Miss Independent

"Miss Independent" is a Grammy Award winning song 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. It samples the song "Forget About Me" by Little 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 physically released in September 2008. 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. 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. There is an official remix entitled "She Got Her Own" (subtitled "Miss Independent Part 2") by Ne-Yo and features Fabolous and Jamie Foxx. 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 is confirmed to be the second single off Jamie Foxx's third album Intuition. A music video has been shot for "She Got Her Own" and was released on September 22, 2008. It features cameo appearances by Estelle, Eve, Keyshia Cole, Jill Marie Jones, Reagan Gomez-Preston and Teyana Taylor. "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). On August 31, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at #39 on downloads alone and peaked at #6. The Australian Aria Singles Chart, saw Miss independent debut at number 56 on August 9, 2008 - September 9, 2008.

[Intro] You, yeah, you, you You, yeah, you, you You, yeah, you, you, you [Verse 1] Ooh, it's something about Just something about the way she move I can't figure it out It's something about her Said, ooh, it's something about Kind of woman that want you, but don't need you Hey, I can't figure it out It's something about her [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause she walk like a boss, talk like a boss Manicured nails to set the pedicure off She's fly effortlessly And she move like a boss, do what a boss do She got me thinking about getting involved That's the kinda girl I need, oh [Chorus] She got her own thing That's why I love her Miss independent Won't you come and spend a little time? She got her own thing That's why I love her Miss independent Ooh, the way you shine Miss independent [Post-Chorus] You, yeah, you, you You, yeah, you, you You, yeah, you, you, you (Uh) [Verse 2] Ooh, there's something about Kind of woman that can do for herself I look at her and it makes me proud It's something about her It's something oh so sexy about Kind of woman that don't even need my help She said she got it, she got it, no doubt (She said she got it, she got it, no doubt) There's something about her (There's something about her) [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause she work like a boss, play like a boss Car and a crib, she 'bout to pay 'em both off And her bills are paid on time, yeah She made for a boss, only a boss Anything less, she telling them to get lost That's the girl that's on my mind [Chorus] She got her own thing That's why I love her Miss independent Won't you come and spend a little time? She got her own thing That's why I love her Miss independent Ooh, the way you shine Miss independent, yeah [Bridge] Mmm, her favorite thing to say, "Don't worry, I got it" Mmm, and everything she got, best believe she bought it Mmm, she gon' steal my heart, ain't no doubt about it Girl, you're everything I need Said you're everything I need [Pre-Chorus] You, yeah, you, you You, yeah, you, you You, you, you (Oh) [Chorus] She got her own thing That's why I love her (That's why I love her, oh-woah) Miss independent (Independent) Won't you come and spend a little time? She got her own thing (She got, she got) That's why I love her (That's why I love that girl) Miss independent (Oh) Ooh, the way you shine Miss independent [Outro] Miss independent That's why I love her