"
Since U Been Gone" is a song recorded by American pop rock singer
Kelly Clarkson from her second studio album,
Breakaway (2004). The song, which was written and produced by
Max Martin and
Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, was released as the lead single from
Breakaway two weeks before the album was released. It is an uptempo pop rock, and power pop song that infuses electronic sound with a mixture of soft and loud
alternative rock sound. Martin originally wrote "Since U Been Gone" with
Pink in mind but she turned it down. It was then given to
Hilary Duff but she rejected the song because she could not reach its higher notes. The song was finally given to Clarkson after
Clive Davis convinced the writers to give it to her. Clarkson decided to add heavier guitars and harder drums to the song after noticing that the demo had an obvious pop sound. Lyrically, the song is written from a woman's point of view where she expresses her sense of relief with the end of her troubled relationship.