, ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁and ▁is ▁dest ined ▁for ▁failure . ▁She ▁tells ▁her ▁partner ▁that ▁he ▁" could n ' t ▁have ▁loved ▁[ her ] ▁better ", ▁but ▁to ▁avoid ▁hur ting ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁he ▁should ▁move ▁on , ▁as ▁she ▁" is ▁already ▁gone ". ▁Clark son ▁s ings ▁with ▁what ▁D anton ▁describes ▁as ▁" layer ed ▁vocals ". ▁ ▁Bey on cé ▁similar ities ▁and ▁Ryan ▁Ted der ▁fe ud ▁ ▁Before ▁team ing ▁with ▁Clark son ▁to ▁write ▁" Al ready ▁G one ", ▁Ryan ▁Ted der ▁had ▁co - written ▁Bey on cé ' s ▁song ▁" H alo " ▁for ▁her ▁album ▁I ▁Am ... ▁S asha ▁F ier ce . ▁Clark son ▁later ▁heard ▁" H alo " ▁and ▁noticed ▁distinct ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁songs , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁mel anch oly ▁piano , ▁loud ▁drums , ▁and ▁hand c laps ▁in ▁their ▁backing ▁tracks . ▁She ▁confront ed ▁Ted der ▁about ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁arrangement , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁people ▁would ▁assume ▁she ▁had ▁st olen ▁it ▁from ▁Know les . ▁Clark son ▁tried ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁song ▁removed ▁from ▁All ▁I ▁Ever ▁W anted , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁changes ; ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁already ▁being ▁pressed ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁listing . ▁ ▁Ted der ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁with ▁a ▁statement ▁posted ▁on ▁his ▁My Space