Excuse Me Miss

Song by Jay-Z

"Excuse Me Miss"

Single by Jay-Z

from the album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse

Released

February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)

Studio

Baseline (New York City)
Master Sound (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

4:41 (album version)
3:58 (radio edit)

Label

Roc-A-Fella
Def Jam

Songwriter(s)

Shawn Carter
Pharrell Williams
Chad Hugo

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 rapper Jay-Z. It released through his Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings on February 4, 2003, as a single for his seventh studio album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (2002). It was also written alongside producers the Neptunes, whose Pharrell Williams sings the hook in falsetto voice (uncredited). 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)". The song samples Prince's 1990 song "Walk Don't Walk," the 2001 hit, "Take You Out" by Luther Vandross as well as "Big Poppa" by the 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 Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B chart in April, and was nominated for Best Rap Song at 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 "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 re-released with "Stop" as a single for 2003's The Blueprint 2.1.

Music video

The music video was filmed in New York and New Jersey in January 2003. It was directed by Little X and produced by Ericka Danko.^[2] It stars Jay-Z and Jeannette Chaves. The video also features cameo appearances from State Property, who appears in the scenes at the nightclub with Jay-Z, and 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

Excuse Me Miss – United States CD, vinyl 12"

A1 Excuse Me Miss (Radio) (4:18)
A2 Excuse Me Miss (Explicit) (4:41)
A3 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental) (4:40)
B1 The Bounce (Clean) (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)
A2 Excuse Me Miss (LP Version)
A3 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental)
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)
"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)
A2 Excuse Me Miss (Instrumental) (4:40)
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
Released	April 17, 2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:26
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Carter Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Kanye West
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]

References

^ 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]}
^ 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.
^ Moss, Corey (2003-11-23). "50 Cent Wins Big — And Shows Up — At Vibe Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
^ "Issue 699" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^ "2003 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1488. January 24, 2003. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "Freshmen Adjustment, Vol. 2 - Kanye West". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

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"Can't Knock the Hustle"
"Dead Presidents"
"Feelin' It"
"Ain't No Nigga"

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

"The City Is Mine"
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"Wishing on a Star"

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
"Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"
"Money, Cash, Hoes"
"Can I Get A..."

Vol. 3...
Life and Times of S. Carter

"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)"
"Things That U Do"
"Big Pimpin'"
"Jigga My Nigga"
"Girl's Best Friend"

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

"Change the Game"
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"

The Blueprint

"Takeover"
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
"Girls, Girls, Girls"
"Jigga That Nigga"
"Song Cry"
"Renegade"

The Blueprint 2:
The Gift & The Curse

"Hovi Baby"
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
"Excuse Me Miss"

The Black Album

"What More Can I Say"
"Encore"
"Change Clothes"
"Dirt off Your Shoulder"
"99 Problems"
"Public Service Announcement"
"My 1st Song"

Unfinished Business
(with R. Kelly)

"Big Chips"
"Don't Let Me Die"

Kingdom Come

"Show Me What You Got"
"Lost One"
"Hollywood"

American Gangster

"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
"I Know"
"Blue Magic"

The Blueprint 3

"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
"Run This Town"
"Empire State of Mind"
"On to the Next One"
"A Star Is Born"
"Young Forever"

Watch the Throne
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"No Church in the Wild"
"Lift Off"
"Niggas in Paris"
"Otis"
"Gotta Have It"
"Welcome to the Jungle"
"Who Gon Stop Me"
"Murder to Excellence"
"Made in America"
"Why I Love You"

Deluxe	"Illest Motherfucker Alive" "H•A•M"

Magna Carta Holy Grail

"Holy Grail"
"Picasso Baby"
"Tom Ford"
"FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
"Oceans"
"Heaven"
"Part II (On the Run)"

4:44

"The Story of O.J."
"4:44"
"Family Feud"
"Bam"

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"In My Lifetime"
"Who You Wit"
"It's Alright"
"Anything"
"Honey"
"La-La-La"
"Numb/Encore"
"Swagga Like Us"
"Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)"
"Brooklyn Go Hard"
"Lost!"
"Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)"
"Glory"
"Clique"
"All the Way Up" (Remix)
"Apeshit"
"What It Feels Like"

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"Can I Get Open"
"Show & Prove"
"I'll Be"
"Be Alone No More" (Remix)
"Money Ain't a Thang"
"Ha" (Remix)
"Heartbreaker"
"Best of Me Part II"
"My Mind Right" (Remix)
"Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
"Do My..."
"Fiesta" (Remix)
"Welcome to New York City"
"Guess Who's Back"
"What We Do"
"Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)"
"Back in the Day"
"Crazy in Love"
"Frontin'"
"Get By" (Remix)
"Never Let Me Down"
"Dear Summer"
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix)
"Shake It Off" (Remix)
"Go Crazy"
"Get Throwed"
"Déjà Vu"
"Upgrade U"
"Umbrella"
"I Get Money (Forbes 1-2-3 Billion Dollar Remix)"
"Rehab" (Remix)
"Bye Bye" (Remix)
"Mr. Carter"
"Put On" (Remix)
"Go Hard" (Remix)
"My President (DC Mix)"
"I Wanna Rock (The Kings' G-Mix)"
"Hot Tottie"
"XXXO" (Remix)
"Power" (Remix)
"So Appalled"
"Monster"
"Shiny Suit Theory"
"I Do"
"Talk That Talk"
"Suit & Tie"
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (Remix)
"Pound Cake"
"Know Bout Me"
"Drunk in Love"
"The Devil Is a Lie"
"They Don't Love You No More"
"Jungle" (Remix)
"Seen It All"
"Pop Style"
"Drug Dealers Anonymous"
"I Got the Keys"
"Shining"
"Biking"
"Top Off"
"Talk Up"
"Sorry Not Sorry"
"Jail"
"Love All"
"Neck & Wrist"
"God Did"

Category

v t e Pharrell Williams
Awards and nominations Discography Production discography
Studio albums	In My Mind (2006) Girl (2014) The Lion King (2019)
Singles	"Frontin'" "Can I Have It Like That" "Angel" "Number One" "That Girl" "My Drive Thru" "Happy" "Marilyn Monroe" "Come Get It Bae" "Gust of Wind" "It Girl" "Freedom" "Sangria Wine" "Cash in Cash Out" "Stay with Me" "Down in Atlanta" "Doctor (Work It Out)"
Featured songs	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" "Formal Invite" "Nothin'" "Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" "When the Last Time" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Beautiful" "Excuse Me Miss" "Belly Dancer" "Change Clothes" "Drop It Like It's Hot" "Let's Get Blown" "Wanna Love You Girl" "Margarita" "Mr. Me Too" "Money Maker" "Yummy" "Sex 'n' Money" "Give It Up" "Blue Magic" "I Know" "Zock On!" "Universal Mind Control" "Announcement" "Work That!" "I'm Good" "ADD SUV" "One (Your Name)" "Celebrate" "Blurred Lines" "IFHY" "Get Lucky" "Feds Watching" "Get Like Me" "Lose Yourself to Dance" "ATM Jam" "Move That Dope" "Aerosol Can" "Hugs" "Tacky" "Shine" "WTF (Where They From)" "Safari" "Surfin'" "Heatstroke" "Feels" "Juggernaut" "Neck & Wrist" "At the Party"
Concert tours	Dear Girl Tour
Businesses	I Am Other Billionaire Boys Club
Related articles	The Neptunes N.E.R.D. Child Rebel Soldier The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack) Hidden Figures (soundtrack) Hidden Figures (score) Piece by Piece (film)
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