Me, Myself and I (Beyoncé song)
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| Single by Beyoncé | ||
| from the album Dangerously in Love | ||
| Released | November 2003 | |
| Format | CD single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | South Beach Studios Miami, Florida |
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| Genre | R&B/Soul | |
| Length | 5:01 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller | |
| Producer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch | |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |
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| Beyoncé singles chronology | ||
| "Fighting Temptation" (2003) |
"Me, Myself and I" (2003) |
"Naughty Girl" (2004) |
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"Me, Myself and I" is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, and Robert Waller for Knowles' solo debut studio album Dangerously in Love (2003). In this laid-back, but strong-willed female-empowerment anthem, the song's protagonist comes to terms with a cheating boyfriend, and declares that in the world that there is only one person she can trust who never lets her down: herself. "Me, Myself and I" was the third single to be released from the album, in the last quarter of 2003 (see 2003 in music). It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, becoming Beyoncé's fourth top ten single in the United States; it also reached eleven in the United Kingdom.
The song was recognized at the 2005 ASCAP Pop Music Awards by receiving the "Songwriter of the Year" award, sharing it with Scott Storch and Robert Waller, and "Most Performed Songs" award.
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Following her first two videos with Jake Nava, Beyoncé decided to slow things down a bit and got Johan Renck to direct the video. The music video follows the plot of the song's theme very closely and shows Beyoncé dealing with a cheating boyfriend. From the aftermath of the affair, Beyoncé discards all her old possessions reminding her of her boyfriend, and even cuts her hair in the video to become a single, but strong, empowered woman. The video is notable, as the film stock of the video is actually played in reverse. On BET's Access Granted, additional scenes were shot that were to be crucial for the video. They featured Beyoncé performing in front of many different colored backgrounds. Those scenes eventually did not make the cut. The video was nominated for "Best R&B Video" at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, but it lost out to Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You".
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| Beyoncé Knowles |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: Dangerously in Love (2003) • B’Day (2006) |
| DVDs: Live at Wembley (2004) • B’Day Anthology Video Album (2007) |
| Singles: "Work It Out" • "Crazy in Love" • "Baby Boy" • "Fighting Temptation" • "Me, Myself and I" • "Naughty Girl" • "Dangerously in Love" • "Check on It" • "Deja Vu" • "Ring the Alarm" • "Irreplaceable" • "Listen" • "Beautiful Liar" |
| Other songs: "I Got That" • "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" • "Hollywood" • "Upgrade U" |
| Related articles |
| Filmography • Awards and nominations • Destiny's Child • Solange Knowles • Jay-Z • Columbia • House of Deréon • B'Day World Tour |
