"Just Another Girl" is a song by American recording artist Monica. It was written by Carsten Lindberg,

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, and Joachim Svare with production by

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from W&R Group and additional contribution by Richard "Richie" Jones and Great Dane Productions. Originally intended for Monica's third studio album ''

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'' (2002), it was eventually recorded for the

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of the 2001 motion picture comedy '' Down to Earth'' after a different song by producer

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was rejected as the film's title tack by

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. An

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song, "Just Another Girl" finds the female protagonist expressing her doubt on her man's fidelity. Released to positive reviews by contemporary

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, who called it "sassy ndcrackling", the song was released as the soundtrack's only single in the United States, where it became a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 64 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 34 on the component

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chart. An accompanying

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was filmed with director Dave Meyers in January 2001.

Background and recording

"Just Another Girl" was written by Carsten Lindberg,

, and Joachim Svare, while production was handled by English producer

from W&R Group, with additional production by Richard "Richie" Jones and Great Dane Productions. It was recorded by Dave Scheuer at The Dream Factory in

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, Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, New York, and

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. Dan Hetzel mixed with further assistance from Jim Annunziato. Arrangements were handled by Great Dane Productions and Wake, while

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and programming was led by Lindberg, Svare, and Jones. Additional keyboard contribution came from Eric Kupper. Originally crafted for Monica's then untitled third studio album, ''

'' (2002), the song was not expected to be used for the

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and Paul Weitz's 2001

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'' Down to Earth'', starring comedian Chris Rock. Instead, Monica recorded a different title track with producer

that

decided not to use however, prompting her to enter recording sessions with Ric Wake. During an interview, she said, "Everybody loved the record, but it was being held for my album. So there were some issues about getting the song, and once we did, we actually worked through the Christmas holidays recording it." While Monica remarked, that "Just Another Girl" was not "pertaining to the stage in erlife he wasin" as she was waiting and looking different material to be recorded for her album, the record was later included as a

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on the ''All Eyez on Me'' album.

Reception

Jason Birchmeier of

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described the song as being "successive", while Elysa Gardner from ''

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'' magazine wrote that "Monica's sassy, crackling 'Just Another Girl' is a winner."

Music video

The

for "Just Another Girl" was directed by Dave Meyers and filmed inside a Japan setting in

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the day after New Year's. Speaking of the shoot, Monica noted in an interview with '' MTV News'' that the shoot had its ups and downs, "because coming out of the holidays, people weren't really in work mode". In addition, a water main broke while filming and black smut covered most of the set. Stylistically, the video marked a departure from previous video clips: "I was really excited about being able to look different and come with different imaging, because I think I've grown a lot as a person", the singer stated, "I did moves that were comfortable for me". The video starts out with features clips from the movie while Monica performs dancing in the background. Monica comes out to make a performance, appears on stage and later so to a downstairs club get together catching a guy's eye. The video ends with a dance scene.

Formats and track listings

*Australian CD single # "Just Another Girl" (Album Version) # "Just Another Girl" (Instrumental) # "Just Another Girl" (A Cappella) # Jordan Brown – "I Think I Love You" *US CD single # "Just Another Girl" (Album Version) *US 12" single #A1: "Just Another Girl" (Album Version) #A2: "Just Another Girl" (Instrumental) #A3: "Just Another Girl" (A Cappella) #B1: "Just Another Girl" (Album Version) #B2: "Just Another Girl" (Instrumental) #B3: "Just Another Girl" (A Cappella)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from ''Down to Earth'' liner notes. * Composer – Carsten Lindberg,

, Joachim Svare * Production –

* Additional production – Richard "Richie" Jones, Great Dane Productions * Arrangement – Great Dane Productions, Ric Wake *

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, programming – Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svare, Richard "Richie" Jones * Additional keysboards – Eric Kupper * Mix engineering – Dan Hetzel * Mix assistance engineering – Jim Annunziato *

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– "Young" Dave Scheuer * Production coordination – Marc Russell

Charts

References

External links

Monica.com
— official Monica site
Monica music videos
— watch "Just Another Girl" at LAUNCHcast {{authority control 2001 singles Monica (singer) songs Songs written by Lindy Robbins Songs written by Damon Sharpe Song recordings produced by Ric Wake 2000 songs Sony Music singles Songs about infidelity