Breakaway (album)

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Breakaway
Studio album by Kelly Clarkson
Released	November 30, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	44:44
Label	RCA Records
Producer(s)	Clive Davis Kara DioGuardi Lukasz Gottwald David Hodges Chantal Kreviazuk Clif Magness Raine Maida Max Martin Ben Moody John Shanks
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Sputnikmusic link
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Thankful (2003)	Breakaway (2004)	TBA (2007)
Alternate cover
International Limited Edition cover of Breakaway

Breakaway is the hugely successful Grammy Award-winning second album by Kelly Clarkson released on November 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music). It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart with sales of 250,000 units. After spending 61 consecutive weeks in the top twenty of the U.S. Albums Chart, Breakaway descended to number twenty-four. It is only the fourth album in history to stay in the top 20 consecutively for a year. It then remained in the top 30 for 13 more weeks, making it in the top 30 for 74 consecutive weeks. It spent an impressive 103 weeks in the Billboard 200 (as of November 23, 2006). It was certified six times platinum in November 2006 for shipments of over six million copies (5,578,101 sold)[1] in the U.S and 10 million copies worldwide. The first four singles from the album reached the top ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with the fifth single peaking at #12. Currently, all five singles released have sold over 4.75 million downloads combined.

At the 2006 Grammys, Breakaway was named Best Pop Vocal Album and the single "Since U Been Gone" was named Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The album ended 2006 as the 15th best selling album in the United Kingdom, with sales over the 501,000 copies.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Limited edition 2 Singles 3 Non-official singles 4 Charts 4.1 Facts of United World Chart 2005 4.2 Facts of United World Chart 2006

[edit] Track listing

1. "Breakaway" – 3:57
2. "Since U Been Gone" – 3:08
3. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" – 3:18
4. "Because of You" – 3:39
5. "Gone" – 3:27
6. "Addicted" – 3:57
7. "Where Is Your Heart" – 4:39
8. "Walk Away" – 3:08
9. "You Found Me" – 3:39
10. "I Hate Myself for Losing You" – 3:20
11. "Hear Me" – 3:56
12. "Beautiful Disaster" [Live] – 4:34

Bonus Tracks (UK Version): Miss Independent and Low

Bonus Tracks (Japan Version): Miss Independent (AOL Live) and Since U Been Gone (AOL Live)

[edit] Limited edition

(Australasia)

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] Singles

• "Breakaway" is the first single from the album in the US and Australasia, and the fifth single in the UK. It originally appeared on the soundtrack to The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. A departure from the pop and soul Clarkson had become known for, the song was co-written in part 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 was also extremely popular, peaking at number three. It has sold over 800,000 downloads to date.

• "Since U Been Gone" is the second single from the album, but the first in the UK. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and came in at number 4 on the 2005 year end chart.It is now Clarkson's most successful single in radio and sales terms; it has sold over 1,500,000 digital downloads in the U.S. It reached number one on several Billboard charts, and topped the Canadian charts for two weeks. It peaked at number 3 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart and was certfied Platinum in 2005 with sales of 70,000+. The RIAA certified the track Gold for 500,000 ringtones sold on June 14, 2006.

• "Behind These Hazel Eyes" is the third single from the album in the US and the second in the UK. 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 10 on the 2005 year end charts. It peaked at number 6 on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Charts and it also reached number four on the Canadian charts. It has sold over 1,000,000 downloads to date. It experienced great success on the Hot AC format, peaking at #1. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" finished as one of Clarkson's three songs in the Top 5 Year End Pop 100 songs. "Hazel Eyes" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Recurrents chart, and its music video remains one of the most beloved by fans.

• "Because of You" is the fourth single from the album - third in UK. The song debuted at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 3, 2005, and reached its peak position of number seven on November 10, 2005. It has sold over 850,000 downloads. It also debuted and peaked at number four on the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Charts and was certfied Gold in 2005 with sales of 35,000+. The track also did exceptionally well in Canada, peaking at #2 and staying within the top 20 for twenty-seven consecutive weeks. Over one year after its release to radio in Canada, it is still on the top 100 airplay chart, a rare feat accomplished by only a handful of artists.

• "Walk Away" is Clarkson's fifth single release from her album, having debuted at number ninety-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, a week before its original January 17, 2006 release date. The tune debuted on the Canadian charts the following week at #100. The single peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at #4 in Canada. "Walk Away" was released on March 6th, 2006 in the UK as the fourth single and hit #21. In Australia, the single experienced similar success, reaching #27. Over 625,000 downloads have been sold.

[edit] Non-official singles

• "Gone" Although never officially released as a single, 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" managed to chart on the Pop 100 Airplay at #41 and the Pop 100 at #77. "Gone" has a Spanish version called "Me Voy" (I Leave) sung by Mexican pop band RBD.
• "Addicted" Another song never officially released. Although it was rumored that it would be the fifth or sixth single, it never saw release. Clarkson has stated that her next single will be from her next album.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005/2006)	Peak position	Year End position	Sales
Canadian Album Chart	6	2	600,000
Australian Album Chart	2	2	450,000
Dutch Mega Album Top 100	24 (2005) 1 (2006)	751
UK Albums Chart	3	8	1,500,000 +
U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart	3	51, 32, 103	5,578,101
German Album Chart	4	33	400,000
Greek Album Chart	2
Mexican Album Chart	8		105,000
World Album Chart	3	61	10,700,000

¹2005 Year End Chart

²2005 Calendar Year

³2006 Calendar Year

United World Chart (2005) [2]
Week	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Position	26	22	25	22	19	23	27	28	26	25	28	23	19	14	26	36	29	30	31	23	28	23	25	24	25	26	23	27	26	25	18	16	14	12	9	13	12
Week	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	Total Sales
Position	11	18	16	17	21	15	19	9	13	18	13	10	11	9	5	5,493,000

[edit] Facts of United World Chart 2005

1. Highest position: #5.
2. Longest on #1 spot: 23 (5 weeks), 25 (5 weeks), 26 (5 weeks).
3. Although it sold almost 5.5 million in 2005 it only spent 5 weeks in the top 10.

United World Chart (2006) [2]
Week	Year End 2005	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
Position	6	9	10	10	10	11	14	10	6	7	6	8	13
Sales	5,493,000	444,000	172,000	131,000	96,000	97,000	95,000	109,000	157,000	148,000	129,000	122,000	126,000
Total	5.493.000	5,937,000	6,109,000	6,240,000	6,336,000	6,433,000	6,528,000	6,637,000	6,794,000	6,942,000	7,071,000	7,193,000	7,319,000
Week	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Position	10	13	13	13	11	8	15	7	18	18	19	14	16
Sales	124,000	124,000	116,000	114,000	123,000	104,000	98,000	83,000	87,000	81,000	77,000	79,000	73,000
Total	7,443,000	7,567,000	7,683,000	7,797,000	7,920,000	8,024,000	8,122,000	8,205,000	8,292,000	8,373,000	8,450,000	8,529,000	8,602,000
Week	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93
Position	23	22	20	18	15	20	26	29	34	37	out	39	38
Sales	72,000	69,000	69,000	64,000	63,000	58,000	55,000	53,000	49,000	45,000	out,000	45,000
Total	8,674,000	8,743,000	8,812,000	8,876,000	8,939,000	8,997,000	9,052,000	9,105,000	9,154,000	9,199,000	9,199,000	9,243,000	9,288,000

[edit] Facts of United World Chart 2006

1. Highest position: #6
2. Longest on #1 spot: #10 (5 weeks)
3. Lagest sale in 1 week: 444,000 copies (in week 56)
4. Weeks spent in the top 10: 13 weeks

U.S. Billboard 200 Albums
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	3	12	11	19	13	10	6	6	8	11	13	10	10	9	6	6	7	12	17	14	13	14	13	12	14	14	9	9	12	11
Week	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Position	8	11	13	11	11	9	9	9	9	14	11	18	13	14	20	11	12	14	12	10	13	17	12	11	8	10	12	8	12	12
Week	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Position	19	24	8	11	14	26	20	19	26	20	24	19	19	28	36	39	36	36	29	43	45	48	49	47	51	51	58	61	78	83
Week	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105
Position	94	102	107	138	142	160	179	175	177	184	195	195	-	198	-	**

** - Moved to Billboard's Pop Catalog, as per chart rules.

UK Top 75 Albums Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	10	17	21	20	11	11	8	9	9	9	9	6	8	12	7	7	11	9	7	9	9	8	8	3	8	11	10	11	10	5
Week	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Position	9	9	11	11	13	18	15	16	13	17	22	27	26	23	21	18	25	35	34	20	24	23	25	25	31	37	45	45	51	57

Finland Top 40 Albums Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	26	6	10	7	10	8	10	12	15	16	19	24	29	33	34	30	35	28	25	32	29

German Chart Top 100 Albums
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	16	17	13	16	26	22	35	45	62	65	82	81	53	46	55	57	50	52	52	55	57	26	30	30	30	38	19	17	9	4
Week	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Position	4	4	6	5	7	6	9	15	17	21	28	27	27	27	28	30	31	26	25	21	20	24	20	19	19	19	25	30	29	28
Week	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Position	38	34	46	57	59	67	59