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"Miss Independent"
Song

"Miss Independent" is a song by American pop/R&B singer Ne-Yo. It is the second single from his album Year of the Gentleman and was produced by Stargate.[1] It samples from the song "Forget About Me" by Little Bit (aka Lil' Bit).[2] 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 in September 2008.

Music video

Ne-Yo shot the video for "Miss Independent" with director Chris Robinson on Monday, August 11, 2008 in Santa Monica, California. It featured cameos from Keri Hilson, Gabrielle Union, Lauren London and Trey Songz.

Chart performance

"Miss Independent" debuted at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. The next week it made a big jump to #32. The following week it climbed to #27. It hit the top ten in its eighth week, climbing to #8, and giving Ne-Yo his second consecutive top ten hit from the album. It has since climbed a spot to #7 on the Hot 100. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the song has been much more successful than the first single from the album, "Closer", reaching #1, giving Ne-Yo his first chart topper.

On August 31, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at #39 on downloads alone and peaked at #6. The Australian Aria Singles Chart, saw Miss independent debut at number 56 on August 9, 2008 - September 9, 2008.

Charts

Charts Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 40
Canadian Hot 100[4] 21
Dutch Top 40 9
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[5] 33
Irish Singles Chart[4] 9
Italian Singles Chart[4] 15
Japan Hot 100[6] 6
New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[4] 56
Turkey Top 20 Chart[7] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[11] 11
UK Singles Chart[4] 6
Preceded by Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
November 1, 2008 - November 22, 2008 		Succeeded by

Remix version: "She Got Her Own"

"Miss Independent"
Song

There is an official remix entitled "She Got Her Own" (subtitled "Miss Independent Part 2") and features Fabolous and Jamie Foxx. 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 Jamie Foxx's album, Intuition.

A music video has been shot for "She Got Her Own" and was released on September 22, 2008. It features cameo appearances by Estelle, Eve, Keyshia Cole, Jill Marie Jones and Teyana Taylor [12].

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 73
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 10

References

  1. ^ New Ne-Yo Music - "Miss Independent"
  2. ^ Ne-Yo Shows Growth in new CD The Spectator. Accessed October 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA. Accessed November 16, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ne-Yo - Miss Independent - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed September 15, 2008.
  5. ^ European Hot 100 Singles - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed October 13, 2008.
  6. ^ Japan Hot 100 Singles - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed October 13, 2008.
  7. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on 2008-11-03
  8. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed October 2, 2008.
  9. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed September 15, 2008.
  10. ^ Rhythmic Top 40 - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed October 13, 2008.
  11. ^ Pop 100 - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed October 2, 2008.
  12. ^ Shamz (September 22, 2008). Video: Ne-Yo "She Got Her Own" feat. Jamie Foxx & Fabolous Okayplayer. Accessed: September 27, 2008.


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