Grown Woman (Kelly Rowland song)

"Grown Woman"
A woman lies on bed of white linen. She is sporting a large black perm and is picture half naked. She uses her arms to shield her breasts from the camera and is seen wearing a pair of striped gray and white denim jeans which are torn on one leg. At the top of the cover, in a simple gray font, reads the artist's name: Kelly Rowland. Directly underneath this in the same font, this time black, reads the name of the song: Grown Woman.
Single by Kelly Rowland
ReleasedJuly 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)
GenreR&B
Length3:45
LabelUniversal Motown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)StarGate
Kelly Rowland singles chronology
"Rose Colored Glasses"
(2010) 		"Grown Woman"
(2010) 		"Forever and a Day"
(2010)

"Grown Woman" is a song by American singer Kelly Rowland, recorded during the recording sessions for her third studio album Here I Am (2011). It was written by singer-songwriter Ne-Yo as well as Magnus Beite and Bernt Stray, and co-written and produced by Norwegian duo StarGate. The mid-tempo R&B song's lyrics revolve around Rowland "assert[ing] her maturity and clue[ing] her suitors in on what won’t fly when it comes to relationships."[1] It was conceived after Rowland approached Ne-Yo to work on her third album, and asked for a record which would declare she's grown. "Grown Woman" was described by critics as different from what is normally called R&B.

It was serviced to Rhythmic, Urban, and Urban AC stations in the United States on June 29, 2010 as one of two lead singles for Here I Am It was also released for digital download in some parts of Europe, Canada, and the United States on July 26, 2010. It was moderately successful across the airplay formats as it debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart at number eighty-seven, just two days after being serviced to radio. In subsequent weeks, the single peaked at number fifty-one. An accompanying music video for "Grown Woman" was reported to have been filmed in mid-late August 2010, but has not yet been released. Despite being moderately successful, "Grown Woman" was later excluded from Here I Am.

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