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A Woman Like Me (Beyoncé Knowles song)
| "A Woman Like Me" | |
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| Song by Beyoncé Knowles[1] | |
| Released | February 2006[1] |
| Genre | Jazz, orchestral |
| Length | 4:34[1] |
| Writer | Charmelle Cofield,[2] Ron Lawrence,[2] Beyoncé Knowles[2] |
| Producer | Ron Lawrence, Beyoncé Knowles |
"A Woman Like Me" is a song recorded by Beyoncé Knowles originally written for and performed in the 2006 film The Pink Panther.
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Background & music
The song was written by Charmelle Cofield, Ron Lawrence, and Beyoncé Knowles.[2] The song was recorded in New York City using multitrack recording where Beyoncé harmonized with herself several times over.[1] Like "Check on It", "A Woman Like Me" was not included on the soundtrack album for The Pink Panther.[3] According to WhoSampled, "A Woman Like Me" samples the horn arrangement from Simon Haseley's "Hammerhead" (1972).[4]
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, "A Woman Like Me" is a moderate R&B song pacing in common time of 80 BPM.[5] Knowles' vocal abilities range between Ab3-Eb5 throughout the song.[5] The instrumentals for the song were produced with PVG, piano, vocal's & guitars. [6]
Music Video
The DVD version of the film includes an exclusive complete performance of the song in the special features. [1] The video shows Beyoncé Knowles, as Xania, in two scenes of the 2006 film The Pink Panther singing on a small stage with two back-up dancers.[1] The entire video is set to look like Beyoncé is performing the song with no mic. [7] Three different shots were used from no more than five takes for the visual performance of the song in the film.[1] The video is only briefly shown in the film The Pink Panther as part of a scene and was officially fully released after the DVD release. [8]
Remix
Although the song was never released on an album or as a single, it was later remixed by Steve Austin in the album "Hollywood Cole Presents: I'm the Juggernaut Bitch!". [9] On May 12, 2008, S-ROC included a remix of the song as the eleventh track on his 2008 effort "Roc and a Hard Place".[10]
Chart performance
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[11] | 3 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Shuman, I.; Simonds, R., Trench, T. (Producers), & Levy, S. (Director). (2006). The Pink Panther. Los Angeles, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
- ^ a b c d IMDb. (Unknown last update). Soundtracks for The Pink Panther. Retrieved July 13, 2007, from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383216/soundtrack
- ^ Beck, C. (2006) The Pink Panther [CD]. Studio City: Varèse Sarabande.
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/42609/Beyoncé-A%20Woman%20Like%20Me_Simon%20Haseley-Hammerhead/
- ^ a b "Freakum Dress digital sheet music (Digital Download)". MusicNotes.com Hal Leonard Corporation.
- ^ http://www.greatscores.com/song.html?p=song&sheetmusic=1105394&instrumentno=99&solos=2&submit.x=26&submit.y=18&submit=submit#sheetmusic
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijzEZ-qZwk
- ^ http://www.tower.com/pink-panther-steve-martin-dvd/wapi/107905726
- ^ http://coolspotters.com/music-videos/woman-like-me-by-beyonce
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/roc-and-a-hard-place/id280624723
- ^ "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: Week Ending July 01, 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006-07-01. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3067525. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
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