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Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)

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"Because of You"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
From the album Breakaway
Released 2005
Format
Genre Pop
Length 3:39
Label RCA
Writers Kelly Clarkson
David Hodges
Ben Moody
Producers David Hodges
Ben Moody
Certification
Chart positions #21 (US)
#29 (CAN)
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Behind These Hazel Eyes"
(2005)
"Because of You"
(2005)
"Addicted"
(2005)

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

The single was co-written by Clarkson, Ben Moody, and David Hodges and co-produced by Moody and Hodges. The song is one of Clarkson's most personal as she originally wrote the lyrics when she was only 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 the song. 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", but said that she would understand if they disliked the song and wanted to write a new song with her. Instead, the two of them were impressed with the song, and together they helped polish it into its final form. In this emotional autobiographical anthem, Clarkson laments her troubled family life as she sings: "Because of you, I find it hard to trust, not only me, but everyone around me, because of you I am afraid. Because of you".

The music video of "Because of You", directed by Vadim Perelman, was officially released on TRL on October 3 2005 and debuted at #1 the following day. As she had with "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Clarkson wrote the video's treatment herself. The video is based on a true story of Clarkson's troubled childhood (she asked her parents for permission before it was created).

Chart information

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #21
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay #24
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Pop 100 #10
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Pop 100 Airplay #3
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Hot Digital Songs #19
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Hot Digital Tracks #16
2005 "Because of You" U.S. Mainstream Top 40 #5
2005 "Because of You" Canadian Singles Chart #29


Billboard Hot 100 Chart trajectory — "Because of You"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chart position 99 61 43 34 23 21


Canadian Singles Chart trajectory — "Because of You" — Top 120
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Chart position 112 80 64 49 36 29
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