Breakaway is the second album by Kelly Clarkson, released on November 30, 2004.
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 and peaking at two, Breakaway was the second best-selling album of 2005 in Australia, with sales of over 450,000 copies in that year, and it was certified six times Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The album ended 2005 as the eighth best selling album in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 950,000 copies; a further 501,000 copies were sold in 2006.
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.
Tracklisting
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"
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]