Kelly Clarkson has a lot to celebrate when it comes to her job. For instance, in addition to hosting a popular talk show, she also has a successful music career. Indeed, she just marked a major milestone when it comes to one particular song.
Clarkson “joined the Spotify Billions Club this week as her hit song ‘Since U Been Gone’ became her first to reach 1 billion streams on the platform,” People reported on Wednesday, November 26.
People also noted that while “Clarkson may only have one song with 1 billion streams on Spotify, … a few others aren’t too far behind.” Apparently, “Underneath the Tree” has more than 863 million streams, while “Because of You” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” both have over 800 million streams each.
Fans Think the Song Deserves to Hit This Milestone
When a Clarkson-related Instagram account shared the news that “Since You’ve Been Gone” had earned over a billion streams on Spotify, plenty of fans left comments to note that they felt like it was a well-deserved milestone for the star and her beloved tune.
“Timeless breakup anthem ✨,” one person wrote.
Another person added, “To the song that quite literally changed my brain chemistry… this is so deserved 👏”
“It’s been a long time coming 🙌🔥,” a third person wrote.
Someone else left a comment saying, “This song changed our lives — and pop music — forever!”
The Story Behind the Song
GettyAlthough Clive Davis once claimed that Clarkson hates “Since You’ve Been Gone,” things aren’t that straightforward.
In 2023, Clarkson did an interview with Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” (via People), and revealed the story behind the song.
“Let’s give some backstory,” she said. “I was lied to, and they told me, ‘There are these producers who want to work with you, and there’s this song.’ It had dummy lyrics. They didn’t have lyrics in. They said they wanted me to work with it. I was told to write to the song.”
Saying that she had been sent to Sweden to work with Max Martin and Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, they apparently “were not told [she] was writing to it and already had it written.”
“I looked like a fool,” she recalled. “The label had told me something completely different. That’s a red flag. Why lie to me like that? I don’t like the lying. That’s why I have a bad vibe with that song. It’s interesting facts that people like to leave out.”
At the same time, she stated that the tune is “fine as hell to sing.”
“I am such a great compartmentalizer and can put that aside and sing the hell out of it on tour,” she said. “I would never not do that.”
An amazing accomplishment for someone who can’t carry a tune to save her life without a million dollars worth of electronics to improve her talentless attempts at singing!!! Right up there with Ariana mini!!!