 Clarkson first performed " Breakaway " on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 2004 . In February 2005 , she performed " Breakaway " as well as " Since U Been Gone " on Saturday Night Live . On September 23 , 2005 , she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and performed " Breakaway " as well as " Because of You " . While touring at the Palace Theatre in Cleveland , Ohio during her Breakaway World Tour , Clarkson performed " Breakaway " while signing several autographs for her fans near the stage to purposely let the crowd belt out the chorus . " Breakaway " was also included in the setlist of Clarkson 's 2009 All I Ever Wanted Tour where she performed the song in Hammerstein Ballroom without any dancers , acrobatics , moving set pieces and no special effects . Caryn Ganz noted that Clarkson belted the ballad song effortlessly by walking back and forth across the stage with her right hand on the mic and her left resting on her chest . Jim Cantiello of MTV opined that Clarkson 's " low chest @-@ voice cooed the verses of ' Breakaway ' " and complimented the singer 's vocal prowess throughout the concert . On April 3 , 2012 , Clarkson performed " Breakaway " as an encore to her Stronger Tour at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live , Los Angeles , where she told the audience that people started supporting her because of the song . 
