Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)

"Miss Independent" is a song by American singer-songwriter 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 Keesha (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 on September 2, 2008.

"Miss Independent"
Single by Ne-Yo
from the album Year of the Gentleman
Released	September 2, 2008
Recorded	September–October 2007
Genre	Synthpop R&B
Length	3:52
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Shaffer Smith
Producer(s)	Stargate
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Closer" (2008) "Miss Independent" (2008) "Single" (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 boss 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 number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, on the week of September 6, 2008.[3] The next week, the song made a big jump to number 32 on the chart.[4] The following week, the song climbed to number 27.[5] 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.[6] It eventually reached its peak at number seven on the chart, the week of December 13, 2008.[7] On July 31, 2009, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.[8]

On the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 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).[9]

In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 39 on downloads alone on August 31, 2008.[10] The single later reache it peak at number six on the chart.[11]

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 number 32 it has since reached number three.

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

Weekly charts Chart (2008–2009) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 40 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 54 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[14] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[15] 20 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 21 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 32 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 32 European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[19] 19 France (SNEP)[20] 16 Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 30 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[22] 15 Ireland (IRMA)[23] 9 Italy (FIMI)[24] 12 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[25] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 34 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 4 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 5 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[30] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 56 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 67 UK Singles (OCC)[33] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[34] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[35] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[36] 10 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[37] 3

Monthly charts Chart (2009) Position Brazil (Brasil Hot 100 Airplay)[38] 65 Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[39] 34 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[40] 55 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 37 UK Singles (OCC)[42] 57 US Billboard Hot 100[43] 57 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[44] 27 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[45] 34 Chart (2009) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[46] 114 Italy (FIMI)[47] 69 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[48] 72 US Billboard Hot 100[49] 59 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[50] 23 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[51] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[53]	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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

"She Got Her Own (Miss Independent Part 2)"
Single by Ne-Yo featuring Fabolous and Jamie Foxx
from the album Intuition & Year of the Gentleman (Japan Edition)
Released	December 14, 2008 (worldwide) February 6, 2009 (U.S.)
Recorded	2008
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	5:32 (album version) 4:16 (radio edit)
Label	J Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Shaffer Smith John Jackson Donna Summer David Brown Antonio Jiminez
Producer(s)	Butter Beats
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 Foxx's album, Intuition 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.

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 .[54] 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 also remixed it. Jamaican dancehall artists Vybz Kartel and Spice 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.[55] Other Jamaican artists like Busy Signal, Sizzla and others did versions of the song as well.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[34]	54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[35]	2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[37]	29

See also

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

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics