Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You

What this video is

Released January 2009, 'My Life Would Suck Without You' arrived as a deliberate commercial reset for Clarkson following the label-contested My December album. Written and produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke — the same team behind 'Since U Been Gone' — it debuted at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and vaulted to #1 in its second week, setting the then-record for the largest chart jump to number one in Hot 100 history.…

Why it matters

A flagship document of the late-2000s Max Martin/Dr. Luke pop-rock production hegemony, the video fuses power-pop energy with accessible relationship storytelling. It represents the commercial apex of the post-American Idol pop-rock crossover and stands as a key artefact of the transitional moment…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American director with over 200 credited music video and concert film productions since the 1980s. Inspired by David Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes' while at UC Santa Barbara, he built his reputation…