My Life Would Suck Without You

2009 Kelly Clarkson song written by Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, and Kelly Clarkson

"My Life Would Suck Without You" is a song from American singer Kelly Clarkson. It was the first single from her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted. It was her second number-one hit in Canada and the United States and her first chart-topper in the UK. This song was released on January 31, 2009.

"My Life Would Suck Without You"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
from the album All I Ever Wanted
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2009
Genre
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Luke
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Already Gone"
(2008)
"My Life Would Suck Without You"
(2009)
"I Do Not Hook Up"
(2009)
Music video
"My Life Would Suck Without You" at YouTube

The song has the largest jump to number one in Billboard Hot 100 history. It was also the biggest leap on the chart ever until 2019, when Taylor Swift broke this record. "My Life Would Suck Without You" entered at #97 and moved to the top the following week.

In 2017, in a radio interview with Z100 in New York City, Clarkson discussed Dr. Luke (who was involved in a lawsuit with singer Kesha for reported assault). She claimed:

They brought up writing credit at the end. They were like, "Well, you changed the song." And I was like, "I don't want my name near his. I want to pretend this didn't happen in my life and I want to forget it."

— Kelly Clarkson[2]

Clarkson also said that she usually asks for writing credits if she knows she created a fair-sized portion of a song. She says she lost "millions" of dollars in royalties by not being listed on the writing credits of the song.

Charts change

Chart (2009)[3] Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 18
Bulgaria 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 4
Italy (FIMI)[11] 45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 11
Portugal (AFP)[14] 32
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 1

References change

  1. "Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You". Discogs.
  2. "Kelly Clarkson Says She Gave up 'Millions' in Songwriting Royalties to Show How Much She Dislikes Dr. Luke". Billboard.
  3. "My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Danishcharts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". Tracklisten.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. "Chart Track: Week 9, 2009". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. "Italiancharts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". Top Digital Download.
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kelly Clarkson" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. "Charts.nz – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". Top 40 Singles.
  14. "Portuguesecharts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". AFP Top 100 Singles.
  15. "Spanishcharts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You" Canciones Top 50.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". Singles Top 100.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.