"My Life Would Suck Without You" is a song by American singer
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
from her fourth studio album, ''
All I Ever Wanted'' (2009). The song features songwriting credits from
,
Lukasz Gottwald
Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...
, and
Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly (born December 27, 1980)Shirley Halperin and Bob Love"THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers,"''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 6, 2013. is an American singer, songwriter and music producer. He is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, a ...
and production credits from Martin and Gottwald under his production moniker, Dr. Luke. Clarkson co-wrote the track but refused to include her name in the credits, citing a refusal to be associated with Gottwald.
"My Life Would Suck Without You" was released as the
lead single
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from the album and premiered on January 13, 2009, in the United States on
New York City
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's
Z100 radio station and was made available to download three days later. The song has met with positive reviews from
music critics
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, who praised the song's
pop composition, which incorporates
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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and
dance
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elements.
"My Life Would Suck Without You" peaked at the top of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 when it moved up the chart 96 places from number 97 in its second week on the chart. The song's chart climbing gave Clarkson the record for a single with the furthest jump to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after achieving the feat with her 2002 single "
A Moment Like This
"A Moment Like This" is the debut single by American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson and John Reid from British house music project Nightcrawlers) and produced by Stephen Ferrera and Steve Mac. It was released ...
". Outside of the United States, "My Life Would Suck Without You" topped the charts in Canada, Hungary, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, where the ''
Idols'' franchise that spawned ''
American Idol
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'' originated, Clarkson became the only alumnus of an international version of ''
Pop Idol
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'' to top the
UK Singles Chart
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until
Canadian Idol
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alumnus
Carly Rae Jepsen
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achieved the feat with "
Call Me Maybe" in April 2012.
The accompanying music video was directed by
Wayne Isham
Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958) is an American film director and music video director who has directed films and music videos of many popular artists.
Early life and education
Isham was born in December 2, 1958. He attended the Univers ...
and presents Clarkson's relationship with her fictional boyfriend as being fluctuating and tumultuous as the two are depicted arguing and throwing out each other's belongings whilst mirroring the sentiments of the song and the positive influence each has on the other. The video was nominated for an
MTV Video Music Award
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in the Best Female Video category in 2009.
Background and release
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"My Life Would Suck Without You" was written by
Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald,
and
Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly (born December 27, 1980)Shirley Halperin and Bob Love"THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers,"''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 6, 2013. is an American singer, songwriter and music producer. He is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, a ...
, with additional
uncredited
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songwriting by
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
. Record executive
Clive Davis
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From 1967 to 1 ...
hired Gottwald and Martin to produce a new song for Clarkson in 2008 after her 2007 album ''
My December
''My December'' is the third studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson. The album was released on June 22, 2007, through RCA Records. Clarkson confirmed the name of the album in her journal on her fanclub website on February 27, 2007.
Sin ...
'', for which she refused to work with them, under-performed commercially. Clarkson explained that she objected the collaboration through the entire process due to previous bad experiences working with Gottwald, who co-produced "
Since U Been Gone
"Since U Been Gone" is a song recorded by American 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 sing ...
" and "
Behind These Hazel Eyes" for Clarkson in 2004.
Clarkson eventually gave in claiming the label wouldn't put out her record otherwise.
Yet, she was unsatisfied with the original version of the song, which she says differed greatly from the final version and included lyrical references to
marijuana
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, so the writers assisted her in making the song more personal to her and "better than it was," according to Clarkson. After the song was finalized and significant changes to the lyrics had been made, Clarkson said RCA approached her about taking a proper writing credit for the track, which she refused in order to make a point to the label as they failed to meet her one request which was not to have her work with Luke again.
Claude Kelly worked on additional vocal production for the song.
Dr. Luke provided the drums, bass and programming as well as working with Martin on guitars and synthesizers.
The song was engineered at Conway Recording Studios in
Los Angeles, California
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and Dr. Luke's Studio by Emily Wright and Sam Holland.
Wright also edited the vocals with Aniela Gottwald and
Kool Kojak
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.
Originally scheduled to hit
airwaves on January 19, the song debuted on
New York City
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Top 40
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station
Z100 on January 13,
and the single was then transmitted digitally to radio stations at 6:00 pm EST for immediate airplay. It went officially for adds on radio station playlists on January 20, 2009. It was given a digital release on January 16, 2009, at
Amazon.com
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's MP3 store, with a subsequent release on the US and Canadian
iTunes Store
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s soon after. The song was also released as a download on January 16 in Australia on iTunes. On January 23, the song was announced as the most added song to radio in Australia.
Composition
"My Life Would Suck Without You" is a
pop,
power pop
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and pop rock
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which is somewhat closer to dance-pop
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than her earlier hit "Since U Been Gone
"Since U Been Gone" is a song recorded by American 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 sing ...
".[ The song is set in the time signature of common time and has a moderate fast tempo of 145 ]beats per minute
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. It was written in a key of A major
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and Clarkson's vocal range within the song spans from A3 to E5. The instruments utilized in the song include synthesizers, guitars, drums, and bass. The song begins with mellow guitar plucking and transcends into a melody of synthesizers, guitars, and synthesized pop drums.[ The melody then cascades into a chorus of crashing cymbals, bass, synthesizers, and loud guitars.][ The lyrics for "My Life Would Suck Without You" are centered around a tumultuous relationship.]
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. ''Billboard
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'' labelled it "a propulsive blast of rock-tinged pop" and stated that "the countdown to No. 1 begins." About.com
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's Bill Lamb named it "pop perfection that could easily end up one of the biggest hits of the year."[Kelly Clarkson - "My Life Would Suck Without You"](_blank)
''About.com
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''. Retrieved January 22, 2009. ''Rolling Stone
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'' called the song "fantastic — the early favorite for single of the year." and "straight-up pop hat
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cascades into an avalanche of synths and a steady beat," mentioning that it "has all the characteristics of a surefire radio hit."[ '']TIME
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'' also listed "My Life Would Suck Without You" as number one in their top ten songs of 2009. Brian Mansfield
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In 1984, Mansfield received a bachelor's degre ...
from ''USA Today
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'' stated that there were "disco rhythms and lots of synth-dance-pop layers over the top, but the guitar pattern... keeps it from sounding too artificial"; eventually stating that he was "liking it".
The ''Los Angeles Times
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'' said the song "zooms forward from its guitar-plucky intro toward a cymbal-crashing climax without ever slowing down", commenting that the song would be "huge"; however, it also stated that the song had "empty calories delivered within those compressed, subtly Auto-Tuned vocals idinghigh-fructose beats." Nick Levine of Digital Spy rated the song four out of five stars, commenting "It's as original as shoving a slither of cheese between two slices of bread and calling it lunch, and the lyrics are a bit juvenile for the 26-year-old Clarkson, but these quibbles melt away when the heroically catchy chorus arrives. Best of all, you come away thinking that no-one else could have sung that heroically catchy chorus quite as well as Kelly Clarkson." Rhiannon Haller of Michigan Daily gave the same rating, praising it as "pure, radio-pop goodness that’s bound to become the guilty pleasure of many." On March 5, 2013, ''Billboard'' ranked the song number eight on its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time.
Chart performance
"My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted at number 97 on the ''Billboard
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'' Hot 100
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the week of January 31, 2009, and went to number one in its second week, setting the record for the furthest jump to number one in history. This is the second time Clarkson has set this record, after her debut single "A Moment Like This
"A Moment Like This" is the debut single by American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson and John Reid from British house music project Nightcrawlers) and produced by Stephen Ferrera and Steve Mac. It was released ...
" went from number 52 to number one in 2002.[Pietroluongo, Silvio]
Kelly Clarkson Breaks Record For Hot 100 Jump
''Billboard
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''. January 28, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009. "My Life Would Suck Without You" and Clarkson's own "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" are also the only songs by an ''American Idol'' alum to top the Hot 100 chart that were not associated with the show. The song also advanced to number three on ''Billboard''s Mainstream Top 40
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chart, giving her her first top ten airplay hit since "Because of You Because of You may refer to:
Music
Albums
* ''Because of You'' (James Darren album), 2001
* ''Because of You'' (Ne-Yo album), 2007, and the title song (see below)
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". The song was dethroned from the top of the Hot 100 chart by Eminem
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's "Crack a Bottle
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" after two weeks. As of September 10, 2017, the song has sold over 2,855,000 copies in the United States.
In Australia, "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart
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and later peaked at number five on the chart.
In the United Kingdom, "My Life Would Such Without You" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart
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on March 1, 2009 – for the week ending date March 7, 2009 – becoming Clarkson's first number one song in Britain, selling 51,114 copies in its first week as a digital release. As the '' Idols'' franchise originated in the United Kingdom, Clarkson became the only alumnus of an international version of ''Pop Idol
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'' to top the UK Singles Chart until Canadian Idol
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alumnus Carly Rae Jepsen
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topped the chart with " Call Me Maybe" in April 2012. Clarkson remains the only winner of an international version of ''Pop Idol'' to top the UK Singles Chart.[The Prodigy album invades chart]
''BBC News
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''. March 1, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009. Despite "My Life Would Suck Without You" being Clarkson's highest-charting song in Britain, its stay on the chart is considerably less than some of her other singles. With 17 weeks inside the UK Singles Chart, it ranks behind her number five hit "Since U Been Gone" at 37 weeks and her number seven hit "Because of You" at 25 weeks. According to the Official Charts Company
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In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
, as of April 2016, "My Life Would Suck Without You" has sold 423,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Wayne Isham
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Early life and education
Isham was born in December 2, 1958. He attended the Univers ...
and was shot in Los Angeles
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in December 2008. It is available for digital download on iTunes and is featured on the DVD of the Deluxe Edition of '' All I Ever Wanted''. A preview of the video was shown during a commercial break for ''American Idol
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'' on January 28, 2009. The full video then premiered via AT&T's website directly after the broadcast.New Kelly Clarkson Video Debut!
'' OK!''. January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009. The video was subsequently nominated for a 2009 MTV Video Music Award in the category for Best Female Video.
The video begins with Clarkson sitting on a swing set at night before seguing into her earlier memories as a small girl playing on a playground together with her young male best friend, teasingly pushing each other around. The boy hands her a beaded necklace, which she puts on admiringly. The shot closes in on the necklace, then pulls back to reveal it's still worn as a bracelet on the wrist of now-adult Clarkson, her boyfriend (played by Houston Rhines) shows up at her apartment door, presumably after an argument. Clarkson teases him with a set of keys, which she then throws down the toilet. The two are then shown sitting on a couch, reading magazines, when Clarkson grabs her boyfriend's magazine. The two are shown throwing various possessions of one another out of the apartment window, though in a playful manner. Such items include numerous articles of clothing, magazines, a guitar (which Clarkson tries to stop him throwing out), and a fishbowl (with the fish being taken out and put in a glass first, after which they look out the window). After throwing these items out the window, the two are seen sitting affectionately on the couch. Clarkson and her boyfriend are shown still fighting and bickering as they did as children, over the remote control. The latter portion of the video shows the two driving in a first generation Ford Bronco (with the necklace/bracelet hanging from the rear view mirror), eventually getting into an argument. Distracted by the tiff over directions, the Bronco nearly ends up in a head-on collision with an approaching car. After spinning out to avoid the crash, Clarkson simply grabs her boyfriend and pulls him into a kiss, where the video ends.
Track listings
Digital download
# "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Album Version) - 3:31
# "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Music Video) - 3:32
CD single
# "My Life Would Suck Without You (Album Version) " – 3:31
# "My Life Would Suck Without You (Instrumental Version)" – 3:31
Remixes
* Dr. Luke Remix featuring Former Fat Boy
* Friscia & Lamboy Radio Edit
* Bryan Reyes & Amy Alderman Miami Mix
* Chriss Ortega Radio & Club Mixes
* U.S. X Factor's inTENsity
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''All I Ever Wanted'', RCA Records
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, 19 Recordings
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.
Recording
* Engineered at Conway Recording Studios
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People and awards
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in Los Angeles, California
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and at Dr. Luke's Studio
Personnel
* Lead vocals – Kelly Clarkson
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* Songwriting – Lukasz Gottwald, , Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly (born December 27, 1980)Shirley Halperin and Bob Love"THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers,"''The Hollywood Reporter'', February 6, 2013. is an American singer, songwriter and music producer. He is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, a ...
* Production – Dr. Luke
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, Max Martin
* Drums, bass and programming – Dr. Luke
* Guitars and synthesizers – Dr. Luke, Max Martin
* Engineering – Emily Wright, Sam Holland
* Vocal editing – Emily Wright, Aniela Gottwald (assistant), Kool Kojak
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(assistant)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Cover versions
* "My Life Would Suck Without You" was covered in the episode " Sectionals" of the TV series ''Glee
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* ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...
'' in 2009.
* "My Life Would Suck Without You" was covered in the seventh season of ''The X Factor
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'' by the boyband One Direction
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in 2010.
*Girls' Generation
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Taeyeon
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& Seohyun
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Hara
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& Gyuri, CNBlue
CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin ( bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the ...
Yonghwa and other artists covered the song in the 2010 Half Year Special of Music Bank
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* ''Music Bank'' (TV program), a South Korean music program by KBS
**''Music Bank World Tour
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In popular culture
Michael Scott plays the song in "Ultimatum
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," a seventh-season episode of ''The Office
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The original series of ...
,'' to celebrate Holly Flax
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Initia ...
not being engaged to AJ.
See also
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (U.S.)
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* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (Canada)
* List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
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References
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2009 singles
Kelly Clarkson songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Number-one singles in Hungary
Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
Songs written by Dr. Luke
Song recordings produced by Max Martin
Songs written by Max Martin
Song recordings produced by Dr. Luke
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Claude Kelly
2009 songs
Sony Music singles