Independent Women Part I
2000 single by Destiny's Child / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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's 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.
Independent Women Part I | ||
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Singel Destiny's Child | ||
from the album Survivor | ||
Released | August 10, 2000 | |
Genre | R&B | |
Label | Columbia Records | |
Writer | Beyoncé Knowles, Sam Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Cory Rooney | |
Producer | Beyoncé Knowles, Cory Rooney, Poke & Tone | |
Destiny's Child singles chronology | ||
Jumpin' Jumpin' (2000r.) |
Independent Women Part I |
Survivor (2001r.) |
Survivor track listing | ||
Independent Women Part I (1) |
Survivor (2) | |
Number 1's track listing | ||
Stand Up for Love (1) |
Independent Women Part I (2) |
Survivor (3) |
The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence. At the end, the women are greeted by the ever-mysterious "Charlie".