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"Excuse Me Miss"
Single by Jay-Z
from the album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse
Released	February 4, 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	2002; Baseline Recording Studios; (New York City, New York); Master Sound Studios; (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:41 (Album Version); 3:58 (Radio Edit)
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Shawn Carter, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo
Producer	The Neptunes
Jay-Z singles chronology
Pharrell singles chronology

For the song by Chris Brown, see "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"

"Excuse Me Miss" is a song written and performed by American rapper Jay-Z. It released as a single for his seventh studio album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (2002). It was also co-written and produced by the The Neptunes, who's Pharrell singing a falsetto hook. The lyrics refer to love at first sight. It contains a more mature sound in comparison of his previous songs about women such as "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)". Z sampled "Take You Out" by the late singer Luther Vandross for his 2001 self-titled landmark studio album.

"Excuse Me Miss" was the third and final single from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse and was successful commercially. It peaked at eight on the Billboard Hot 100 the Billboard R&B chart in April and was nominated for best rap songwriting at the 46th Grammy Awards but lost to Eminem's Lose Yourself.^[1] "Excuse Me Miss"' popularity led to it appearing on the United States version of Now That's What I Call Music!, the United Kingdom version of Now That's What I Call Music! 55. The music video for the single was released in early February 2003.

The sequel to "Excuse Me Miss" was "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" with a noticeably darker beat and lyrics and was also produced by The Neptunes. The song was later was re-released with "Stop" as a single for 2003's The Blueprint 2.1 Jay-z also incorrectly names the pills in the matrix stating it is green when it's in fact blue.

[edit] Music video

The music video was filmed in New York and New Jersey in January 2003 and was directed by Little X and produced by Ericka Danko.^[2] It stars Jay-Z and Jeannette Chaves. In the storyline, the two end up in a elevator alone and catch each other's eye. Jay-Z then has a premonition of their relationship and entertaining her with his lavish lifestyle. At the end of the video, Jay-Z approaches her. Chaves won Sexiest Video Vixen at the inaugral Vibe Awards.^[3]

[edit] Track listing

Vinyl cover of "Excuse Me Miss"

United Kingdom cover of "Excuse Me Miss"

Excuse Me Miss – United States CD, vinyl 12

A1 Excuse Me Miss (Radio) (featuring Pharrell) (4:18)
A2 Excuse Me Miss (Explicit) (featuring Pharrell) (4:41)
A3 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental) (featuring Pharrell) (4:40)
B1 The Bounce (Cleam) (featuring Kanye West) (4:18)
B2 F**k All Nite – Album Version (Clean) (4:19)

Excuse Me Miss / The Bounce – United States 12 '' vinyl

A1 Excuse Me Miss (Radio) (featuring Pharrell)
A2 Excuse Me Miss (LP Version) (featuring Pharrell)
A3 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental) (featuring Pharrell)
B1 The Bounce (Radio) (featuring Kanye West)
B2 The Bounce (LP Version) (featuring Kanye West)
B3 The Bounce (Instrumental) (featuring Kanye West)

Excuse Me Miss – United Kingdom CD single

"Excuse Me Miss" (Radio Edit) (featuring Pharrell)
"Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" (Live)

Excuse Me Miss – United Kingdom 12 vinyl

A1 Excuse Me Miss (Album Version – Explicit) (4:41) (featuring Pharrell) (4:40)
A2 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental) (4:40) (featuring Pharrell) (4:41)
B Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) (Live At Wembley, London) (2:51)

[edit] Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	2
UK Singles Chart	17
Canadian Singles Chart	10

[edit] See also

List of Jay-Z songs

[edit] References

^ Conniff, Tamara (2003-12-03). "46th Grammys: Rap on a roll as 4 artists get 6 noms". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2045191. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
^ MTV Staff (2002-01-22). "For The Record: Quick News On 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Lil' Kim, Swizz Beatz, Reel Big Fish, Dismemberment Plan & More". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459627/20030122/50_cent.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
^ Moss, Corey (2003-11-23). "50 Cent Wins Big — And Shows Up — At Vibe Awards". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480616/20031121/50_cent.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

Preceded by "In Da Club" by 50 Cent	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 19, 2003	Succeeded by "Get Busy" by Sean Paul

[0] Conniff, Tamara (2003-12-03). "46th Grammys: Rap on a roll as 4 artists get 6 noms". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2045191. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

[1] MTV Staff (2002-01-22). "For The Record: Quick News On 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Lil' Kim, Swizz Beatz, Reel Big Fish, Dismemberment Plan & More". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459627/20030122/50_cent.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

[2] Moss, Corey (2003-11-23). "50 Cent Wins Big — And Shows Up — At Vibe Awards". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480616/20031121/50_cent.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

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