Independent Women
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Released September 4, 2000
Format
CD single 12″ single maxi single digital download
“Independent Women” is a song by American girl group Destiny’s Child. The song first appeared as the soundtrack to the 2000 film adaption of Charlie’s Angels, and was later included on the group’s third studio album, Survivor (2001). It is also the first single with Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams on vocals, though Franklin was no longer in the group’s lineup when the video was filmed. Originally, Part 2 of the song was the actual song and Part 1 was known as the Pasadena remix, but it was chosen in favor of the original.
Released as the soundtrack’s lead single in fall, the song held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks from November 2000 to February 2001. Billboard likened the song’s release strategy to being influenced by Janet Jackson’s “Doesn’t Really Matter,” saying the group “began planting the seeds for the upcoming release” in a similar vein. The song appeared in The Proud Family episode “Don’t Leave Home Without It.” Most recently in 2014, a Target back to school commercial featured this song performed with classroom instruments.
Track listings
European CD single COL 669822 2
“Independent Women” (Part 1) (album version) – 3:41
“Independent Women” (Joe Smooth 200 Proof 2 Step Mix) – 4:17
“Independent Women” (Maurice’s Radio Mix)1 – 3:54
“Independent Women” (Victor Calderone Club Mix)1 – 9:36
UK CD single part 1 670593 2
“Independent Women” (Part 1) (album version) – 3:41
“Independent Women” (Victor Calderone Club Mix)1 – 9:36
“Independent Women” (Maurice’s Radio Mix)1 – 3:54
UK CD single part 2
“Independent Women” (Part 2)
“Say My Name” (Timbaland remix)
“So Good”
US CD single 44K 79493
“Independent Women” (Part 1) (album version) – 3:41
“Independent Women” (Victor Calderone Drum Dub Mix)1 – 5:30
“Independent Women” (Victor Calderone Club Mix)1 – 9:36
“Independent Women” (Maurice’s Independent Man Remix)1 – 7:30
“8 Days of Christmas” – 3:29