Background and Release
American record producer Rhett Lawrence first offered "Miss Independent" to American R&B trio Destiny's Child whom later turned down the offer to record the song. Lawrence then collaborated with Christina Aguilera and Matt Morris to record it for Aguilera's second studio album Stripped (2002), was left half-finished without the bridge. Lawrence, Clarkson's then manager Simon Fuller and music mogul Clive Davis decided Clarkson contribute to the song and record it for her debut album Thankful (2003). "Miss Independent" was released by RCA Records on April 10, 2003, only ten days ahead of the Thankful’s release. It was also her first single to be released internationally, as her debut single "Before Your Love"/"A Moment Like This" (2002), was only released in North America. The song was also released a downloadable content for the Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and Lego Rock Band games. In 2012, she re-recorded a live version of the song for inclusion of her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits: Chapter One, as "Miss Independent (Live 2012)".
In an interview on Total Request Live, Aguilera revealed that upon hearing Clarkson's version of the track, she became annoyed that RCA, which was also her record label, decided to release it without her permission. But also praised Clarkson's vocal performance. She told Clarkson on the air, "if the song was to go to anyone I'm glad that it went to you because you gave it justice." In 2010, Clarkson told the Bournemouth Daily Echo that "I had to argue with the record label to the point of literally crying to get "Miss Independent" on the album, then they released it as my debut single and it was a hit."
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