"Miss Independent" is a song by American pop artist Kelly Clarkson. It served as the lead single from her debut studio album, Thankful (2003). Written by Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Rhett Lawrence, and Matt Morris, with Lawrence serving as producer, it was released by RCA Records on April 10, 2003. The track was initially intended for Aguilera's fourth album, Stripped (2002), but was later given to Clarkson when the song was left unfinished at the time of Stripped’s development.