"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 and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...
. It is the second single from his album. ''
Year of the Gentleman'' (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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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 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
Keri Hilson
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,
Gabrielle Union
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,
Lauren London
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and
Trey Songz
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. 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.
The music video on
YouTube
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has received over 530 million views as of May 2024.
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. The song was also featured on Foxx's album, ''
Intuition
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'', as its second single 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" directed by Vinroc was released on September 22, 2008. It featured cameo appearances by
Estelle,
Eve
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,
Keyshia Cole
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,
Jill Marie Jones
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,
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor (born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. After choreographing the video for Beyoncé's 2006 single " Ring the Alarm," she signed ...
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
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&
Young Cash
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Music
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was released. Trinidadian rapper
Nicki Minaj
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also remixed it, along with Jamaican dancehall artists
Vybz Kartel
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and
Spice
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titled "Ramping Shop", from the latter's album ''Pon Di Gaza 2.0''.
Jamaican artists
Busy Signal
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The busy signa ...
and
Sizzla
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released 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
Island Records singles
J Records 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