

"You've got your mother and your brother/ Every other undercover/ Tellin' you what to say/", she sings. Clarkson's hurt not only stems from his indifference to her, but his family's animosity towards her. With his family conspiring against them and aiding in his deceptions, there was no way it was going to work. In "Walk Away," Clarkson's relationship with her boyfriend seemed to be sunk at the start. Tense guitars open the song, setting a cross tone. Problems playing this file? See media help. DioGuardi had become one of the most sought songwriter/ producers after playing key roles on hits from Ashlee Simpson's " Pieces of Me" to Lindsay Lohan's " Confessions of a Broken Heart." For additional insurance Canadian couple Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida, frequent Avril Lavigne collaborators, assisted on "Walk Away." It is one of five collaborations with DioGuardi from the album and the first and only to be released as a single. "Walk Away" was written by Clarkson, Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida and Kara DioGuardi and produced by Maida, DioGuardi and Kreviazuk. Background Ĭlarkson called "Walk Away" "one of the brighter songs" on Breakaway, and said that "It's just one of those anthem songs where everybody is in the car." She said of its subject matter, "the whole song is just about if it's not working out, then just leave, don't stay and make it worse." After spawning four major top 10 singles (" Breakaway," " Since U Been Gone," " Behind These Hazel Eyes," and " Because of You") and spending sixty weeks in the top 20 of the Billboard albums chart, Clarkson released "Walk Away" as the fifth single. As of February 2010, "Walk Away" has sold over 1.1 million digital copies in the U.S. In March 2006, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales over 500,000 in all formats in the United States. The song reached the top ten in Belgium and The Republic of Ireland and the top forty in Australia, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended Clarkson's attitude on the song. It was released as the album's fourth single. The song focuses on a relationship that is not working out Clarkson wants a lover who will support her, not disappear when she needs him the most. The song was written and produced by Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, and Kara DioGuardi, with additional writing from Clarkson. " Walk Away" is a song by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson for her second studio album, Breakaway (2004).
