Independent Women Part I
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| "Independent Women" | ||
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| Single by Destiny's Child | ||
| from the album Charlie's Angels soundtrack Survivor |
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| Released | February 26, 2001 (UK) | |
| Format | CD single 12" single |
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| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles S. Barnes J. Olivier Cory Rooney |
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| Producer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles Cory Rooney Poke & Tone |
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| Certification | 4x Platinum | |
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| Destiny's Child singles chronology | ||
| "Jumpin' Jumpin'" (2000) |
"Independent Women" (2000) |
"Survivor" (2001) |
Independent Women was a popular Destiny's Child song from 2000, on the album Survivor. This song held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks from November 2000 to February 2001. The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence.
The song was written by group member Beyoncé Knowles. The track was restructured and re-recorded for the Survivor album - the new version given a "Part I" addition to its title. Knowles' original "Independent Women" was also included on Survivor, as "Part II". "Independent Women Part I" first appeared on the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels and the introduction of the song gave namechecks to the film's stars Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz.
"Independent Women" was the victim of a rebuttal track entitled "Independent Men" by Sporty Thievz who memorably recorded a rebuttal to TLC's hit "No Scrubs" (entitled "No Pigeons").
The song was the first release by Destiny's Child as a trio following the departure of Farrah Franklin who had only been in the group for five months, leaving original members Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland with new member Michelle Williams.
[edit] Chart Success
"Independent Women" debuted at #78 on the Hot 100 on September 23, 2000 and climbed to its peak position during its ninth week, where it spent eleven consecutive weeks on top of the Hot 100 single chart. It was in the 2000-2001 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for longest running song by a female group. In the US, the song also broke the record for the most radio spins in one week and the record for most audience impressions after reaching a staggering 140.4 million listeners. "Independent Women Part I" also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for three weeks, becoming Destiny's Child fourth and last #1 on this chart. The single topped the Hot 100 Airplay chart for nine consecutive weeks and peaked at number three on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.
The song also became the group's first ever #1 single in the UK and sold over 421,000 copies. It was certified gold by the BPI and held the #1 spot on the United World Tracks Chart for two weeks. It also reached the #1 position in New Zealand for a week, peaked within the top five placings in Canada, Australia and Switzerland, and charted within the top 20 in France and Japan.
"Independent Women Part I" was the group's third single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and their fourth chart-topper on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It remained on the Hot 100 for twenty-eight weeks.
[edit] Formats and Remixes
- Independent Women Part I (Liquid 360 Dark Angel Mix)
- Independent Women Part I (Skratch Attack Mix)
- Independent Women Part I (A Cappella)
- Independent Women Part I (Joe's Smooth 200 2Step Mix)
- Independent Women Part I (Joe's Smooth Jazz Carnival Mix)
- Independent Women Part I (Maurice's Independent Remix)
- Independent Women Part I (Maurice's Radio Mix)
- Independent Women Part I (Victor Calderone Club Remix)
- Independent Women Part I (Victor Calderone Drum Dub Remix)
- Independent Women Part I (Instrumental)
- Independent Women Part I (Let It All Blow Remix)
- Independent Women Part II (Instrumental)
| Preceded by: "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 18, 2000 |
Succeeded by: "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy featuring Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducent |
| Preceded by: "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single December 23, 2000 |
Succeeded by: "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)" by Jay-Z |
