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Queen of Mean (song)

"Queen of Mean" is a song by Sarah Jeffery in her role of Princess Audrey from the Descendants 3 film and its soundtrack.[1] The song was released on August 2, 2019, along with the album. The song has reached No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The song has also peaked at No. 57 on the Canadian Hot 100,[3] and No. 89 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The official CLOUDxCITY remix was released on October 13, 2019.[5]

"Queen of Mean"
Remix cover
Single by Sarah Jeffery
from the album Descendants 3
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019
Genre
Length3:09
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)Adam Schmalhoz, Thomas Sturges, Tim James & Antonina Armato
Sarah Jeffery singles chronology
"Queen of Mean"
(2019) 		"Even the Stars"
(2020)
Descendants singles chronology
"VK Mashup"
(2019) 		"Queen of Mean"
(2019) 		"What's My Name (Red Version)"
(2024)

Commercial performance

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The song debuted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming Jeffery's first entry on the chart and one of the highest-charting songs from the Descendants franchise as well as the highest charting solo song from any of the films.[6][7] In its second week, the song jumped to number forty nine on the chart becoming the second highest-charting song from any Descendants film behind “Rotten To The Core”.[8] The song spent eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the longest charting Descendants song.[9]

Music video

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The music video was released on Disney Music's Vevo channel on August 2, 2019 following the premiere of the film. Overnight, the music video achieved two million views, and later reached number one on YouTube's Trending videos list.[10] It has since received over 450 million views. The video became the first from Descendants 3 to reach 100 million views, then 200 million views and is the second most viewed music video from the film franchise. It also has over three million likes, becoming the franchise's most liked music video.[11]

On September 27, 2019, Disney released a Memoji music video for the song.[12]

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 57
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 83
Scotland (OCC)[14] 65
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 89
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 49
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 1
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[16] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[17] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "Queen of Mean" - 3:09
  • Remixes EP
  1. "Queen of Mean (CLOUDxCITY Remix) - 3:30
  2. "Queen of Mean/What's My Name CLOUDxCITY Mashup - 2:28

References

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  1. ^ "Descendants 3 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack) by Various Artists". Apple Music. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Sarah Jeffrey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sarah Jeffrey Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Rowley, Glenn (14 October 2019). "Sarah Jeffery Reinvents 'Queen Of Mean' as Club-Inspired Banger With CloudxCity Remix: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Sarah Jeffrey | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20.
  8. ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  10. ^ "'Descendants 3:' Video of Sarah Jeffery singing 'Queen of Mean' goes viral". UPI. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  11. ^ Sarah Jeffery - Queen of Mean (From "Descendants 3"), 2 August 2019, retrieved 2019-08-24
  12. ^ Queen of Mean Memoji Music Video 👑 | Descendants 3, 27 September 2019, retrieved 2019-09-29
  13. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  15. ^ "Kid Digital Song Sales : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  16. ^ "Pop Digital Song Sales : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  17. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Sarah Jeffery – Queen of Mean" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  18. ^ "British single certifications – Sarah Jeffery – Queen of Mean". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Sarah Jeffery – Queen of Mean". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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