Excuse Me Miss

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"Excuse Me Miss"
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
Studio
  • Baseline (New York City)
  • Master Sound (
    Virginia Beach, Virginia
    )
GenreHip hop
Length
  • 4:41 (album version)
  • 3:58 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Hovi Baby"
(2002)
"Excuse Me Miss"
(2003)
"Crazy in Love"
(2003)
Pharrell
singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(2003)
"Excuse Me Miss"
(2003)
"Belly Dancer"
(2003)

"Excuse Me Miss" is a song by American

Notorious B.I.G.

"Excuse Me Miss" was the third and final single from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse and was successful commercially. It peaked at #8 on the

46th Grammy Awards but lost to Eminem's "Lose Yourself".[1]
The music video for the single was released in early February 2003.

The sequel to "Excuse Me Miss" was "

The Blueprint 2.1
.

Music video

The music video was filmed in

DJ Clue?, who is seen on the dancefloor. In the storyline, the two end up in an 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 inaugural Vibe Awards.[3]

Formats and track listings

Vinyl cover of "Excuse Me Miss"
United Kingdom cover of "Excuse Me Miss"

Excuse Me Miss – United States CD, vinyl 12"

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

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

  1. A1 Excuse Me Miss (Radio)
  2. A2 Excuse Me Miss (LP Version)
  3. A3 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental)
  4. B1 The Bounce (Radio) (featuring Kanye West)
  5. B2 The Bounce (LP Version) (featuring Kanye West)
  6. B3 The Bounce (Instrumental) (featuring Kanye West)

Excuse Me Miss – United Kingdom CD single

  1. "Excuse Me Miss" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" (Live)

Excuse Me Miss – United Kingdom 12" vinyl

  1. A1 Excuse Me Miss (Album Version – Explicit) (4:41)
  2. A2 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental) (4:40)
  3. B Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) (Live At Wembley, London) (2:51)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
ARIA Charts 38
Australian Urban (ARIA)[4] 16
Canadian Singles Chart 8
UK Singles Chart 17
US Billboard Hot 100 8
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
US Billboard
Hot Rap Tracks
2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[5] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 54

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27) Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio Roc-A-Fella, IDJMG [7]

Remix

"Excuse Me Miss (Remix)"
Song by Jay-Z featuring Kanye West
from the album Freshmen Adjustment 2
ReleasedApril 17, 2006
GenreHip hop
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes

A remix of the song was released featuring Kanye West, which ended up on West's 2006 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment 2.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Conniff, Tamara (2003-12-03). "46th Grammys: Rap on a roll as 4 artists get 6 noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-07-24.[dead link]
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  3. ^ Moss, Corey (2003-11-23). "50 Cent Wins Big — And Shows Up — At Vibe Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  4. ^ "Issue 699" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "2003 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1488. January 24, 2003. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Freshmen Adjustment, Vol. 2 - Kanye West". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2018.