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Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)

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

February 6, 2009 (US)
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(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)

"Miss Independent" is the second single by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. It is the second single from his album Year of the Gentleman and was produced by Stargate. It samples the song "Forget About Me" by Lil Bit. 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.

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.

"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.


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