Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)

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 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.

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). 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, August 11, 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 (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 has received over 530 million views as of May 2024.

Awards

On 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.

Track listings

Notes

• signifies a co-producer

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Certifications

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

4:16 (radio edit)

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 rapper 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, as its second single on December 14, 2008. It samples the 1979 song "My Baby Understands" by Donna Summer.

A music video for "She Got Her Own" directed by Vinroc 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 . 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 Cash was released. Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj also remixed it, along with Jamaican dancehall artists Vybz Kartel and Spice titled "Ramping Shop", from the latter's album Pon Di Gaza 2.0. Jamaican artists Busy Signal and Sizzla released versions of the song as well.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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