Breakaway (album)

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Breakaway
Breakaway cover
Studio album by Kelly Clarkson
Released November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock, teen pop
Length 44:44
Label RCA
Producer Clive Davis, Kara DioGuardi, Lukasz Gottwald, David Hodges, Chantal Kreviazuk, Clif Magness, Raine Maida, Max Martin, Ben Moody, John Shanks
Professional reviews
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Thankful
(2003)		 Breakaway
(2004)		 My December
(2007)
Alternative cover
International Cover
International Cover
Singles from Breakaway
  1. "Breakaway"
    Released: July 2004
  2. "Since U Been Gone"
    Released: December 14, 2004
  3. "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
    Released: March 27, 2005
  4. "Because of You"
    Released: August 28, 2005
  5. "Walk Away"
    Released: January 31, 2006

Breakaway is the second album by Kelly Clarkson, released on November 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music).

It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. After spending sixty-one consecutive weeks in the top twenty of the Billboard 200, Breakaway descended to number twenty-four. It remained in the top thirty for seventy-four consecutive weeks. It spent 103 weeks on the Billboard 200 (as of November 23, 2006), re-entering the chart (issue date: February 3, 2007) for its 104th week; this was its last eligible week on the chart.

At the 2006 Grammy Awards, Breakaway won in the "Best Pop Vocal Album" category and the single "Since U Been Gone" received the "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" award.

After debuting at fifty-four[1] and peaking at two, Breakaway was the second best-selling album of 2005 in Australia.[2]

Contents

[edit] Singles

"Breakaway" was the first single from the album in the U.S. and Australia, and the fifth single in Europe. It was originally a single off the soundtrack to The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, nearly six months prior to the (at the time, untitled) Breakaway album's release. A departure from the pop and soul sound for which Clarkson had become known, the song was co-written by fellow singer Avril Lavigne. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top ten of more than ten Billboard charts (including twenty-one non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart). In Canada, the song peaked at number three.

"Since U Been Gone" was the second single from the album, but the first in Europe. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and came in at number four on the 2005 year-end chart. It is now Clarkson's most successful single in radio and sales terms. It reached number one on several Billboard charts, and topped the Canadian chart for two weeks. It peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart.

"Behind These Hazel Eyes" was the third single from the album in the U.S. and the second in Europe. The song continued the streak of extremely popular releases from Clarkson. It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and came in at number ten on the 2005 year-end chart. It peaked at number six on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Charts and reached number four on the Canadian chart. It had great success on the Hot AC format, peaking at number one. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" finished as one of Clarkson's three songs in the top five year-end Pop 100 songs. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Recurrents chart.

"Because of You" was the fourth single from the album, and the third in Europe. The song debuted at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 3, 2005, and reached number seven on November 10, 2005. It debuted and peaked at number four on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. In Canada it peaked at number two and stayed in the top twenty for twenty-seven consecutive weeks. Over one year after its release to radio in Canada, it was still on the Canadian airplay chart. The single was a hit in Switzerland, still on the chart until August 2007.

"Walk Away" was the fifth single release from the album (fourth in Europe), having debuted at number ninety-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, a week before its original January 17, 2006 release date. The song debuted on the Canadian chart the following week at number 100. The single peaked at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number four in Canada. "Walk Away" was released on March 6, 2006 in the UK as the fifth single and hit number twenty-one. In Australia, the single reached number twenty-seven.

[edit] Other tracks

Although "Gone" was never officially released as a single, U.S. Top 40 radio stations began playing the song around November 2005, and it gained significant airplay on such stations as New York's Z100, Boston's Kiss 108 and Atlanta's Q100. Because of this, "Gone" charted at number seventy-seven on the Pop 100. A Spanish version of "Gone" titled "Me Voy" ("I Leave") was recorded by Mexican pop group RBD, who recorded a cover version of "Gone" for their English language CD in Japan. Gone was released to radio in Australia and was played quite frequently along with "Because of You".

Another track that was never made into a single (which Kelly regrets) is "Addicted". Kelly stated that this is her favorite song that she has ever written and recorded and wishes that it was a single.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Breakaway" (Bridget Benante, Matthew Gerrard, Avril Lavigne) – 3:57
  2. "Since U Been Gone" (Lukasz Gottwald, Martin Sandberg) – 3:08
  3. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" (Kelly Clarkson, Gottwald, Martin Sandberg) – 3:18
  4. "Because of You" (Clarkson, David Hodges, Ben Moody) – 3:39
  5. "Gone" (Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks) – 3:27
  6. "Addicted" (Clarkson, Hodges, Moody) – 3:57
  7. "Where Is Your Heart" (Clarkson, DioGuardi, Chantal Kreviazuk) – 4:39
  8. "Walk Away" (Clarkson, DioGuardi, Kreviazuk, Raine Maida) – 3:08
  9. "You Found Me" (DioGuardi, Shanks) – 3:39
  10. "I Hate Myself for Losing You" (DioGuardi, Jimmy Harry, Sheb Solomon) – 3:20
  11. "Hear Me" (Clarkson, DioGuardi, Clif Magness) – 3:56
  12. "Beautiful Disaster" (live) (Rebekah Jordan, Matthew Wilder) – 4:34

Bonus tracks (Japan version)

  1. "Miss Independent" (AOL live)
  2. "Since U Been Gone" (AOL live)

Bonus tracks (UK)

  1. "Miss Independent"
  2. "Low"

[edit] Limited edition

Australian Tour Edition: Bonus Enhanced CD track listing:

  1. "Since U Been Gone" [Jason Nevins club mix]
  2. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" [Joe Bermudez & Josh Harris Top 40 radio remix]
  3. "Breakaway" [Napster live]
  4. "Because of You" [live at Rollingstone.com]
  5. "Miss Independent" [AOL Live]
  6. "Hear Me" [AOL Live]
  7. "Since U Been Gone" [video]
  8. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" [video]
  9. "Because of You" [video]

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States November 30, 2004 RCA Records
Australia December 6, 2004
Mexico February 10, 2005 Sony BMG CD
Brazil April 14, 2005 Sony BMG CD
United Kingdom July 18, 2005

[edit] Charts and certifications

Chart (2004/2005) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Australia Album Chart[3] 2 6x Platinum[4]
Austria Albums Chart[3] 3
Belgium Albums Chart[3] 3
Canada Album Chart 6
Europe 2x Platinum[5]
Finland Album Chart[3] 6
France Album Chart[3] 20 57,400[6]
Germany Album Chart[3] 4
Greece International Album Chart 2
Indonesian Album Top 5
Italy Album Chart 36
Ireland Album Chart[3] 1 7x Platinum[7]
Japan Album Chart 42
Mexico Album Chart[8] 14 Gold[9]
Mexico International Albums Chart[10] 6
Netherlands Album Chart[3] 1 Platinum[11]
New Zealand Album Chart[3] 5
Norway Album Chart[3] 8
Sweden Album Chart[3] 6
Switzerland Album Chart[3] 2 Platinum[12]
UK Albums Chart[3] 3
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 3 6x Platinum[13] 5,990,000[14]
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Catalog 1
World Album Chart[3] 3 9,773,000[15]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/issue772.pdf
  2. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association end of year (2005) chart
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway". aCharts.us. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  4. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm
  5. ^ http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060614.html
  6. ^ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-K.php
  7. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum.htm
  8. ^ Mexican Albums Chart
  9. ^ http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Kelly+Clarkson&titulo=&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar
  10. ^ Mexican International Albums Chart
  11. ^ http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat
  12. ^ http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2006
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-album-achievements.htm
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