Breakaway

Breakaway
Studio album by Kelly Clarkson
Released	November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	44:44
Label	RCA
Producer	Clive Davis, Kara DioGuardi, Lukasz Gottwald, David Hodges, Chantal Kreviazuk, Clif Magness, Raine Maida, Max Martin, Ben Moody, John Shanks
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Slant Magazine link
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Thankful (2003) Breakaway (2004) My December (2007)
Alternative cover
International Cover
Singles from Breakaway
"Breakaway" Released: July 2004 "Since U Been Gone" Released: December 14, 2004 "Behind These Hazel Eyes" Released: March 27, 2005 "Because of You" Released: August 28, 2005 "Walk Away" Released: January 31, 2006

Breakaway is the second album by Kelly Clarkson, released on November 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music).

It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart with sales of 250,000 units. After spending sixty-one consecutive weeks in the top twenty of the Billboard 200, Breakaway descended to number twenty-four. It is only the fourth album in history to stay in the top twenty consecutively for a year. 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. It was certified six times platinum (5.96 million sold) in the U.S., and it has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. According to Blender magazine, Breakaway generated more than 0 million in revenue for RCA. The first four singles from the album reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with the fifth single peaking at number twelve. Currently, the five singles released have sold over 4.75 million downloads combined in the U.S.

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.