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| 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. 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 |
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| 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" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||