

The song has been ranked 342nd by Billboard on its 600 most massive smashes over the chart's six decades.{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary | title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart| magazine=Billboard}}

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|+ "Since U Been Gone" on select critic rankings

! Publisher

! Year

! List

! Rank

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | Beats Per Minute

|2010

|The Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s

|26

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2010-02-15 |title=The Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s {{!}} Beats Per Minute - Page 8 |url=https://beatsperminute.com/the-top-100-tracks-of-the-2000s/8/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Beats Per Minute |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Billboard

|2013

|Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time

|1

|

scope="row" | Blender

|2005

|Top 500 Greatest Songs From 1980–2005

|92

|

scope="row" | The Guardian

|2009

|1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear

|No order

|{{Cite news |last=Rogers |first=Simon |date=2009-03-20 |title=1,000 songs to hear before you die |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2009/mar/20/1 |access-date=2023-12-28 |issn=0261-3077}}

scope="row" | NME

|2012

|150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years

|135

|

scope="row" | NPR

|2009

|The 50 Most Important Recordings of the 2000s

|No order

|{{Cite web |date=2009-11-16 |title=The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: C-J |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120409621 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=NPR}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" |Pitchfork

|2008

|The Pitchfork 500

|No order

|{{Cite web |last=Hobbs |first=Jeff |date=2009-08-21 |title=The Pitchfork "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" Cool-O-Meter |url=https://www.masslive.com/linkfarm/2009/08/the_pitchfork_500_coolometer.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=MassLive |language=en}}

2009

|The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s

|21

|{{Cite web |date=2009-08-21 |title=The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s - Page 10 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=10 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Pitchfork |language=en}}

scope="row" rowspan="4" |Rolling Stone

|2010

| rowspan="2" |The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

|482

|

2021

|93

|

2009

|The Top 100 Songs of the 2000s

|18

|{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2011-06-17 |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

2018

|The 100 Greatest Songs of the Century So Far

|11

|{{Cite magazine |last1=Hermes |first1=Will |last2=Hoard |first2=Christian |last3=Weingarten |first3=Christopher R. |last4=Dolan |first4=Jon |last5=Leight |first5=Elias |last6=Spanos |first6=Brittany |last7=Exposito |first7=Suzy |last8=Grow |first8=Kory |last9=Grant |first9=Sarah |date=2018-06-28 |title=The 100 Greatest Songs of the Century - So Far |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | Slant Magazine

|2010

|The 100 Best Singles of the 2000s

|13

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2010-01-25 |title=The 100 Best Singles of the Aughts |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/best-of-the-aughts-singles/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}

scope="row" | VH1

|2011

|The 100 Greatest Songs of the 00s

|5

|{{Cite magazine |date=2011-09-29 |title=U2, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters fill out VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s': An EW Exclusive! |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

Track listings

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  • CD single{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=since-u-been-gone-r879197|pure_url=yes}}|title=Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson|access-date=March 25, 2012|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation}}
  1. "Since U Been Gone" (radio edit)  – 3:08
  2. "Since U Been Gone" (AOL live version)  – 3:16
  • CD maxi single{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=since-u-been-gone-r732223|pure_url=yes}}|title=Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson|access-date=March 25, 2012|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation}}
  1. "Since U Been Gone" (radio edit)  – 3:08
  2. "Since U Been Gone" (AOL live version)  – 3:16
  3. "Miss Independent" (AOL live version)  – 5:12
  4. "Since U Been Gone" (Enhanced CD video) – 3:10

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  • Dance Vault Mixes{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dance-vault-mixes-since-u/206844439|title=Dance Vault Mixes – Since U Been Gone |work=iTunes Store |publisher= Apple Inc|date=March 24, 2005 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
  1. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Rock da Edit)  – 3:20
  2. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Ambient) [Candlelight Mix]  – 3:29
  3. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Club Mixshow)  – 5:34
  4. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Club)  – 7:39
  5. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Dub)  – 7:20
  6. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit Instrumental)  – 3:50
  7. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Radio Edit Acappella)  – 3:37
  8. "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Reprise)  – 5:11

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Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Breakaway.{{cite AV media notes |title=Breakaway |others=Kelly Clarkson|date=2004 |type=liner notes |publisher=RCA Records}}

Recording

Personnel

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Since U Been Gone"

! scope="col"| Chart (2004–2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|3|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Austria|3|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders|22|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|31|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
scope="row"| Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-02-04.pdf|title=R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1592|page=28|date=February 4, 2005|access-date=October 15, 2020}}

| 4

scope="row"| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-04.pdf|title=R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1596|page=71|date=March 4, 2005|access-date=April 29, 2024}}

| 2

scope="row"| Eurochart Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=36|page=101|date=September 3, 2005}}

| 5

{{single chart|Germany|6|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|songid=86163|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
scope="row"| Greece (IFPI){{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title=Top 50 Singles |access-date=November 24, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124085714/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archive-date=November 24, 2005 |url-status=dead |publisher=IFPI Greece}}

| 39

scope="row"| Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40){{cite web |title=2005/33. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/editors-choice-radios-jatszasi-lista/2005/33 |publisher=MAHASZ|language=hu|access-date=May 8, 2025}}

| 21

{{single chart|Ireland2|4|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=January 27, 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|35|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|4|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|year=2005|week=31|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|10|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|11|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Norway|9|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20050723|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2023}}
{{single chart|Sweden|16|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|5|date=20050716|artist=Kelly Clarkson|song=Since U Been Gone|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|22|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|2|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|22|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|1|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
scope="row"| US Pop 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|title=Pop 100|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=13|page=51|date=March 26, 2005|access-date=March 28, 2023}}

| 1

{{col-2}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2005 year-end chart performance for "Since U Been Gone"

! scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=March 18, 2012}}

| 22

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2005&cat=s |title=Jahreshitparade 2005 |language=de |publisher=IFPI Austria. Hung Medien |access-date=March 18, 2012}}

| 42

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005|title=Belgian Flanders Year-End Singles Chart For 2005|access-date=March 18, 2012|publisher=Ultratop}}

| 85

scope="row"| Eurochart Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|title=Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52|work=Billboard, Inc|access-date=March 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2012}}

| 51

scope="row"| Germany (Media Control GfK){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2005 |title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=August 30, 2015}} {{subscription required}}

| 63

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite news |url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2005.html |title=Jaarlisten: Jaargang 41, 2005 |language=nl |publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 |access-date=August 14, 2015}}

| 11

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 2005|work=Dutch Top 40. Hung Medien|access-date=March 18, 2012|language=nl}}

| 74

scope="row"| Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20050001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2005 |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |access-date=March 18, 2012 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054843/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20050001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |archive-date=September 21, 2013}}

| 76

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2005|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005|publisher=Swiss Music Charts|access-date=March 18, 2012}}

| 59

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20050110/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=October 23, 2015}}

| 30

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=2005 – The Year in Music: Hot 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-39|date=December 24, 2005}}

| 4

scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top AC Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=33|date=December 16, 2005}}

| 48

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-76|date=December 24, 2005}}

| 7

scope="row"| US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Airplay|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-60|date=December 24, 2005}}

| 3

scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=26|date=December 16, 2005}}

| 1

scope="row"| US Pop 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 – The Year in Music: Pop 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-43|date=December 24, 2005}}

| 1

scope="row"| Venezuela (Record Report){{cite web|url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf|title=Top 50 – Pop Rock: Cierre de Año, 2005|publisher=Record Report|language=es|page=5|date=December 24, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708013144/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf|archive-date=July 8, 2006|access-date=June 23, 2021}}

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=Decade-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Decade-end chart performance for "Since U Been Gone"

! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/hot100-songs |title=The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks – Decade Year End Charts |magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 18, 2012}}

| 47

scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/pop-songs |title=Pop Songs – Decade Year End Charts |magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 1, 2012}}

| 6

{{col-end}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Since U Been Gone"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Since U Been Gone|artist=Kelly Clarkson|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|relmonth=12|certyear=2006|digital=true}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Since U Been Gone|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2021|certmonth=3|certday=23|access-date=June 1, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Kelly Clarkson|title=Since U Been Gone|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|title=Since U Been Gone|artist=Kelly Clarkson|type=single|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=3|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-25|relyear=2004|certyear=2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2015}}

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Release history

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scope="row"| United States

| November 16, 2004

| Contemporary hit radio

| RCA

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scope="row"| Germany

| rowspan="3"| December 24, 2004

| rowspan="4"| Digital download

| rowspan="5"| Sony BMG

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001SN90DQ|title=Since U Been Gone|via=Amazon}}

scope="row"| Ireland

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://ie.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/since-u-been-gone-1-1 |title=Since U Been Gone |access-date=August 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130823222808/http://ie.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/since-u-been-gone-1-1 |archive-date=August 23, 2013}}

scope="row"| Luxembourg

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://lu.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/since-u-been-gone-1-1 |title=Since U Been Gone (2004) | Kelly Clarkson | Téléchargements MP3 7digital Luxembourg |website=lu.7digital.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130823222822/http://lu.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/since-u-been-gone-1-1 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| Finland

| December 27, 2004

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://fi.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/since-u-been-gone-1-1 |title=Dance Vault Mixes - Since U Been Gone (Remixes) |access-date=August 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130823222834/http://fi.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/since-u-been-gone-1-1 |archive-date=August 23, 2013}}

scope="row"| Australia

| January 28, 2005

| Maxi single

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=82876677602 |title=SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: CD Releases |date=October 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020013539/http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=82876677602 |archive-date=October 20, 2007}}

scope="row"| United States

| March 7, 2005

| Hot adult contemporary radio

| RCA

| align="center"| {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-04.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1596|page=25|date=March 4, 2005|access-date=June 21, 2021}}

scope="row"| Ireland

| March 25, 2005

| rowspan="3"| Digital download (Dance Vault Remixes)

| rowspan="2"| Sony BMG

| align="center"| {{Cite web |url=http://ie.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/dance-vault-mixes-since-u-been-gone-remixes |title=Dance Vault Mixes - Since U Been Gone (Remixes) |access-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309154753/https://ie.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/dance-vault-mixes-since-u-been-gone-remixes |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| Norway

| March 28, 2005

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://no.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/dance-vault-mixes-since-u-been-gone-remixes |title=Dance Vault Mixes - Since U Been ... (2005) | Kelly Clarkson | MP3 Downloads 7digital Norge |website=no.7digital.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130823222808/http://no.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/dance-vault-mixes-since-u-been-gone-remixes |archive-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| United States

| March 29, 2005

| RCA

| align="center"| {{Cite web |url=http://us.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/dance-vault-mixes-since-u-been-gone-remixes |title=Dance Vault Mixes - Since U Been Gone (Remixes) |access-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724105256/http://us.7digital.com/artist/kelly-clarkson/release/dance-vault-mixes-since-u-been-gone-remixes |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |url-status=dead}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom

| rowspan="2"| July 4, 2005

| CD single

| rowspan="5"| Sony BMG

| align="center"| {{cite magazine |title=The Schedule: Singles |magazine=Music Week |page=17 |date=July 2, 2005}}{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Since-Been-Gone-Kelly-Clarkson/dp/B0009MI7JA|title=Since U Been Gone [Single] |website=Amazon UK |access-date=June 16, 2012}}

rowspan="2"| Maxi single

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Since-U-Been-Gone-Cd2/dp/B0009MI7J0|title=Since U Been Gone|date=July 4, 2005|via=Amazon}}

scope="row"| Germany

| July 18, 2005

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Since-Been-Gone-Kelly-Clarkson/dp/B0008GIXE6|title=Since U Been Gone [Single, Maxi] |website=Amazon Germany |access-date=June 16, 2012}}

scope="row"| Germany

| August 29, 2005

| rowspan="2"| CD single

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Since-Been-Gone-Clarkson-Kelly/dp/B0009MI7JA|title=Since U Been Gone|date=July 4, 2005|via=Amazon}}

scope="row"| France

| September 21, 2005

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.fr/Since-Been-Gone-Kelly-Clarkson/dp/B0008GIXEG|title=Since U Been Gone|date=September 21, 2005|via=Amazon}}

See also

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