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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = I Don't Need a Man
| name = Hush Hush
| type = song
| version = <!--when a song is a remix/etc and the infobox needs that disambiguation to be noted-->
| cover = <!--just the file name-->
| artist = [[The Pussycat Dolls]]
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| artist = [[the Pussycat Dolls]]
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| released = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}-->
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| studio = Quiz & Larossi (Stockholm)<br>Boiler Room (Santa Monica)<br>[[Henson Recording Studios|Henson]] (Los Angeles)
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| label = *[[A&M Records|A&M]]
| label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| writer = *[[Quiz & Larossi|Andreas Romdhane]]
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
*[[Quiz & Larossi|Josef Larossi]]
| writer = *[[Rich Harrison]]
*[[Ina Wroldsen]]
*[[Nicole Scherzinger]]
*[[Nicole Scherzinger]]
| producer = *[[Quiz & Larossi]]
*[[Kara DioGuardi]]
*[[VV Brown|Vanessa Brown]]
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer = *Rich Harrison
*[[Ron Fair]]
*[[Ron Fair]]
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| prev_title = [[Buttons (The Pussycat Dolls song)|Buttons]]
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== Writing and production ==
"'''I Don't Need a Man'''" is a song recorded by American girl group [[the Pussycat Dolls]] for their debut studio album ''[[PCD (album)|PCD]]'' (2005). It was written and produced by [[Rich Harrison]], with additional writing from group member [[Nicole Scherzinger]], [[Kara DioGuardi]], and [[VV Brown|Vanessa Brown]]. It was released in Europe.


* [https://730-no.translate.goog/pussycat-dolls-synger-sangen-til-ina-fra-oslo/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp]
== Background ==
* [https://www-nettavisen-no.translate.goog/ina-wroldsen/pussycat-dolls/nicole-scherzinger/hysj-hysj-video-fra-pussycat-dolls/s/12-95-2634776?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp]

[[The Pussycat Dolls]] originated as a [[burlesque]] dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1993. Over the years, the troupe gained popularity which resulted in Antin strucking a deal with [[Jimmy Iovine]]—then president of [[Interscope Geffen A&M Records]]—to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a brand and create a pop girl group, with Iovine assigning the project to producer [[Ron Fair]].<ref name=ToddMartens>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-the-pussycat-dolls-march23,0,977764,full.story#axzz2l8gkao6V|last=Martens|first=Todd|title=Robin Antin's Pussycat Dolls: Running hurdles in high heels|date=March 23, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102155806/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-the-pussycat-dolls-march23,0,977764,full.story#axzz2l8gkao6V|archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> Iovine considered the Pussycat Dolls as one of the "label's high-priority projects" and began enlisting various producers and songwriters to "ensure [a] maximum radio friendl[y]" sound for the debut album, ''[[PCD (album)|PCD]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/r2mj1l/ashlee-and-hilarys-hitmaker-decides-to-sing-a-few-herself|title=Ashlee And Hilary's Hitmaker Decides To Sing A Few Herself|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=April 20, 2005|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221234829/https://www.mtv.com/news/r2mj1l/ashlee-and-hilarys-hitmaker-decides-to-sing-a-few-herself|archive-date=February 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-01-et-pussycat1-story.html|last=Lee|first=Chris|title=Attack of the Dolls|date=August 1, 2006|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811204229/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-01-et-pussycat1-story.html|archive-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> Amongst the recruits, [[Rich Harrison]] wrote and produced "I Don't Need a Man".<ref name="PCDCredits"/> Additional songwriters include, lead singer [[Nicole Scherzinger]], who assumed the majority of the vocals and is the only member of the group to have songwriting credits on their album, [[Kara DioGuardi]], and [[VV Brown|Vanessa "VV" Brown]]. Brown was hired by Fair to record backing vocals for the group's album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/vv-brown-am-i-british-yet-album-interview-music-industry-hiatus-b1115333.html|last=Hunt|first=El|title=VV Brown: 'I hated myself because of the music industry'|date=December 11, 2008|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204204329/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/vv-brown-am-i-british-yet-album-interview-music-industry-hiatus-b1115333.html|archive-date=December 4, 2023}}</ref> During one session, she unintentionally wrote the song's [[Bridge (music)|middle-eight]] while improvising the improvising bassline. Brown was surprised her contribution was kept.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/12/vv-brown-crying-blood|last=Rodgers|first=June|title=The R&B star that wasn't|date=December 11, 2008|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810195214/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/12/vv-brown-crying-blood|archive-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> Fair provided additional and vocal production for the song. Tal Herzberg engineered and used [[Pro-Tools]] for the track. Further engineering was carried out by Scotty Beats, JD Andrew, Mike Hogue, and Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos. [[Peter Mokran]] mixed "I Don't Need a Man" at the [[Record Plant]] studios in Los Angeles.<ref name="PCDCredits"/>

Member [[Ashley Roberts]] first confirmed on the group's website that "I Don't Need a Man" would be released as the fifth single in Europe.<ref name="Roberts Blog">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcdmusic.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=viewBlog&userID=89&Itemid=-1|last=Roberts|first=Ashley|author-link=Ashley Roberts|title=Ashley Roberts blog posts|publisher=PCDMusic.com|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903024314/http://www.pcdmusic.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=viewBlog&userID=89&Itemid=-1|archive-date=September 3, 2006}}</ref>

== Music and lyrics ==

Musically, "I Don't Need a Man" is a [[post-disco]] song,<ref name="People review">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20144334%2C00.html|last1=Arnold|first1=Chuck|last2=Arnold|first2=Ralph|title=Picks and Pans Review: The Pussycat Dolls|date=September 19, 2005|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208174231/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20144334,00.html|archive-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> featuring elements of [[Dance music|dance]],<ref name="AllMusic review">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pcd-mw0000400043|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=PCD – The Pussycat Dolls|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811194240/https://www.allmusic.com/album/pcd-mw0000400043|archive-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> [[Pop music|pop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] while channeling [[1980s in music|1980]]s [[Trope (music)|tropes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/musicdvds-1.1035899|title=MUSICDVDs|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=December 8, 2006|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222041417/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/musicdvds-1.1035899|archive-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name="MusicOMH review">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-pussycat-dolls-pcd|title=The Pussycat Dolls – PCD|work=[[MusicOMH]]|date=September 12, 2005|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719091703/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-pussycat-dolls-pcd|archive-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> The uptempo track,<ref name="RTE review"/> is backed by "blaring horns",<ref name="People review"/> "shuffling coconut beat",<ref name="IGN review"/> [[glockenspiel]],<ref name="PCDCredits"/> [[Synthesizer|synths]],<ref name="MusicOMH review"/> the piano, and the [[wurlitzer]].<ref name="PCDCredits"/> It has a length of 3:39 and is composed in the key of [[D minor]] and set in [[common time]], with a moderate groove of 105 [[tempo|beats per minute]]. The group's vocal range spans from the low note of [[A (musical note)|A<sub>3</sub>]] to the high note of [[D (musical note)|D<sub>5</sub>]].<ref name="SheetMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0074831|title=Pussycat Dolls - I Don't Need a Man Sheet Music|work=Musicnotes.com. [[EMI Music Publishing]]|date=8 June 2009 |access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> Critics have liken the sound to the works of [[Beyoncé]] and [[Inner City (band)|Inner City]].<ref name="AllMusic review"/><ref name="MusicOMH review"/> Scherzinger was inspired to write "I Don't Need a Man" after [[Destiny's Child]]'s "[[Independent Women Part I]]" (2000),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/28/nicole-scherzinger-i-was-living-in-a-very-dark-world-either-working-or-tormenting-myself|last=Hunt|first=Elle|title=Nicole Scherzinger: ‘I was living in a very dark world – either working or tormenting myself’|date=November 28, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128063221/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/28/nicole-scherzinger-i-was-living-in-a-very-dark-world-either-working-or-tormenting-myself|archive-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref> which featured [[feminism|feministic]] themes such as [[Autarky|economic independence]] from men.{{citation needed}} Similarly, "I Don't Need a Man" advocates for [[Women's empowerment|female empowerment]] and remind listeners "that there’s a difference between wanting a man and needing one."<ref name="People review"/><ref name="Idolator review">{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7435162/valentines-day-playlist-best-songs-solo|last=Tan|first=Emily|title=Valentine’s Day Playlist: The 10 Best Songs For Those Flying Solo This Year|publisher=[[MRC (company)#SpinMedia|Idolator]]|date=February 11, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.is/NPLxy|archive-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> The song also rejects [[Objectification of women|objectification]] and co-dependency,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/29/pussycat-dolls-o2-arena-review|last=Macpherson|first=Alex|title=The Pussycat Dolls: Pop and rock|date=January 28, 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810173203/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/29/pussycat-dolls-o2-arena-review|archive-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> while a line in the chorus alludes to [[masturbation]]: "I don't need a ring around my finger / To make me feel complete / So let me break it down / I can get off when you ain't around."<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/886-the-13-best-pop-songs-about-women-masturbating/|last=Hughes|first=Kayleigh|title=The 13 Best Pop Songs About Women Masturbating|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203145307/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/886-the-13-best-pop-songs-about-women-masturbating/|archive-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical ===

Following, ''PCD{{'s}}'' release, Linda McGee of [[RTÉ]] was confident "I Don't Need a Man" would "get much airplay in the future" noting it grabs the listener's attention instantly.<ref name="RTE review">{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2005/1024/449360-pussycatdolls/|last=McGee|first=Linda|title=The Pussycat Dolls – PCD|date=October 25, 2005|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=October 16, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017030618/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2005/1024/449360-pussycatdolls/|archive-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> Likewise, Emily Tan from Idolator wrote that after "one round of listening to [the song], single women, gay men and the like will be ready to get dolled up for a great night out."<ref name="Idolator review"/> Chuck Arnold and Ralph Novak from ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine lauded the song's themes and production, deeming it as one of the album's best songs.<ref name="People review"/> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] regarded the songs as one of the album's catchiest songs.<ref name="AllMusic review"/> Nick Butler from ''[[Sputnikmusic]]'' found the song to be a departure in theme from the rest of the album, although still deemed it a good song.<ref name="Sputnikmusic review">{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=6071|title=Review: Pussycat Dolls - PCD|work=[[Sputnikmusic]]|date=January 17, 2007|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20130428015246/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10755/Pussycat-Dolls-PCD/#selection-373.0-373.18|archive-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> John Murphy from ''[[MusicOMH]]'' appreciated its synth instrumentation.<ref name="MusicOMH review"/> Spence D. from [[IGN]] acknowledged the attempts to sound unique but felt it ultimately blends with other pop songs in mainstream radio.<ref name="IGN review">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/14/the-pussycat-dolls-pcd|title=The Pussycat Dolls - PCD|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=September 14, 2005|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810172434/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/14/the-pussycat-dolls-pcd|archive-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> A writer for the ''[[The Irish Times]]'' criticized the song for its formulaic themes writing, "It's the oldest chick trick in the book - act all independent and we'll come running back, begging like dogs. The laugh is, we fall for it every time."<ref name="The Irish Times review">{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/singles-downloads-1.997250|title=Singles & Downloads|work=The Irish Times|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222025441/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/singles-downloads-1.997250|archive-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref>

"I Don't Need a Man" .<ref name="Nylon review">{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/girl-power-songs-aughts|last=Deczynski|first=Rebecca|title=12 Best Girl Power Anthems of the Aughts|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|date=September 7, 2005|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729201712/https://www.nylon.com/articles/girl-power-songs-aughts|archive-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>

=== Commercial ===

In the United Kingdom, "I Don't Need a Man" debuted at number 21 one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in the last week of September 2006, selling 5,448 digital downloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/scissor-sisters-score-chart-topping-double/035100|last=Jones|first=Alan|title=Scissor Sisters score chart-topping double|date=September 25, 2006|work=[[Music Week]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20150407161245/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/scissor-sisters-score-chart-topping-double/035100|archive-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> The following week it peaked at number seven, selling an additional 13,220 copies, giving the Pussycat Dolls their fifth consecutive top-ten single on that chart.<ref name="UK"/> Furthermore, the song peaked at number one on the [[UK R&B Singles and Albums Charts|UK R&B Chart]] and eight on the [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scottish Singles Charts]], which are compiled by the [[Official Charts Company]]'s (OCC).<ref name="UKrandb"/><ref name="SCO"/> That same week, it's parent album, ''PCD'', crossed the one million mark in sales in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/scissor-sisters-enjoy-second-week-reign-on-uk-charts/035122|last=Jones|first=Alan|title=Scissor Sisters enjoy second week reign on UK charts|date=October 2, 2006|work=Music Week|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20150407161245/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/scissor-sisters-enjoy-second-week-reign-on-uk-charts/035122#selection-797.0-797.52|archive-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> The OCC ranks "I Don't Need a Man" as the Pussycat Dolls' tenth most successful song on the singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pussycat-dolls-biggest-singles-on-the-official-uk-chart-revealed__20690/|last=White|first=Jack|title=Pussycat Dolls' biggest singles on the Official UK Chart revealed|date=October 9, 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010182728/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pussycat-dolls-biggest-singles-on-the-official-uk-chart-revealed__20690/}}</ref> In May 2021, it garnered a silver certification from the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for selling more than 200,000 copies in the UK.<ref name="BPI"/> The song was also the Pussycat Dolls fifth consecutive top-ten single in Australia<ref name="AUS"/>—where it received gold certification from the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) for shifting more than 35,000 units)<ref name="ARIA"/>—, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia),<ref name="BEFLA"/><ref name="BEWAL"/> Ireland,<ref name="IRE"/> the Netherlands,<ref name="Dutch100"/> and New Zealand.<ref name="NEW"/> The song reached the top 20 in Austria,<ref name="AUT"/> Finland,<ref name="FIN"/> France,<ref name="FRA"/> Germany,<ref name="GER"/> Italy,<ref name="ITA"/> and Switzerland,<ref name="SWI"/> and failed to enter the top twenty in Canada,<ref name="CAN"/>, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),<ref name="CIS"/> the Czech Republic,<ref name="CZE"/> Denmark,<ref name="DEN"/> Sweden,<ref name="SWE"/> and the United States.<ref name="Billboardhot100"/>


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
*[https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/celebrity/a43036859/nicole-scherzinger-silver-dress/ Nicole Scherzinger's backless ABBA-inspired dress is everything]

The music video for "I Don't Need a Man" was shot towards the end of July 2006.<ref name="Roberts Blog"/> The following month, [[Chris Applebaum]] was confirmed to be the director for the visual.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2006/08/shot-the-pussycat-dolls-chris-applebaum-director.html|last=Gottlieb|first=Steven|title=Shot: The Pussycat Dolls - Chris Applebaum, director|date=August 29, 2006|publisher=VideoStatic|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031015448/https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2006/08/shot-the-pussycat-dolls-chris-applebaum-director.html|archive-date=October 31, 2012}}</ref> In a blog entry, Roberts deduced that the music video was feminine and simple comparing it to "a modern day scene from ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' (1978).<ref name="Roberts Blog"/> She elaborated the showed their "female ways" in the video like, doing their hair and make up and shaving their legs.<ref name="Roberts Blog"/><ref name="Idolator">{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7435162/valentines-day-playlist-best-songs-solo|last=Tan|first=Emily|title=Valentine’s Day Playlist: The 10 Best Songs For Those Flying Solo This Year|date= February 11, 2013|work=[[MRC (company)#SpinMedia|Idolator]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.is/NPLxy|archive-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> The group performs choreagraphed dance routines which include a seated one, mimicking a [[hair salon]] scene.<ref name="Mamamia.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/strippers-turned-popstars/|last=Freedman|first=Mia|title=How did this become public wallpaper?|date= February 5, 2012|publisher=[[Mamamia (website)|Mamamia]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131134729/https://www.mamamia.com.au/strippers-turned-popstars/|archive-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> A writer for ''The Irish Times'' described the videos as "raunchy".<ref name="The Irish Times review"/> At the [[MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007|2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards]] the video received a Sexiest Video nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=254593|title=2007 MTV AVMAs winners and nominees|publisher=[[ninemsn]]|access-date=March 1, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205190150/http://music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=254593|archive-date=February 5, 2012}}</ref>

== Credits and personnel ==

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''PCD'' and [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name="PCDCredits">{{cite AV media notes|title=''[[PCD (album)|PCD]]''|others=[[The Pussycat Dolls]]|publisher=[[A&M Records]]}}</ref><ref name="Tidal">{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/35734818/credits|title=PCD credits|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|accessdate=February 21, 2024|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182715/https://listen.tidal.com/album/35734818/credits|archivedate=April 24, 2021}}</ref>

;Recording
*Mixed at [[The Record Plant]] ([[Hollywood, California]])

;Personnel
{{col-begin}}
{{div col}}
*JD Andrews{{spaced en dash}} engineer
*Scotty Beats{{spaced en dash}} engineer
*[[VV Brown|Vanessa Brown]]{{spaced en dash}} background vocals, songwriter
*[[Kara DioGuardi]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
*Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos{{spaced en dash}} engineer
*[[Ron Fair]]{{spaced en dash}} incidental additional producer, vocal producer, vocal arranger, glockenspiel, piano, Wurlitzer
*Gary Grant{{spaced en dash}} horns
*[[Rich Harrison]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter, producer, [[Programming (music)|track programmer]]
*Tal Herzberg{{spaced en dash}} engineer, [[Pro Tools]], bass
*[[Jerry Hey]]{{spaced en dash}} horn arrangement, horns
*[[Dan Higgins]]{{spaced en dash}} horns
*Mike Hogue{{spaced en dash}} assistant mix engineer
*[[Peter Mokran]]{{spaced en dash}} mix engineer
*[[Bill Reichenbach Jr.|Bill Reichenbach]]{{spaced en dash}} horns
*[[Nicole Scherzinger]]{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
{{col-end}}


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===
=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for<br>"I Don't Need a Man"
|+ Weekly chart performance for<br>"Hush Hush; Hush Hush"
|-
|-
! Chart (2006&ndash;2007)
! Chart (2009)
! Peak<br/>position
! Peak<br/>position
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==References==
== Certifications ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "I Don't Need a Man"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=The Pussycat Dolls|title=I Don't Need a Man|award=Gold|certyear=2006|relyear=2006|access-date=April 7, 2015|refname=ARIA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Pussycat Dolls|title=I Don't Need a Man|award=Silver|certyear=2021|relyear=2006|id=17215-1239-1|access-date=May 7, 2021|refname=BPI}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

Revision as of 23:22, 23 March 2024

"Hush Hush"
Song by The Pussycat Dolls
from the album Doll Domination
StudioQuiz & Larossi (Stockholm)
Boiler Room (Santa Monica)
Henson (Los Angeles)
Length3:48
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Writing and production

Music video

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for
"Hush Hush; Hush Hush"
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7] 5

References

  1. ^ "The Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush; Hush Hush". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Pussycat Dolls: Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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