Miss Independent
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Miss Independent Lyrics
Miss independent
Miss self-sufficient
Miss keep your distance, mmm
Miss unafraid
Miss out of my way
Miss don't let a man interfere, no
Miss on her own
Miss almost grown
Miss never let a man help her off her throne
[Pre-Chorus 1]
So, by keeping her heart protected
She'd never ever feel rejected
Little miss apprehensive
Said, ooh, she fell in love
[Chorus]
What is this feelin' takin' over?
Thinkin' no one could open the door
Surprise, it's time
To feel what's real
What happened to Miss Independent?
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you
When love is true
Misguided heart
Miss play it smart
Miss if you wanna use that line, you better not start, no
But she miscalculated
She didn't wanna end up jaded
And this miss decided not to miss out on true love
[Pre-Chorus 2]
So, by changing her misconceptions
She went in a new direction
And found inside, she felt a connection
She fell in love
[Chorus]
What is this feelin' takin' over?
Thinkin' no one could open the door (Open this door)
Surprise, it's time (Yeah)
To feel what's real, what's real
What happened to Miss Independent? (Oh)
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye (Goodbye), old you (Old you)
When love, when love is true
[Bridge]
When Miss Independent walked away
No time for love that came her way
She looked in the mirror and thought today
What happened to miss no longer afraid?
It took some time for her to see
How beautiful love could truly be
No more talk of "Why can't that be me?"
I'm so glad I finally see
What is this feelin' taking over?
Thinkin' no one could open the door (Oh yeah)
Surprise (Surprise), it's time (Yeah)
To feel (To feel) what's real
What happened to Miss Independent?
No longer need to be defensive (Yeah)
Goodbye (Goodbye), old you
When love, when love is true
[Outro]
Miss Independent
About
Miss Independent was released as the first single from Clarkson’s first studio album, Thankful. Critics acclaimed it for continuing to eliminate her “American Idol” image.
In the US, it peaked at number nine, becoming her second consecutive top ten single. It also reached a top ten position in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), the Netherlands, and the UK. It reached eleven in Ireland.
Q&A
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Kelly Clarkson discussed Christina Aguilera’s writing credit on ‘Miss Independent’:
Producer and co-writer Rhett Lawrence:
She [Christina Aguilera] helped start the lyric for the verse and part of the chorus. The song didn’t have lyrics for the chorus yet, so I wrote that with Christina. We decided to make the title ‘Miss Independent.’ The verse starts off as a song about a girl who’s independent minded, then I decided to slip it in the opposite direction for the chorus. Then Christina decided not to record it. I played the track for Kelly without any lyrics, just the original track and she immediately said she wanted it to be her first single. We wrote the bridge and lyrics together because I wanted her to be part of it and she did a great job."
Via Billboard
According to Billboard, as of 2017, the song has sold 909,000 copies in the US.
- 3.Miss Independent
- 7.Never Again
- 8.Already Gone
- 10.Breakaway
- 11.Walk Away
- 13.Catch My Breath
- 14.People Like Us
- 15.Don’t Rush
- 17.Dark Side
- 20.I Do Not Hook Up
