I Don't Need a Man (Miss A song)

"I Don't Need a Man"
"I Don't Need a Man"
Single by Miss A
from the EP Independent Women Part III
Released	October 15, 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	K-pop
Length	3:30
Label	JYP
Songwriter	Park Jin-young;
Producer	Park Jin-young;
Miss A singles chronology
Music video
	"I Don’t Need A Man" on YouTube

"I Don't Need A Man" is a song recorded by K-pop girl group Miss A for their second EP Independent Women Part III. The song served as the group's sixth single in October 2012.

Release

On October 15, 2012, both "I Don't Need a Man" and their second EP Independent Women Part III were released.

Composition

"I Don't Need a Man" was written and composed by JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young.^[1] The song is composed in the key C Major and has 156 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 30 seconds.^[2]

Publication lists

Publication lists for "I Don't Need A Man"
Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Popjustice	Top 15 K‑Pop Singles of 2012	6	^[3]
Spin	Top 20 K-pop Singles of 2012	3	^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart positions
Chart (2012)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[5]	3
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[6]	4
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[7]	5

Monthly charts


Chart (October 2012)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[8]	6

Year-end charts


Chart (2012)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[9]	64

Sales

Country	Sales
South Korea (digital)^[10]	1,714,745

Release history

Release history for "I Don’t Need A Man"
Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	October 15, 2012	Digital download	JYP

References

^ "I Don't Need A Man" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015 – via Melon.
^ "Key & BPM for I Don't Need A Man by Miss A | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ Myers, Owen (December 30, 2012). "The Top 15 K-Pop Singles of 2012". Popjustice. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ Bevan, David (December 12, 2012). "K-Pop Fizz Fizz: Life After Psy". Spin. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
^ "I Don't Need a Man". October 14–20, 2012.
^ "I Don't Need a Man". Billboard. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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- "I Don't Need a Man". Billboard. November 3, 2012.
^ "Digital Chart – October 2012". Circle Chart (in Korean). October 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
^ "Digital Chart – 2012". Circle Chart (in Korean). January 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
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Cumulative sales for I Don't Need a Man:
- 2012년 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- 2013년 01월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- 2013년 02월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- 2013년 46주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

[1] "I Don't Need A Man" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015 – via Melon.

[2] "Key & BPM for I Don't Need A Man by Miss A | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[Popjustice-3] Myers, Owen (December 30, 2012). "The Top 15 K-Pop Singles of 2012". Popjustice. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[4] Bevan, David (December 12, 2012). "K-Pop Fizz Fizz: Life After Psy". Spin. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

[5] "I Don't Need a Man". October 14–20, 2012.

[6] "I Don't Need a Man". Billboard. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[7] 
"I Don't Need a Man". Billboard. November 3, 2012.

[8] "I Don't Need a Man". Billboard. November 3, 2012.

[8] "Digital Chart – October 2012". Circle Chart (in Korean). October 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2026.

[9] "Digital Chart – 2012". Circle Chart (in Korean). January 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2026.

[10] Cumulative sales for I Don't Need a Man:
2012년 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

2013년 01월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

2013년 02월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

2013년 46주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

[12] 2012년 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

[13] 2013년 01월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

[14] 2013년 02월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 3. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

[15] 2013년 46주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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