Independent Women Part I
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| Single by Destiny's Child | ||
| from the album Survivor & Charlie's Angels (OST) | ||
| Released | December 2000 February 26, 2001 (EU) |
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| Format | CD single 12" single |
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| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles Sam Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Cory Rooney |
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| Producer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles Cory Rooney Poke & Tone |
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| Certification | RIAA: 4x Platinum
BPI: Gold |
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| Destiny's Child singles chronology | ||
| "Jumpin' Jumpin'" (2000) |
"Independent Women Part I" (2000) |
"Survivor" (2001) |
"Independent Women (Part I)" is an R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles, Sam Barnes, Jen-Claude Olivier, and Cory Rooney for Destiny Child's third studio album, Survivor (2001), only considered as a bonus track. It was produced by Knowles, Rooney, and Poke & Tone and first appeared on the soundtrack to 'the film Charlie's Angels. Released as both the soundtrack's and album's first single in fall 2000, the song held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks from November 2000 to February 2001. Although, for the United Kingdom, it was released on the same day, with both Part I and Part II counting as the song release.
The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence.
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[edit] Song information
The song was the first release by Destiny's Child as a trio following the departure of Farrah Franklin. The song 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" 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").
[edit] Chart performance
"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] Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Charts | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Charts | 22 |
| Canadian Singles Charts | 3 |
| Finnish Singles Charts | 5 |
| French Singles Charts | 19 |
| German Singles Charts | 10 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Charts | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Charts | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Charts | 6 |
| Swiss Singles Charts | 2 |
| UK Singles Charts | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1(11 weeks) |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Ringtones | 1 |
[edit] Credits and personnel
- Lead vocals: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
- Vocal production - Beyoncé Knowles
- Recorded by Manelich Sotolongo at Lobo Studios, Deer Park, New York
- Additional recording by Troy Gonzalez, Ramon Morales at TK Studios, Hawaii
- Audio mixing - Rich Travali
- Mastered by Tom Coyne
[edit] Official versions
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Beyoncé Knowles • Kelly Rowland • Michelle Williams
LeToya Luckett • LaTavia Roberson • Farrah Franklin
Albums: Destiny's Child (1998) • The Writing's on the Wall (1999) • Survivor (2001)
8 Days of Christmas (2001) • This Is the Remix (2002) • Destiny Fulfilled (2004) • #1's (2005)
DVDs: The Platinum's on the Wall (2001) • World Tour (2003) • Live in Atlanta (2006)
| Preceded by "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 18, 2000- January 27, 2001 |
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 |
