"Independent Women" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Beyoncé Knowles, Sam Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier and Cory Rooney for the group's third studio album, Survivor(2001), although the song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film adaption of Charlie's Angels. It is also the first single with Michelle Williams on vocals.

Originally, part two of the song was the actual song and part one was known as the Pasadena remix, but it was chosen in favor of the original and was dubbed part one.

Released as both the soundtrack's and album's leading single in fall 2000, the song held the number one spot on the Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks from November 2000 to February 2001. Later it was named the 18th most successful song of the 2000s, on the BillboardHot 100 Songs of the Decade. Although, for the United Kingdom, it was released on the same day, with both Part I and Part II counting as the song release.

The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence. At the end, the women are greeted by the ever-mysterious "Charlie". The song was nominated for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

The song ranked at number 85 on the list of Britain's favorite 100 songs, published in May 2002.

The song was the 25th best selling of 2000 in the UK.

"Independent Women" was a chart success in the United States. The single peaked at number one on the Hot 100, during which Charlie's Angelsjust filled North American movie theaters. The feat gave the group their third number-one single in the country. The single hold to the top position in the following week, which was seen as bouyed by the strong box office performance of the film and the heavy rotation it received. The song had a massive radio airplay, staying almost ten weeks at the top of the Hot 100 Airplay, significantly contributing to the performance of the single on the main chart. Subsequently, the single spent eleven consecutive weeks on the BillboardHot 100 top position. During its tenth week at the top spot, the music press had expected that the single will fall off the top position because of strong competition at retail; however, it sustained due to the high sales of the single's maxi version, released in December 2000. It was in the 2000-2001 edition of the Guinness Book of World Recordsfor longest-running song by a female group. "Independent Women" also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for three weeks, becoming Destiny's Child fourth number one single on this chart.

In the United Kingdom, "Independent Women" debuted at number one, becoming the group's first number-one single in the country. The British Phonographic Industry has certified the single gold for sales of over 400,000 physical singles. It also reached the number one position in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.