{"id":6347,"date":"2026-10-14T20:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6347"},"modified":"2026-10-14T20:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:14:20","slug":"the-indie-rock-hit-that-inspired-this-kelly-clarkson-smash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-indie-rock-hit-that-inspired-this-kelly-clarkson-smash\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indie Rock Hit That Inspired This Kelly Clarkson Smash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2004, Kelly Clarkson dropped \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d, the lead single from her second studio album <em>Breakaway<\/em>. Back then, most knew Clarkson as the first contestant to win <em>American Idol<\/em>. \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d showcases why Clarkson left the other game-show singers in the dust. But it also helped define an era of pop music, guided by super producers Max Martin and Dr. Luke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For inspiration, Martin and Dr. Luke looked at the indie-rock scene that rose to prominence just a few years before Clarkson\u2019s hit arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Since U Been Gone\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k2AW-jDWq2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Post-Punk for a New Generation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Strokes emerged from New York City with a culture-shifting debut, <em>Is This It<\/em>. Led by Julian Casablancas, the band helped transform American rock music with nods to Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and The Doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A year earlier, Swedish rock band The Hives released \u201cHate To Say I Told You So\u201d. Clad in matching black-and-white suits, they were part of the early-2000s garage-rock revival that featured a multitude of bands with \u201cThe\u201d preceding their names. (The White Stripes, The Killers, The Bravery, The Black Keys, and The Vines, to name a few.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A post-punk guitar riff opens \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d, echoing the angular grooves of The Strokes and The Hives. But another New York band seems to have shaped Clarkson\u2019s hit the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here\u2019s the thing, we started out friends,<br>It was cool, but it was all pretend.<br>Yeah, yeah, since you been gone<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cMaps\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIIxlgcuQRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah Yeah Yeahs released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/yeah-yeah-yeahs\/maps\">\u201cMaps\u201d<\/a> in 2003. And it gave Martin and Dr. Luke a kind of formula for Clarkson\u2019s track. The fingerprints are most noticeable in the post-chorus break of \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d, featuring a distorted guitar riff that closely resembles Nick Zinner\u2019s iconic part in \u201cMaps\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song appears on Yeah Yeah Yeahs\u2019 debut LP, <em>Fever To Tell<\/em>. It also became one of the most iconic videos of the time, with its stirring performance by singer Karen O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wait, they don\u2019t love you like I love you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These days, rather than interpolate his riffs, everyone from Liam Gallagher to Phoebe Bridgers has included Zinner on their albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So Martin and Dr. Luke incorporated the art-rock vibe of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then crafted a colossal pop chorus atop the punkish guitars. It remains Clarkson\u2019s defining track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But since you been gone,<br>I can breathe for the first time.<br>I\u2019m so moving on, yeah, yeah.<br>Thanks to you,<br>Now I get what I want<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2004, Kelly Clarkson dropped \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d, the lead single from her second studio album Breakaway. Back then, most knew Clarkson as the first contestant to win American Idol. \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d showcases why Clarkson left the other game-show singers in the dust. 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