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It was like a loud horn blast, which was derived from a sampled sound, and then enhanced with my K-25 keyboard." Soon after completing the demo, Stewart played the song for Mýa, and she "immediately loved it." The following day, she recorded her vocals at Stewart's studio for the master version. "I wanted to make a statement with that hook, creating a special sound that people would react to and remember. "I followed an old philosophy, which is to try to catch the listener's attention," explained Stewart.
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The initial demo also featured the percussive, keyboard hook which would become the song's musical trademark. We wanted to create a lyric theme that would keep her young, yet would show that she was growing up." It was Hale who came up with the lyric idea, which was inspired by a relationship she was going through at the time and revolved around "a strong woman who won't tolerate her man returning to his ex-girlfriend." While Tab and Hale contributed most of the lyrics, Stewart wrote the music and played all of the tracks, with Hale singing on the original demo." We kicked around some subjects which Mýa could potentially sing. Speaking of its creation, Stewart said: "We got together to write a song specifically for Mýa. Originally a rap song, Stewart heavily rearranged the track to make it fit Mýa's persona. She stepped out of her current session and was subsequently introduced to Stewart, who worked next to her.
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Initially, Mýa was working at the Redzone Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, when she heard an early instrumental of the song through the walls from the room next door. "Case of the Ex" was composed by Christopher Stewart, Traci Hale, and Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanyne in late 1999. Producer Tricky Stewart co-wrote "Case of the Ex" along with Traci Hale and Tab in late 1999.
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In addition, the video was nominated for a Washington Area Music Award for Video of the Year, while the song itself won in the Urban Contemporary Recording category in 2001. The video drew comparisons to Janet Jackson's music video for " You Want This" (1994) and Mel Gibson's 1979 film Mad Max. Mýa worked with choreographer Tina Landon, who later won an American Choreography Award for Best Hip Hop music video. The accompanying music video for the single was directed by Diane Martel. Internationally, the single topped the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks in March 2001 and peaked at number three in the United Kingdom. "Case of the Ex" became a top five hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 2, 2000, peaking and spending three consecutive weeks at number two. The song received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics and was Mýa's breakthrough hit, both stateside and internationally. It was released as the second single from the album, following " The Best of Me", on July 11, 2000. Originally a rap song, lyrically, the upbeat R&B track was inspired by a relationship Hale was going through at the time. It was written and composed by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and his songwriting partners Traci Hale and Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanyne for Mýa's second studio album Fear of Flying (2000). " Case of the Ex" (sometimes subtitled " Whatcha Gonna Do" ) is a song by American singer Mýa.