Overview
- Written and produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke, the track becomes Clarkson’s first release to pass the billion-streams mark on Spotify.
- Originally released in 2004, the song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005 and later won a 2006 Grammy for best female pop vocal performance.
- Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 for best female video and best pop video, cementing the single’s early cultural reach.
- Rolling Stone recently ranked the song 31st among the greatest songs of the 21st century and noted Clarkson’s push to take the chorus an octave higher.
- Spotify plays for other Clarkson staples remain strong, with “Underneath the Tree” near 870 million and both “Because of You” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” topping 800 million streams.