"Miss Independent" is a song by American singer-songwriter
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...
. It is the second single from his album. ''
Year of the Gentleman
''Year of the Gentleman'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released by Compound Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings on September 16, 2008 in the United States. As with his previous albums ''In My Own Words' ...
'' (2008), and was produced by
Stargate
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. It samples the song "Forget About Me" by Keesha (Lil Bit). The song was written by Ne-Yo and co-written by Stargate. It was released as a music download on August 26, 2008, and physical release on September 2, 2008.
Chart performance
"Miss Independent" debuted at number 98 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, on the week of September 6, 2008. The next week, the song made a big jump to number 32 on the chart. The following week, the song climbed to number 27. The song finally hit the top ten in its eighth week, climbing to number nine on the chart, giving Ne-Yo his second consecutive top ten single from the album. It eventually reached its peak at number seven on the chart, the week of December 13, 2008. On July 31, 2009, the single was certified
platinum
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Platinu ...
by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.
On the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart, the song has been much more successful than the first single from the album, "
Closer", reaching number one, giving Ne-Yo his first chart-topper as a performer (on that chart). In the United Kingdom, the song entered the
UK Singles Chart
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at number 39 on downloads alone on August 31, 2008. The single later reached it peak at number six on the chart.
Music video
The music video of "Miss Independent" was shot with director
Chris Robinson on Monday, December 8, 2008, in
Santa Monica, California
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. It featured cameos from
Kevin Hart
Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Originally known as a stand-up comedian, he has since starred in Hollywood films and on TV. He has also released several well-received comedy albums.
After winning se ...
,
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
,
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films ''She's All That' ...
,
Lauren London
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and
Trey Songz
Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer and rapper. His debut album, '' I Gotta Make It'', was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records. His follow-up album, ''Trey Day'', ...
. It begins with Ne-Yo as a corporate boss walking to his office through his employee's office. As he walks by, various office workers (played by various singers) say good morning to Ne-Yo, who is enjoying the sight of all the women. The video continues with Ne-Yo at a meeting getting interrupted by his boss (played by Union) who apologizes to him in the end and asks what she can do to make it up to him.
Awards
On February 8, 2009, at the
51st Grammy Awards
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, Ne-Yo won two awards for "Miss Independent", Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.
Track listing
*German and UK CD single
# "Miss Independent" - 3:52
# "Miss Independent" (Instrumental) - 3:50
# "Closer" (Stonebridge Club Remix) - 3:52
# "Miss Independent" (Video) - 3:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Remix: "She Got Her Own" (Miss Independent Part 2)
The official remix entitled "She Got Her Own" (Miss Independent Part 2) was released as a single for both Ne-Yo and singer/actor
Jamie Foxx
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and features rapper
Fabolous
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. It is available as a bonus track in Japan and the pre-order of ''Year of the Gentleman'' in the UK
iTunes Store
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. The song was also featured on Foxx's album, ''
Intuition
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'' and was released as the second single from the album on December 14, 2008. It samples the 1979 song "My Baby Understands" by
Donna Summer
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.
A music video for "She Got Her Own" was released on September 22, 2008. It featured cameo appearances by
Estelle,
Eve
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,
Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Myeshia Cole Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Cole began her career as a backing vocalist for MC Hammer. After signing with A&M Records ...
,
Jill Marie Jones
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,
Teyana Taylor
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and twins Malika Haqq & Khadijah Haqq from the 2006 film ''
ATL'' . Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and Fabolous performed "She Got Her Own" at the 2009 BET Awards.
Other remixes
A remix that features
T-Pain &
Joey Galaxy aka Young Cash was made.
Nicki Minaj
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also remixed it. Jamaican dancehall artists
Vybz Kartel
Adidja Azim Palmer (born 7 January 1976), better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall recording artist, composer, record producer, and entrepreneur. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as "Worl' Boss". As summarize ...
and
Spice
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also released a version of the song entitled "Ramping Shop", from his album ''Pon Di Gaza 2.0'' which received critical acclaim across the world.
Other Jamaican artists like
Busy Signal
Reanno Devon Gordon (born 24 January 1979), better known by his stage name Busy Signal, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist.
Biography
Reanno Devon Gordon p/k/a Busy Signal was born in Saint Ann Parish,Johnson, Carolyn (2006)A Very Busy Chil ...
,
Sizzla
Miguel Orlando Collins (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Sizzla Kalonji or Sizzla, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is noted for his high num ...
and others did versions of the song as well.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
List of R&B number-one singles of 2008 (U.S.)
References
External links
Ne-Yo - She Got Her Own ft. Jamie Foxx, Fabolous (Official Music Video)at YouTube
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2008 singles
Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director)
Ne-Yo songs
Jamie Foxx songs
Fabolous songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Songs with feminist themes
Songs written by Ne-Yo
Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)
2007 songs