 The following week, it climbed 14 positions to its peak of number seven with sales of 13,220, giving the group their fifth consecutive top-ten single; additionally it topped the UK R&B Chart.The music video for "I Don't Need a Man" was directed by Chris Applebaum and was first announced and described by group member Ashley Roberts in a blog entry on their official website.On August 25, 2006, the music video premiered on The Box in the UK, and on September 14, it premiered on "MuchOnDemand" in Canada.