2008Released
3:52

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This was written by Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate. The R&B singer-songwriter originally teamed up with the Norwegian production team on his breakthrough hit "So Sick." Live Daily asked Ne-Yo what it was like working with Stargate. He replied: "Business as usual. The guys from Stargate, we kind of came into this whole thing together with 'So Sick.' It's always a cool vibe working with those guys just because they know me and I know them. So it's very, very easy to write to their track. It's very, very easy for them to [work with me]. We kind of have a format now. We know exactly what each other needs to make the song a hit."
Stargate and Ne-Yo also teamed up together on "Closer," "Mad" and "Back to What You Know" from Year of the Gentleman.

The song's video was themed after the 1992 Eddie Murphy romantic comedy movie Boomerang and features Gabriel Union, Keri Hilson and Lauren London. It was directed by Chris Robinson.

Ne-Yo explained to Live Direct the album title: "I decided to call the album Year of the Gentleman because I feel that that's what's needed right now. I feel that the essence of what it is to be a gentleman needs to be brought back to this industry. It's a little lacking as of late. I'm not saying there are no gentlemen in the industry. There are definitely some. But they are few and far between. I'm basically trying to lead by example with this album, showing cats how they're supposed to treat a lady--not necessarily a woman--but a lady; a lady is respectable. How they're supposed to look. To be an entertainer back in the day meant something. You have to look the part to call yourself an entertainer. Nowadays, Joe Schmo off the street with the grungy, not properly kept look can call themselves an entertainer and everybody accepts it--well, everybody except me, anyway. I'm trying to lead by example. I'm trying to bring some class and integrity back."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Miss Independent.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
172BPM

Album

The album Miss Independent is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Miss Independent.
Def Soul
© 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group
℗ 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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