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, became Brown's second top ten single in the United States, peaking at number seven on the US

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. It features Dre (André Meritt) who sings the chorus' background vocals. This song has appeared on the videogame '' Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party''.

Music video

In the

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, directed by Erik White, it features then-model

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as a girl Brown sees that catches his attention. He then follows the girls while dancing. After arriving at a basketball court, he begins to dance with two other guys. Brown then gets inside a car with the girl and sings to her. They get close, then she gives him her phone to put his number in. He soon dances on a car and at the end of the video he begins to dance with a crowd of people. The video features the first verse of "

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" at the end. Lil' JJ,

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, and

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make cameo appearances in the video. The video made a reference to

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's 1987 hit single "

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Live performance

On April 1, 2006, Chris Brown performed "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" at the

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as part of a musical duel with rapper Bow Wow that was inspired by the 1986

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Chart performance

''Yo (Excuse Me Miss)'' peaked at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on February 18, 2006. This became Brown's second top-ten song on the chart. The song spent a total of 21 weeks on the chart. On December 12, 2007, the single was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States. In other countries, the song reached number thirteen in the United Kingdom and number ten in Australia.

Remixes

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) #Yo (Excuse Me Miss) ixtape Mix(featuring Jay-Z &

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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