Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)

"Miss Independent"
Single by Ne-Yo
from the album Year of the Gentleman
Released	September 2, 2008
Format	CD single, music download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	3:52
Label	Def Jam
Writer(s)	Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Shaffer Smith
Producer	Stargate
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Closer" (2008) "Miss Independent" (2008) "Single" (2008)

"Miss Independent" is a 2008 single 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 the song "Forget About Me" by 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

The music video of "Miss Independent" was shot with director Chris Robinson on Monday, December 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, California. It featured cameos from Keri Hilson, Gabrielle Union, Lauren London and Trey Songz. 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 co-worker who apologizes to him in the end and asks what she can do to make it up to him.

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, thus 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 as a performer (on that chart).

In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at #39 on downloads alone on August 31, 2008, and later peaked at #6. The Australian Aria Singles Chart, saw Miss independent debut at number 56 on August 9, 2008 - September 9, 2008.On December 20, 2008 the song debuted on the South African Singles Chart at #32 it has since reached #3.

Track listing

• Germany and UK CD Single

1. "Miss Independent" - 3:52
2. "Miss Independent" (Instrumental) - 3:50
3. "Closer" (Stonebridge Club Remix) - 3:52
4. "Miss Independent" (Video) - 3:50

Awards

On Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the 51st Grammy Awards, Ne-Yo won two awards for "Miss Independent", Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.

Charts

Charts	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4]	54
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5]	2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6]	20
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	21
Czech Republic (IFPI)[8]	32
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9]	32
European Hot 100 Singles[10]	33
France (SNEP)[11]	16
Germany (Media Control AG)[12]	30
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13]	15
Ireland (IRMA)[14]	9
Italy (FIMI)[15]	12
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[16]	6
New Zealand (RIANZ)[17]	4
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[18]	34
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[19]	5
Slovakia (IFPI)[20]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	67
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[23]	6
US Billboard Hot 100[24]	7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25]	1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[26]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Hungarian Singles Chart[27]	114
Italian Singles Chart[28]	69
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	59[29]

Remix: "She Got Her Own" (Miss Independent Part 2)

"She Got Her Own (Miss Independent Part 2)"
Single by Ne-Yo featuring Fabolous & Jamie Foxx
from the album Intuition & Year of the Gentleman (Japan Edition)
Released	December 14, 2008
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	R&B, Hip hop
Length	5:32 (Album version) 4:16 (radio edit)
Label	J/Island Def Jam
Writer(s)	Shaffer Smith, John Jackson, Donna Summer, David Brown, Antonio Jiminez
Producer	Butter Beats
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Ne-Yo singles chronology "Camera Phone" (2008) "She Got Her Own" (2008) "Mad" (2008) Jamie Foxx singles chronology "Just Like Me" (2008) "She Got Her Own" (2008) "Blame It" (2009) Fabolous singles chronology "Good Lovin'" (2008) "She Got Her Own" (2008) "Throw It in the Bag" (2008)

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 and features Fabolous. 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. It was released as the second single from Jamie Foxx's third album Intuition on December 14, 2008. It samples the 1979 song "My Baby Understands" by Donna Summer.

A music video for "She Got Her Own" was released on September 22, 2008. It featured cameo appearances by Estelle, Eve, Keyshia Cole, Jill Marie Jones, Teyana Taylor and twins Malika Haqq & Khadijah Haqq from the 2006 film ATL .^[30] Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and Fabolous performed "She Got Her Own" at the 2009 BET Awards.

Other remixes

A remix that features T-Pain & Young Ca$h was made. Parody rapper Rucka Rucka Ali used the beat for his song "I Know A Black Guy"^[31]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	54
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	2

See also

• List of number-one R&B hits of 2008 (UK)
• List of R&B number-one singles of 2008 (U.S.)

References

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