Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson Song) - Compostition

Compostition

"Miss Independent" is a pop rock song with R&B influences. Katherine St Asaph of Popdust noted that "it’s the closest Kelly Clarkson’s come to R&B." Clarkson credited that Aguilera's rhythmic style has heavily-influenced the song. She remarked, "You can hear a lot of her influence in "'Miss Independent", especially the hook. And once you hear the song, it's constantly in your head. Believe me, I cannot get it out!" Rachell Kipp of Associated Press wrote that "Miss Independent" "sounds like a half-baked remake of Aguilera's "Dirrty" (2002)" The song has a length of 3:35 (e minutes and 35 seconds) and is written in the key of D major, Clarkson's vocal range spans from F♯₃ to F♯₅. The lyrics tells the story of an independent woman who was apprehensive about being in a relationship in fears of being rejected, she finally allows herself to break her emotional and communication barriers when she begins to fall in love. Clarkson revealed that she finds herself similar to the titular "Miss Independent". She said, "It's very funny when the song came into play with me ... 'cause at that certain time of my life, I was actually going through that kind of thing," Clarkson said. "I've always been real guarded about work and career. It wasn't even with, like, guy relationships, it was just, like, friends and just letting people in, you know? And so it was kinda weird 'cause I was going through that same thing at the same time, so it was very easy for me to write the bridge to the song."