<P> `` Stronger ( What Does n't Kill You ) '' is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson and the titular song from her fifth studio album , Stronger ( 2011 ) . Originally titled as `` What Does n't Kill You ( Stronger ) '' , the song served as the album 's second single on January 17 , 2012 through RCA Records . Written by Jörgen Elofsson , Ali Tamposi , and David Gamson , with additional writing and production by Greg Kurstin , `` Stronger '' is an uptempo song which draws from the genres of dance - pop and electropop . Its lyrical content mainly explores themes of empowerment and recovery following a heartbreak , with the chorus inspired by a Friedrich Nietzsche quotation : `` That which does not kill us makes us stronger . '' </P>
<P> `` Stronger ( What Does n't Kill You ) '' is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson and the titular song from her fifth studio album , Stronger ( 2011 ) . Originally titled as `` What Does n't Kill You ( Stronger ) '' , the song served as the album 's second single on January 17 , 2012 through RCA Records . Written by Jörgen Elofsson , Ali Tamposi , and David Gamson , with additional writing and production by Greg Kurstin , `` Stronger '' is an uptempo song which draws from the genres of dance - pop and electropop . Its lyrical content mainly explores themes of empowerment and recovery following a heartbreak , with the chorus inspired by a Friedrich Nietzsche quotation : `` That which does not kill us makes us stronger . '' </P>
who sang what does n 't kill you makes you stronger
who sang what does n 't kill you makes you stronger
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson