"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 later included in the group's third studio album, Survivor (2001). It is also the first single with Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin on vocals. Originally, part two of the song was the actual song and part one was known as the Pasadena remix, but it was chosen in favor of the original and was dubbed part one.
Released as the soundtrack's leading 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. Later it was named the 18th most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. 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 song was included later on their third LP Survivor. The song appeared in The Proud Family episode "Don't Leave Home Without It," it should be noted that they recorded the theme song of the aforementioned show with Beyoncé's sister Solange.
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