The song 's accompanying music video was filmed in Los Angeles by Liz Friedlander , who did n't know Clarkson at the time . Friedlander remarked , " Honestly , I never watched '' American Idol '' , so I did n't have a preconceived notion of her . " She said about the video , " The song is explosive and young and has some cool electronic beats , so we took the visual style from the music . " Clarkson added " It 's gon na be more Kelly Clarkson the artist , not Kelly Clarkson from '' ' American Idol '' . " The video features Clarkson performing at a house party in reverse , starting from the morning after and working its way back to the previous night , where she appears attracted to a " surfer " whom she keeps seeing in mirrors . Friedlander adds , " And in the end — maybe — they get together . " It premiered on MTV on June 2 , 2003 . The video received three nominations at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards — Best New Artist in a Video , Best Pop Video , and Viewer 's Choice Award
2003 MTV Video Music Awards
2003 MTV Video Music Awards
Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson song)