Miami (Will Smith song)

"Miami"
Single by Will Smith
from the album Big Willie Style
B-side	"Miami" (Remix)
Released	November 23, 1998
Format	CD single maxi single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop dance pop
Length	3:18
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Ryan Toby Will Smith Leon Sylvers III Stephen Shockley William Shelby
Producer(s)	Poke & Tone L.E.S.
Will Smith singles chronology
"Just The Two of Us" (1998) "Miami" (1998) "Wild Wild West" (1999)

"Miami" is a 1998 single from Will Smith's debut solo album Big Willie Style (1997). It samples The Whispers' 1980 hit "And the Beat Goes On". The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the UK charts.

"Miami" won a MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video features an early appearance of future Hitch co-star Eva Mendes.

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "Miami" (radio edit) – 3:19
2. "Miami" (Miami Mix) – 4:40
3. "Miami" (Jason Nevins' Live On South Beach Dub) – 5:43

UK CD2

1. "Miami" (radio edit) – 3:19
2. "Just the Two of Us" (Rodney Jerkins Remix) – 4:14
3. "Just Cruisin'" (Trackmasters Remix) – 4:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–99)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	8
France (SNEP)[6]	45
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	4
Norway (VG-lista)[10]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	53

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Will Smith – Miami". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Will Smith – Miami" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
3. "Ultratop.be – Will Smith – Miami" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
4. "Ultratop.be – Will Smith – Miami" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
5. "Will Smith: Miami" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
6. "Lescharts.com – Will Smith – Miami" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Will Smith – Miami". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Will Smith – Miami" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
9. "Charts.org.nz – Will Smith – Miami". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Will Smith – Miami". VG-lista. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Will Smith – Miami". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Will Smith – Miami". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
13. "Will Smith: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
14. "Will Smith – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Will Smith. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
15. "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.