Avril Lavigne’s 2002 debut studio album, Let Go, was a massive success, becoming her highest-selling album to date with over 16 million copies sold worldwide. The record featured her breakthrough hit, “Complicated,” as well as smash follow-up singles “Sk8er Boi” and “I’m with You.”
However, one track closely tied to the era became a major hit despite not making the final tracklist. That song was “Breakaway.”
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It was Kelly Clarkson who released “Breakaway” after Lavigne’s team ultimately deemed the mid-tempo song unsuitable for Let Go, feeling it didn’t match the rest of the album’s vibe. Thus, the pop-rock ballad was passed on to Clarkson, who had already made waves with the release of songs like “Miss Independent” and “A Moment Like This” following her 2002 win on the inaugural season of American Idol.
While working on her second album, Clarkson recorded “Breakaway” for the soundtrack to The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, hoping to give fans a bridge track while waiting for new music. But after the song exploded in popularity, Clarkson decided to make it the title track of her 2004 sophomore album, a nod to Lavigne and the hit single.
Although “Breakaway” didn’t top the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 6, it dominated Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. The song spent 21 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, establishing a record for a female artist tied only by Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come” and Adele’s “Hello.” Internationally, the song reached the top 10 across New Zealand, Australia, and several European countries. To this day, remains the longest-running No. 1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart of Clarkson’s career.
An uplifting motivational anthem, “Breakaway” tells the story of a small-town dreamer yearning to break out and reach for something greater. The soaring chorus captures a fearless determination to spread one’s wings, take risks, and seize opportunities.
While Clarkson made “Breakaway” her own, the track, which Lavigne co-penned at the age of 16 alongside Matthew Gerrard and Bridget Benenate, was actually a personal tune inspired by the Canadian native’s upbringing and dreams.
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“I wrote the song at a very young age,” Lavigne recalled on the set of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “I was leaving my small town, went to the city. I took a chance, I took a leap of faith on my career. It was a very scary thing, leaving my world behind, and taking a chance was what the song was written about.”
Decades later, Lavigne released her own rendition on the 20th anniversary edition of her debut album, Let Go.
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