Kelly Clarkson Joins Spotify’s Billions Club With ‘Since U Been Gone’

Kelly Clarkson has officially joined Spotify’s Billions Club.

The 43-year-old pop superstar and talk show host earned her place in the streaming service’s elite circle as her hit “Since U Been Gone” became her first song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The pop-rock anthem was released as the second single from Clarkson’s 2004 album, Breakaway, and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year.

Written and produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke, “Since U Been Gone” won a Grammy Award in 2006 for best female pop vocal performance. Its music video also earned two MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 for best female video and best pop video.

Reflecting on the song in a 2020 interview with Apple Music, the American Idol alum said, “I love what the song does for people, I love that it was very different in demo form sent to me. Behind the scenes, it was not so fun to record because of situations I won’t talk about, because I won’t sell people out.”

She added, “But I will say, my favorite memory, if I’m being more positive about it, was the fact that I got to show up to a video shoot and completely trash an apartment, and that was my job. That video was possibly one of my favorite videos ever to make, because literally I just got to just have rage, and just break stuff all day long.”

While “Since U Been Gone” may be Clarkson’s only song in Spotify’s Billions Club, several of her other popular tracks aren’t far behind. “Underneath the Tree” had around 870 million streams at press time, while “Because of You” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” have each hit more than 800 million streams.