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Jenny from the Block

{{Short description|2002 single by Jennifer Lopez}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Jenny from the Block

| cover = Jenny from the Block.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss{{efn|name=rap}} and Styles P{{efn|name=rap}}

| album = This Is Me... Then

| released = {{start date|2002|9|26}}

| recorded =

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| venue =

| genre =

| length =

  • 3:08 (album version)
  • 2:49 (no rap version)

| label = Epic

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| chronology = Jennifer Lopez

| prev_title = Alive

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = All I Have

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Jadakiss

| type = singles

| prev_title = Day & Night

| prev_year = 2002

| title = Jenny from the Block

| year = 2002

| next_title = Run

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Styles

| type = singles

| prev_title = The Life

| prev_year = 2002

| title = Jenny from the Block

| year = 2002

| next_title = Locked Up

| next_year = 2004

}}

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{{External music video|{{YouTube|RciKM866Rhk|"Jenny from the Block" (Rap version)|link=no}}|header=no}}

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"Jenny from the Block" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, which features American rappers Jadakiss and Styles P, both members of the Lox. It was released by Epic Records on September 26, 2002, as the lead single from her third studio album, This Is Me... Then (2002). The song, first leaked online, was written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, Mr. Deyo, Samuel Barnes, and Jean Claude Olivier. Cory Rooney, Olivier, Barnes, and Oliver produced the song. Another version of the track features solely Lopez, which was part of the Brazilian edition of the album.

"Jenny from the Block" is an R&B and old school hip hop song, which lyrically is about Lopez's desire, despite her level of fame and fortune, to remain humble and true to her roots in The Bronx. The song was noted by critics for using a large amount of music samples from songs such as 20th Century Steel Band's "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth" (1975), Boogie Down Productions' "South Bronx" (1987), and "Hi-Jack" by Enoch Light.

While some critics praised the song and theme, others disregarded the lyrics as "silly" and "laughable". Despite this, the song became a commercial success, topping the charts in Canada, reaching number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and charting within the top ten of several major music markets. The song's music video also caused controversy. It featured Lopez and her boyfriend at the time, Ben Affleck, who later credited the video with nearly "ruining his career", in several raunchy scenes through the paparazzi's point of view. The song has been referenced in popular culture and since its release, Lopez has been referred to as "Jenny from the Block" in the media. In 2024, Lopez sampled the song on "Hearts and Flowers", a song from her album This Is Me... Now which was recorded after reuniting with Affleck and their subsequent marriage.

Background and release

This Is Me... Then was scheduled to be released in November 2002. However, "Jenny from the Block" featuring rappers Jadakiss and Styles P of The LOX was leaked by a pop station in Hartford, Connecticut, and later distributed to other stations owned by Infinity Broadcasting. In response, Jennifer Lopez and Epic Records pushed forward the album's release date to September 26, the same day "Jenny from the Block" was officially sent to US radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457833/j-lo-album-due-november-26.jhtml|title=J. Lo Sets Release Date For LP After Song Leaks Out|last=Moss|first=Corey|publisher=MTV|date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210044047/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457833/j-lo-album-due-november-26.jhtml|archive-date=February 10, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2023}} Unlike her previous studio albums: On the 6 (1999) and J.Lo (2001), Lopez had a more "hands-on" role on This Is Me... Then. The album also had more of an adult-R&B sound. Musically, majority of the songs on This Is Me... Then were lyrically "dedicated" to her relationship with then-fiancé, actor Ben Affleck.{{cite news|title=J-Lo disc declares her love|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/27/1038274342213.html|work=The Age|access-date=January 29, 2012|date=November 27, 2002|location=Melbourne}} The Age newspaper said the album was a "declaration" of love for Affleck. During an interview, Lopez said "I wrote a lot of songs inspired, in a way, by what I was going through at the time that this album was being made, and he [Affleck] was definitely a big part of that."{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez Feels Ben Affleck's Love, Sports Big Pink Rock To Prove It|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1458399/jennifer-lopez-feels-ben-afflecks-love-sports-big-pink-rock-to-prove-it/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001133833/http://www.mtv.com/news/1458399/jennifer-lopez-feels-ben-afflecks-love-sports-big-pink-rock-to-prove-it/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2015|publisher=VH1|access-date=February 20, 2012}} Several critics highlighted that the album showed how "smitten" she was, and that the content was borderline "annoying".{{cite news|author=Betty Clarke |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/nov/29/popandrock.artsfeatures2 |title=CD: Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me...Then | Culture |newspaper=The Guardian |date= November 29, 2002|access-date=March 30, 2012 |location=London}}

During the production of the album, Affleck and Lopez were a prominent super couple in the media, and were dubbed "Bennifer". Lopez stated "We try to make the best of it{{sic}} I'm not saying there's not times that we wish [we] could just be going to the movies and come out and there's not a crowd there waiting. You just want to spend your Sunday afternoon not working, but at the same time we both love what we do. If that's something that's part of it, then that's fine. We feel the love and we're very happy about it." The overexposure from the media and public interest in their relationship resulted in less admiration for their work and negatively affected their careers, in particular affecting the video for "Jenny from the Block".{{cite web|title=Top Celebrity Supercouples of All Time |publisher=Comcast/Comcast Interactive Media |year=2009 |access-date=December 5, 2009 |url=http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-supercouples/20/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829005414/http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-supercouples/20/ |archive-date=August 29, 2009 }}{{cite magazine|first=Liane|last=Bonin|title=Pot Pans Kettle. Madonna calls J.Lo overexposed. The Material Girl says Bennifer could have avoided the media meltdown that postponed their wedding|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 31, 2003|access-date=July 6, 2009|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/10/31/madonna-calls-jlo-overexposed/|archive-date=August 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803012050/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,536029,00.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news| first=Stephen M.| last=Silverman | title=Overexposed? Is There Too Much J.Lo?|work=People|date=December 9, 2002|access-date=July 6, 2009|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625069,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319172130/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625069,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2008}}

Production and lyrics

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"Jenny from the Block" is an uptempo R&B and old school hip hop song. It was produced by Troy Oliver, written by Andre Deyo, remixed by Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, and contained samples by Enoch Light, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling and Michael Oliver. Trackmasters produced the song alongside Oliver and Cory Rooney.{{cite AV media notes |title=This Is Me... Then |others=Jennifer Lopez |date=2003 |type=liner notes |publisher=Epic Records}} The song "intones her modest childhood roots", with Lopez singing in the chorus: "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got / I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the Block / Used to have a little now I have a lot / No matter where I go, I know where I came from". She implores the listener not to be fooled by the amount of money that she now possesses because she is still Jennifer from the same block. Despite now having a lot of money, she still knows where she comes from.{{cite news|title=J-Lo disc declares her love|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/27/1038274342213.html|work=The Age|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|access-date=November 9, 2012|date=November 27, 2002|location=Melbourne}} At the start of her career, Lopez's first big break was as a backup dancer for New Kids on the Block.[https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/jennifer-lopez-dances-new-kids-block-1991-video-clip-article-1.141080 Watch: Jennifer Lopez was a back up dancer for New Kids On The Block!]
"Before she was 'Jenny from the block', Jennifer Lopez was dancing with New Kids On The Block!"

"Jenny from the Block" samples a number of songs. The opening line of the track, "Children grow and women producing, men go working, some go stealing, everyone's got to make a living", is derived from 20th Century Steel Band's 1975 song "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth". The constant flute loop through the song is an interpolation of Enoch Light's "Hi-Jack" (1975), while the bridge samples Boogie Down Productions' "South Bronx" (1986). Trackmasters allegedly incorporated the sample of The Beatnuts' song "Watch Out Now" from their album A Musical Massacre (1999), which also sampled "Hi-Jack", on the track. Believing Lopez and the song's producers had stolen their sample of "Hi-Jack" without consent, they subsequently insulted Lopez on the song "Confused Rappers", from their album Milk Me (2004).{{cite web|first=Robert |last=DeGracia |url=http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2004/09/01/18134252.aspx |title=Milk Me review |work=AllHipHop |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327203124/http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2004/09/01/18134252.aspx |archive-date=March 27, 2009 }}{{cite journal|last1=Relic|first1=Peter|title=The 25 Most Notorious Uncleared Samples In Rap History|journal=Complex|date=April 23, 2013|url=http://au.complex.com/music/2013/04/the-25-most-notorious-uncleared-samples-in-rap-history/jennifer-lopez-jenny-from-the-block-sampling-beatn|access-date=October 1, 2015|publisher=Complex Media}} The group said: "Anybody familiar with our music who heard 'Jenny from the Block' knew it was a Beatnuts beat. There's no getting around it. That's a straight-up bite. It's the same drums, the same flute, the same tempo... everything is our idea. If we never flipped that sample, there would be no 'Jenny from the Block'."{{cite web|last=Perlich |first=Tim |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/art/story.cfm?content=137127 |title=The Beatnuts | NOW Magazine |publisher=Nowtoronto.com |date=February 11, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2012}}

Critical response

"Jenny from the Block" generated a polarized reception among music critics and pop music fans, with some applauding it as a "strong self statement" and homage to Lopez's roots, and others dismissing it as "silly".{{cite web|last1=Lamb|first1=Bill|title=Top 10 Jennifer Lopez Songs|url=http://top40.about.com/od/Best-Songs-By-Current-Artists/ss/Top-10-Jennifer-Lopez-Songs.htm#step4|website=About.com|publisher=IAC|access-date=October 1, 2015|archive-date=November 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128134618/http://top40.about.com/od/Best-Songs-By-Current-Artists/ss/Top-10-Jennifer-Lopez-Songs.htm#step4|url-status=dead}} Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song "infectious", but noted that it is "more like a disease than a chunky casserole".{{cite web|last1=Cinquemani|first1=Sal|title=Jennifer Lopez This Is Me…Then|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jennifer-lopez-this-is-me-then|website=Slant Magazine|access-date=October 1, 2015|date=November 20, 2002}} Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly was favorable, writing: "Lopez insists that fame hasn't changed her, and seduced by the breezy pleasure of her new music, we're almost inclined to believe her".{{cite magazine|last1=Sinclair|first1=Tom|title=This Is Me...Then|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 9, 2002|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2002/12/09/this-methen|access-date=October 1, 2015|publisher=Time Inc.}} Arion Berger of Rolling Stone opined that the song "is worth listening to — its windup/wind-down chorus is as sly and curvy as Lopez".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/this-is-me-then-20021230|title=This Is Me... Then|last=Berger|first=Arion|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Jann Wenner|date=December 30, 2002|access-date=July 24, 2012}} On a list of "17 of the Best Songs About NYC", Time magazine placed "Jenny from the Block" at number twelve.{{cite magazine|last1=Locker|first1=Melissa|title=Happy 350th Birthday, New York City: Here Are 17 of the Best Songs About NYC|magazine=Time|date=September 8, 2014|url=https://time.com/3304138/happy-350th-birthday-new-york-city-here-are-17-of-the-best-songs-about-nyc/|access-date=October 1, 2015|publisher=Time Inc.}} Complex magazine praised the inclusion of the "South Bronx" sample, writing: "After becoming a full-blown superstar whose entire life was different in every way, J. Lo was still trying to convince us she was "real" and still the same old girl from the block. What better way to connect to her roots musically than to put on for her hometown with the greatest Bronx anthem ever put to wax, BDP's "South Bronx"?"{{cite journal|title=The 50 Best R&B Songs That Flipped Rap Beats|journal=Complex|date=March 30, 2013|url=http://au.complex.com/music/2013/03/the-50-best-rb-songs-that-flipped-rap-beats/|access-date=October 1, 2015|publisher=Complex Media}}

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the song an unfavorable review, calling it "silly" and describing the lyrics as "laughable".{{cite web|last1=Thomas Erlewine|first1=Stephen|title=This Is Me... Then|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-me-then-mw0000229367|website=Allmusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=October 1, 2015}} James Poletti of Yahoo! Music was also negative, calling it "agonizing" and a "cynical appropriation of hip-hop culture".{{cite web|title=LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo! - Jennifer Lopez - 'This Is Me... Then'|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/27535.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040517114800/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/27535.html|archive-date=May 17, 2004|work=Yahoo! Music|access-date=April 28, 2012}} Writing for The Village Voice, Jon Caramanica was highly unfavorable of "Jenny from the Block", stating that "Jenny aims to fast-talk herself into authenticity".{{cite web|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|title=Maid In Manhattan|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-02-04/music/made-in-manhattan/1/|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Voice Media Group|access-date=April 5, 2013|date=February 4, 2003|archive-date=June 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622084810/http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-02-04/music/made-in-manhattan/1/|url-status=dead}} AOL Radio deemed it one of the "100 Worst Songs Ever" in 2010, remarking: "Yup, just your average girl, willing to risk a national TV gig over the size of her 'dressing-room compound.'"{{cite web|last1=Wilkening|first1=Matthew|title=100 Worst Songs Ever|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/worst-songs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913200739/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/worst-songs/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 13, 2010|website=AOL Radio|publisher=AOL Inc.|access-date=October 1, 2015|date=September 11, 2010}} In a countdown of "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs ... Ever", VH1 and Blender ranked "Jenny from the Block" at number thirty-three.{{cite web|title='VH1 & Blender Magazine Present: 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs ... Ever' Premiering Wednesday May 12 9:00 PM*|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vh1--blender-magazine-present-50-most-awesomely-bad-songs--ever-premiering-wednesday-may-12-900-pm-72640707.html|website=PRNewswire|publisher=UBM plc|access-date=October 1, 2015|date=April 23, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830103537/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vh1--blender-magazine-present-50-most-awesomely-bad-songs--ever-premiering-wednesday-may-12-900-pm-72640707.html|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=dead}} Her Campus included the song on a list of "15 Songs We're Embarrassed to Still Know All the Lyrics To".{{cite web|last1=Crabtree|first1=Erin|title=15 Songs We're Embarrassed to STILL Know All the Lyrics To|url=http://www.hercampus.com/entertainment/15-songs-were-embarrassed-still-know-all-lyrics|website=Her Campus|publisher=Her Campus Media|access-date=October 1, 2015|date=May 11, 2015}} In a television special titled The 100 Most Annoying Pop Songs...We Hate To Love, BBC ranked "Jenny from the Block" at number one-hundred.[The Most Annoying Pop Songs...We Hate to Love. BBC. March 24, 2007 On a similar special for Channel 4 titled The 100 Worst Pop Records, the song was named the tenth worst song ever.{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/pop_records/results.html |title=100 Worst Pop Records |year=2004 |publisher=Channel 4 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124060319/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/pop_records/results.html |archive-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 6, 2016 }} Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush observed in 2012: "'Jenny From the Block' is quite a polarizing track ... Either you love the 'J. Lo' tune because it's boastful and oozes confidence or you hate it because it's cheesy and makes use of flutes."{{cite web|last1=Sciarretto|first1=Amy|title=Top 10 Jennifer Lopez Songs|url=http://popcrush.com/jennifer-lopez-songs/|publisher=PopCrush|access-date=September 24, 2015|date=December 5, 2002}}

Chart performance

=North America=

On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Jenny from the Block" debuted at number 67 for the week of October 12, 2002.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73946/j-lo-ready-to-unveil-the-new-me |title=J. Lo Ready To Unveil The New 'Me' |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=October 4, 2002|access-date=May 5, 2012}} By its third week on the Hot 100, the song had propelled to the top twenty, reaching number 17.{{cite magazine|volume= 114| issue= 43|title=Billboard Hot 100|page=71|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQ0EAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|publisher=(Nielsen Media Research)|issn=0006-2510|access-date=November 9, 2012|date=October 26, 2002}} For the Billboard issue dated November 23, 2002, it entered the top ten of the Hot 100, jumping to number eight. It also reached the top ten of the Hot 100 Airplay chart, at number nine.{{cite web|volume= 114| issue= 45|pages=68–69|title=Billboard Hot 100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SA0EAAAAMBAJ|work=Billboard|publisher=(Nielsen Media Research)|access-date=November 9, 2012 |date=November 23, 2002}} The following week, the song continued climbing the Hot 100, moving to number six, while also reaching the top five of the Hot 100 Airplay chart.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Hot 100|pages=72–73|volume= 114| issue= 48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rg0EAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|publisher=(Nielsen Media Research)|access-date=November 9, 2012 |date=November 30, 2012}} By December 14, it had peaked at three on the Hot 100, where it remained for three weeks, and also jumped to three on the Airplay chart.{{cite web|title=Billboard|volume= 114| issue= 51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ0EAAAAMBAJ|publisher=(Nielsen Media Research)|access-date=November 9, 2012|pages=164|date=December 14, 2012}} Three weeks later, on December 28, "Jenny from the Block" remained stalling at three on the Hot 100 and the Airplay chart. For three weeks it had been blocked from the top spot of both charts by Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and Missy Elliott's "Work It".{{cite web|title=Billboard|volume= 114| issue= 52|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Jenny+from+the+block|publisher=(Nielsen Media Research)|access-date=November 9, 2012|pages=180|date=December 28, 2002}} It peaked at two on the US Mainstream Top 40 Pop Songs and 22 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

=Internationally=

In Australia, "Jenny from the Block" made its debut inside the top ten at number eight on December 1, 2002. On January 5, 2003, it moved to its peak of five, where it remained for two weeks, and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart. The song peaked atop the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, becoming her third number-one there following "If You Had My Love" (1999) and "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (2001).{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jennifer lopez|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} In Italy, it debuted at its peak of number four on December 21, and remained on the chart for sixteen weeks, all of which it remained in the top ten for; exiting on March 6, 2003. In New Zealand, it debuted at 49 on November 11, 2002; it peaked at number six on December 8 and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart. It was certified Gold by RIANZ for sales of 7,500 copies. It peaked at number two in Spain on December 24, 2002. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her ninth top-ten hit in Britain, as well as her fourth song to peak at three. In May 2023, the song was certified platinum for sales and streams exceeding 600,000 units. In Norway, the song debuted at number six and peaked at five. It has been certified platinum there for sales of 10,000 copies. In France, the song debuted at number fifty-two and peaked at five, becoming her fifth top ten in the country at this time. It has been certified gold there for over 250,000 copies sold.{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2003&type=7 |title=Certifications Singles Or – année 2003 |work=SNEP |language=French |date=July 9, 2003 |accessdate=2009-04-19}}

Music video

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The song's accompanying music video was directed by Francis Lawrence.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/jennifer-lopez/9148/waiting-for-tonight.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101055515/http://www.mtv.com/videos/jennifer-lopez/9148/waiting-for-tonight.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2008 |title=Video: Jennifer Lopez – Waiting for Tonight |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |date=February 13, 2007 |access-date=August 11, 2011}} Its theme revolves around the media invading Lopez's life, particularly her relationship with then-boyfriend, Ben Affleck. The video was filmed entirely in Los Angeles from October 18–20, 2002. It premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on November 5, 2002, and on BET's 106 & Park on December 9, 2002.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

The video begins with surveillance camera footage of Lopez and Affleck in their apartment. Lopez is then shown dancing in the apartment to music on her Mp3 player, which is captured by the paparazzi. She is also seen performing the song (clothed in different outfits) amid bright lights on the streets of New York City with Jadakiss and Styles P. Separate scenes depict Lopez on a yacht, sunbathing topless with her friends, and swimming in the ocean with Affleck. Footage of the couple having lunch at a restaurant and stopping at a gas station is also captured by the paparazzi. Lopez later visits a jewelry store, and sings "Loving You" in a recording studio. Finally, the couple are shown spending time together by a pool.

Speaking of the video, Melissa Ng of The Spectator wrote: "Before celebrities become stars, they dream about gaining fame, fortune, and being in the spotlight [sic] Jennifer Lopez released a video for her single, 'Jenny from the Block'. The video is basically about how she cannot find privacy with her fiancé Ben Affleck. A lot of glamour is associated with fame and fortune; however, along with that glamour comes the loss of privacy."{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444942191.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+10%2C+2003&author=Melissa+Ng&pub=The+Spectator&desc=The+price+of+fame+and+fortune&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201033302/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444942191.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+10,+2003&author=Melissa+Ng&pub=The+Spectator&desc=The+price+of+fame+and+fortune&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=The price of fame and fortune |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date= January 10, 2003|access-date=November 10, 2012 |first=Melissa |last=Ng}} Justine Ashley Costanza of International Business Times wrote in 2012: "Back when Lopez was engaged to the wholesome actor, she decided it would be best to make a video about how hard their lives were. Poor J-Lo couldn't lounge on her yacht, be adored in a hot tub, or wear her $1 million engagement ring without someone taking her picture. It's not easy being overly wealthy superstars. The video's premise shows Lopez dealing with the perils of fame the only way she knows how ... by taking off most of what she's wearing."{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-lopezs-dance-again-video-stirs-controversy-her-five-trashiest-videos-435170 |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'Dance Again' Video Stirs Controversy: Her Five Trashiest Videos |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=November 10, 2012}}

Live performances

"Jenny from the Block" was performed at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards on August 20, 2018. The song was performed by Lopez during the 2020 Super Bowl LIV halftime show.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-2020-halftime-show-and-set-list-watch-jennifer-lopez-and-shakira-take-the-stage-in-miami/ |title=Super Bowl 2020 halftime show and set list: Watch Jennifer Lopez and Shakira take the stage in Miami |first=Shanna |last=McCarriston |date=February 2, 2020 |magazine=CBS Sports}}{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/02/03/super-bowl-liv-halftime-set-list-jennifer-lopez-shakira |title=Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Setlist: Every Song Jennifer Lopez, Shakira Performed |first=Elizabeth |last=Swinton |date=February 2, 2020 |magazine=CBS Sports}}

Impact

"Jenny from the Block" is considered one of Lopez's signature songs and most iconic single.{{cite web|title=Marc Anthony And J.Lo Go Back To School|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marc-anthony-and-jlo-go-back-to-school/|website=CBS News|access-date=October 2, 2015|date=September 25, 2007}}{{cite web|last1=Lansky|first1=Sam|title=Jennifer Lopez Is Back On Top With 'Love?' Which Is Exactly Where She Deserves To Be|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/04/19/jennifer-lopez-love-on-the-floor-dance-again/|website=MTV Buzzworthy|publisher=Viacom|access-date=September 25, 2015|date=April 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928224759/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/04/19/jennifer-lopez-love-on-the-floor-dance-again/|archive-date=September 28, 2015}} It began a trend of songs which juxtaposed "the performer's upbringing to their celebrity status".{{cite book |last1=Rose |first1=David |title=Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books |date=February 2, 2010 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9781439131497 |page=99 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSNpHWBeHucC&pg=PA99 |access-date=March 7, 2024}} The lyrical content of country artist Faith Hill's 2005 song "Mississippi Girl" was considered to be influenced by the song; Rolling Stone described it as "country music's version" of the single,{{cite magazine|title=Southern Comforts: 25 Best Songs About the South|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/southern-comforts-25-best-songs-about-the-south-20150302/faith-hill-mississippi-girl-20150302|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|access-date=October 2, 2015|date=March 2, 2015}} and Billboard called it "a countrified 'Jenny from the Block'".{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=August 6, 2005|volume=117|issue=32|page=39|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhQEAAAAMBAJ|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}} Other songs noted to have followed the theme of "Jenny from the Block" were Gwen Stefani's "Orange County Girl" and Fergie and Ludacris' "Glamorous".{{cite web|last1=Kraines|first1=Talia|title=Gwen Stefani - 'The Sweet Escape' (Polydor)|url=http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/25851/gwen-stefani---the-sweet-escape-polydor-released-041206|website=Gigwise|publisher=Giant Digital|access-date=October 2, 2015|date=December 11, 2006}}{{cite book|last1=Rose|first1=David|title=Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland|date=December 1, 2010|publisher=Picador|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YIAyW3whRl8C|access-date=October 2, 2015|isbn=9781743036495}} Mexican-American recording artist Becky G recorded a cover version of the song, entitled "Becky from the Block". The song's accompanying music video was shot in Inglewood, California.{{YouTube|204RpkonU-s}} Lopez made a cameo appearance towards the end of the music video.{{cite web|last=Updegraff|first=Jake|title=Jennifer Lopez & Casper Smart Make Cameos In 'Becky from the Block' Music Video|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2013/04/08/becky-g-channels-jennifer-lopez-in-becky-from-the-block/|work=RyanSeacrest.com|access-date=April 9, 2013}} The lyrics of this version are significantly different from the original.{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Jennifer Lopez Makes A Cameo In Becky G's "Becky From The Block" Video: Watch|url=http://idolator.com/7450920/jennifer-lopez-becky-g-becky-from-the-block-video|work=Idolator.com|access-date=April 9, 2013|date=April 8, 2013|archive-date=June 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123415/http://idolator.com/7450920/jennifer-lopez-becky-g-becky-from-the-block-video|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=VIDEO: BECKY G – 'BECKY FROM THE BLOCK'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/04/08/video-becky-g-becky-from-the-block/|work=Rap-Up.com|access-date=April 9, 2013}} Entertainment Tonight described the version to have "give[n] Jenny's NY-based tune a West Coast slant".{{cite news|title=J.Lo Cameos in 'Becky From The Block' Video|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/132628_Jennifer_Lopez_in_Becky_From_The_Block_Music_Video/|access-date=April 9, 2013|newspaper=ET Online|date=April 8, 2013|archive-date=October 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003195421/http://www.etonline.com/music/132628_Jennifer_Lopez_in_Becky_From_The_Block_Music_Video/|url-status=dead}}

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Australian rapper Iggy Azalea referenced the song in her verse from Lopez's 2014 song "Booty", stating: "The last time the world seen a booty this good, it was on Jenny from the block."{{cite web|title=New Music: Jennifer Lopez f/ Iggy Azalea - Booty (Remix)|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/08/26/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-iggy-azalea-booty-remix/|website=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|access-date=October 2, 2015|date=August 26, 2014}} In Lopez's 2018 single, "Dinero" featuring DJ Khaled, American rapper Cardi B ends her verse by referencing rapper's and Lopez's beginnings: "Two bad bitches that came from the Bronx, Cardi from the pole and Jenny from the block".{{cite web|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|title=Cardi B Is The 'Trap Selena' On Jennifer Lopez's Bilingual New 'Dinero'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3077482/jennifer-lopez-cardi-b-dinero-dj-khaled/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517170406/http://www.mtv.com/news/3077482/jennifer-lopez-cardi-b-dinero-dj-khaled/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2018|website=MTV News|access-date=May 18, 2018|date=May 17, 2018}} Rapper Drake, who Lopez was believed to have been romantically involved with in the past, references her and the song in his 2018 single "In My Feelings" from his album Scorpion, stating: "From the block like you Jenny/ I know you special, girl, 'cause I know too many."{{cite magazine |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |title=Decoding All of Drake's References on 'In My Feelings' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8465272/drake-in-my-feelings-lyrics-decoded |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 9, 2020 |date=July 13, 2018}}

The song has been referenced with respect to other public figures hailing from the Bronx. United States Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor has been referred to as "Sonia from the Block" in the media,{{cite web |last1=Brockes |first1=Emma |title=Notorious RBG and 'Sonia from the block': turning justices into pop culture heroines |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jun/24/notorious-rbg-sonia-from-the-block-sotomayor-bader-ginsburg |website=The Guardian |access-date=March 21, 2024 |date=June 24, 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Mystal |first1=Elie |title=How Sonia Sotomayor Became the Conscience of the Supreme Court |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/sonia-sotomayor-liberal-justice/ |website=The Nation |access-date=March 21, 2024 |date=September 5, 2022}} a nickname used by her own clerks.{{cite book |last1=Sonneborn |first1=Liz |title=Sonia Sotomayor: From the Bronx to the US Supreme Court |date=August 2023 |publisher=Lerner Publishing Group |isbn=9781728497600 |page=27}} Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referenced the song's lyrics while showing off a plaque for her Capitol Hill office, writing: "Don’t be fooled by the plaques that we got, I'm still, I'm still Alex from the Bronx" on Twitter.{{cite web |last1=Anapol |first1=Avery |title=Ocasio-Cortez shares photo of new office plaque with J. Lo tribute |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/422973-ocasio-cortez-shares-photo-of-new-office-plaque-with-j-lo/ |website=The Hill |access-date=March 21, 2024 |date=December 27, 2018}}

In the past decade since the song's release, Lopez has been nicknamed "Jenny from The Block" in the media, a name news reporters and journalists often use.{{cite web |url=http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2011/5/3/jennifer_lopezs_new_video_im_into.htm |title=Jennifer Lopez's New Video 'I'm Into You': Watch |publisher=HispanicBusiness.com |date=May 3, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103172323/http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2011/5/3/jennifer_lopezs_new_video_im_into.htm |archive-date=January 3, 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/throwback-track-jennifer-lopez-is-still-jenny-from-the-block-20110809 |title=Throwback Track: Jennifer Lopez is Still 'Jenny From the Block' - on |publisher=Desihits.com |date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811204707/http://www.desihits.com/news/view/throwback-track-jennifer-lopez-is-still-jenny-from-the-block-20110809 |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }} At the 68th Golden Globe Awards in 2011, comedian Ricky Gervais referenced the song: "She's just Jenny from the block. If the block in question is that one on Rodeo Drive between Cartier and Prada."{{cite news|title=Mixed reaction to Ricky Gervais as Golden Globes host|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12205469|access-date=October 2, 2015|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=January 17, 2011}} In October 2015, a video clip filmed in Afghanistan years ago surfaced online of two US Marines singing "Jenny from the Block" moments before being fired at by the Taliban.{{cite news|title=Afghanistan Marines film themselves singing J-Lo song on front line before suddenly coming under fire from TALIBAN|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/marines-film-themselves-singing-j-6550330|access-date=October 2, 2015|work=Daily Mirror|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=September 30, 2015}}

Ben Affleck's appearance in the song's music video became notorious, having been released at the peak of the couple's "frenzied" tabloid coverage. Paper magazine wrote: "Love makes people do crazy things, and that's our only explanation for this."{{cite journal|last1=Thompson|first1=Elizabeth|title=Let's Not Forget That Ben Affleck Was in the "Jenny from the Block" Video|journal=Paper|date=October 10, 2014|url=http://www.papermag.com/2014/10/ben_affleck_jenny_from_the_block.php|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=Paper Communications|archive-date=October 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004155625/http://www.papermag.com/2014/10/ben_affleck_jenny_from_the_block.php|url-status=dead}} Their relationship received widespread media coverage,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/jennifer-lopez-201109 |title=Jenny Back on the Block |first=Lisa |last=Robinson |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=August 4, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714073057/http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/jennifer-lopez-201109 |archive-date=July 14, 2016 }} with "excessive media attention" factoring into their cancelled wedding and subsequent breakup.{{cite news|last1=Armstrong |first1=Mark |title=Lopez, Affleck Postpone Weekend Wedding |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624672,00.html |work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=September 10, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072338/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C624672%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}{{cite news|last1=Dagostino |first1=Mark |title=Affleck on 'Good Terms' with Lopez |url=http://people.com/celebrity/affleck-on-good-terms-with-lopez/ |work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=March 9, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415104106/http://people.com/celebrity/affleck-on-good-terms-with-lopez/ |archive-date=April 15, 2017 }} Lopez later described the split as her "first real heartbreak" and attributed it in part to Affleck's discomfort with the media scrutiny.{{cite web|url=http://extratv.com/2016/03/25/jennifer-lopez-reflects-on-relationship-with-ben-affleck/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Reflects on Relationship with Ben Affleck |publisher=Extra TV |date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221165617/http://extratv.com/2016/03/25/jennifer-lopez-reflects-on-relationship-with-ben-affleck/ |archive-date=December 21, 2016 }} In 2008, Affleck said he nearly "ruined" his career by starring in the clip: "If I have a big regret, it was doing the music video. But that happened years ago. I've moved on." He also stated: "It not only makes me look like a petulant fool (to blame Lopez), but it surely qualifies as ungentlemanly? For the record, did she hurt my career? No."{{cite web |author=Loading... |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/42440/ben-affleck-jenny-from-the |title=Ben Affleck: 'Jenny From The Block Video Nearly Ended My Career' - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions |publisher=Entertainmentwise |date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409111235/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/42440/ben-affleck-jenny-from-the |archive-date=April 9, 2011 }} In response, Latina magazine wrote: "Riiiigght. So it wasn't a string of bad movies starting with Reindeer Games in 2000 and a general lack of on-screen appeal that ruined your career, right Ben? It was a music video. What else can we blame on a music video? Global warming?"{{cite journal|title=Ben Affleck: Jennifer Lopez Video Nearly Ruined My Career|journal=Latina|date=May 13, 2008|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-video-nearly-ruined-my-career|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=Latina Media Ventures}} Following Lopez's marriage to Marc Anthony, she reportedly attempted to have the music video blocked from television networks such as VH1 and MTV.{{cite web |author=UTC |url=http://www.teenmusic.com/2004/10/10/j-los-video-block |title=J.Lo's video 'Block' |publisher=TeenMusic.com |date=October 10, 2004 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301185546/http://www.teenmusic.com/2004/10/10/j-los-video-block |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

In 2024, Lopez released her ninth studio album This Is Me... Now, which features interpolations of "Jenny from the Block" on the song "Hearts & Flowers".Lopez, Jennifer; This Is Me... Now. [Album liner notes]. Published by Nuyorican Productions. Distributed by BMG Rights Management. The latter was referred to by some critics such as The Arts Desk as a "sequel of sorts" to "Jenny from the Block".{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-jennifer-lopez-me-now|title=Album: Jennifer Lopez – This is Me... Now|publisher=The Arts Desk|last=Green|first=Thomas H.|date=February 14, 2024|accessdate=February 15, 2024|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215142217/https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-jennifer-lopez-me-now|url-status=live}} The interpolation and album, both come at a time when Lopez and Affleck reunited romantically in 2022 and married in 2023. This is Me...Now was recorded across 2022-2023 and was inspired by this reunion.{{cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lopez-upcoming-album-dedicated-to-ben-affleck |title=Jennifer Lopez's Upcoming Album Will Be Dedicated to Ben Affleck—Again |last=Mukhtar |first=Amel |website=Vogue |date=November 25, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208145759/https://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lopez-upcoming-album-dedicated-to-ben-affleck|url-status=live}}

Track listings

{{Track listing

| headline = US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=49 79825}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Track Masters remix

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = Bronx instrumental

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Jenny from the Block

| note3 = Bronx remix (no rap) edit

| length3 = 2:48

| title4 = Jenny from the Block

| note4 = Bronx remix (no rap)

| length4 = 3:07

| title5 = Jenny from the Block

| note5 = rap a cappella

| length5 = 2:58

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Canadian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=Canadian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=34K-3383}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Bronx remix (no rap) edit

| length1 = 2:48

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = Track Masters remix

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Alive

| note3 = Thunderpuss radio mix

| length3 = 4:12

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=673357 2}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Bronx remix (no rap) edit

| length1 = 2:48

| title2 = Alive

| note2 = Thunderpuss radio mix

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Play

| note3 = Thunderpuss club mix

| length3 = 8:18

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK CD2 and 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=673357 5}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=673357 6}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Trackmasters remix

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = Bronx instrumental

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Love Don't Cost a Thing

| note3 = HQ2 club vocal mix

| length3 = 10:54

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 673281 1}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Track Masters remix

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = Bronx remix (no rap) edit

| length2 = 2:48

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = European maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 673281 5}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Track Masters remix

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = Bronx remix (no rap) edit

| length2 = 2:48

| title3 = Jenny from the Block

| note3 = Bronx instrumental

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = Jenny from the Block

| note4 = rap a cappella

| length4 = 2:58

| title5 = Alive

| note5 = Thunderpuss radio mix

| length5 = 4:12

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=673281.2}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Track Masters remix

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = rap a cappella

| title3 = Jenny from the Block

| note3 = Bronx remix (no rap) edit

| title4 = Alive

| note4 = Thunderpuss club mix

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jenny from the Block|others=Jennifer Lopez|year=2002|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EICP 154}}

| title1 = Jenny from the Block

| note1 = Track Masters remix

| title2 = Jenny from the Block

| note2 = Bronx remix (no rap)

}}

Charts

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Jenny from the Block"

! style="text-align:center;"|Chart (2002–2003)

! style="text-align:center;"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="Australia"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|Australiaurban|3|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222434/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030407-0000/Issue681.pdf|urltitle=Issue 681|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2022}}
{{single chart|Austria|7|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|Flanders|7|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="flanders"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|6|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="wallonia"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web |title=Canadian Digital Song Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-song-sales/2003-01-11 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=March 23, 2020 |date=January 11, 2003}}

|1

scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS){{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|date=2003|title=The Essential 2002 Chart Yearbook|publisher=Music Data Canada|pages=14, 47|isbn=1-896594-15-8}}

|3

scope="row"|Canada CHR/Top 40 (Nielsen BDS)

|1

{{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=50|page=12|date=December 7, 2002}}

|4

{{single chart|Finland|18|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|France|5|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="French"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|Germany|7|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|songid=5399|rowheader=true|access-date=April 3, 2019}}
scope="row"|Guatemala (Notimex){{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2003/christina-y-jennifer-lopez-dominan-lista-de-popularidad.html|title=Christina y Jennifer López dominan lista de popularidad|language=es|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|date=February 17, 2003|access-date=August 3, 2022}}

|3

{{single chart|Hungary|1|year=2003|week=15|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|4|year=2003|week=1|rowheader=true|access-date=January 19, 2024}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|12|song=Jenny From The Block|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}}
{{single chart|Italy|4|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="Italy"|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=2002|week=49|rowheader=true|access-date=February 10, 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|rowheader=true|access-date=February 10, 2020}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="NZ"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
scope="row"|Nicaragua (Notimex)

|1

{{single chart|Norway|5|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|song=Jenny From The Block|refname="Norway"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
scope="row"|Peru (Notimex){{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2003/avril-y-mana-dominan-en-las-listas.html|title=Avril y Maná dominan en las listas|language=es|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|date=February 17, 2003|access-date=March 17, 2023|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811212445/https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2003/avril-y-mana-dominan-en-las-listas.html|url-status=live}}

|2

scope="row"|Poland (Polish Airplay Charts){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022145230/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_04_2003.html|title=Nielsen Music Control|archive-date=October 22, 2007 |url=http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol}}

|2

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514165533/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10063.html|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10063.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 12, saptamina 31.03-6.04, 2003|publisher=Romanian Top 100|archive-date=May 14, 2005|access-date=September 15, 2018|url-status=live}}

|4

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{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Jennifer Lopez|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2015}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|22|artist=Jennifer Lopez|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|3|artist=Jennifer Lopez|rowheader=true}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Israel (Media Forest){{cite web|url=https://mediaforest-group.com/weekly_charts.html#!#menu2|title=Media Forest charts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807072903/https://mediaforest-group.com/weekly_charts.html|archive-date=7 August 2023|publisher=Media Forest|access-date=7 August 2023}}

| 12

{{col-2}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Jenny from the Block"

! Chart (2002)

! Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2002 |publisher=Aria.com.au |access-date=May 2, 2021}}

| 57

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002|publisher=Jam!|date=January 14, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles.html|archive-date=September 6, 2004|access-date=March 22, 2022}}

| 9

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|title=Classement Singles - année 2002 |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2002 |publisher=SNEP |access-date=November 27, 2013 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915002000/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2002 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |url-status=unfit }}

| 67

scope="row"|Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf|title=Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli|publisher=FIMI|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510011600/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2006|access-date=December 14, 2020}}

| 50

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2002|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2002|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=February 10, 2020}}

| 92

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2002&cat=s |title=Dutch charts portal |publisher=MegaCharts |access-date=August 16, 2014}}

| 78

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2002&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2002|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=February 10, 2020}}

| 100

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002 |website=hitparade.ch}}

| 72

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2002|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=December 18, 2023}}

| 100

scope="row"|UK Airplay (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-01-18.pdf |title=Most Broadcast Of 2002 — Airplay Top 50|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=January 18, 2003|access-date=August 4, 2023}}

| 70

scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-01-18.pdf|title=Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2002|magazine=Music Week|page=32|date=January 18, 2003|access-date=August 4, 2023}}

| 32

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2002|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=10|issue=51|page=12|date=December 20, 2002}}

| 78

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2002|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=10|issue=51|page=22|date=December 20, 2002}}

| 70

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
Chart (2003)

! Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2001 |publisher=Aria.com.au |access-date=March 11, 2012}}

| style="text-align:center;"|32

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2003_single.asp |title=Austrian Annual Charts |access-date=September 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911235310/http://austriancharts.at/2003_single.asp |archive-date=September 11, 2012 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|60

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003 |title=Ultratop Belgian Charts |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=August 16, 2014}}

| 61

scope="row"|Brazil (Crowley){{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2003/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2003|date=April 3, 2018|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|access-date=January 30, 2022}}

| 16

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|title=Classement Singles - année 2003 |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2003 |publisher=SNEP |access-date=November 27, 2013 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915002012/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2003 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |url-status=unfit }}

| 69

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2003|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2002|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=February 10, 2020}}

| 61

scope="row"|Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2003.pdf|title=Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli|publisher=FIMI|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510011600/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2006|access-date=December 14, 2020}}

| 34

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2003|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2003|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=February 10, 2020}}

| 88

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2003&cat=s |title=Dutch charts portal |publisher=MegaCharts |access-date=August 16, 2014}}

| 90

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122205325/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html |archive-date=2005-01-22 |title=Topul Anului 2003|publisher=Romanian Top 100 Singles Chart|access-date=September 14, 2022}}

| 20

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2003&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2003|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=February 10, 2020}}

| 73

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2003 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003 |website=hitparade.ch}}

| 82

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/2003.php |title=2003 |publisher=Longbored Surfer |access-date=April 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101131613/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/2003.php |archive-date=January 1, 2014 }}

| 55

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=11|issue=51|page=14|date=December 19, 2003}}

| 26

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=11|issue=51|page=26|date=December 19, 2003}}

| 58

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Jenny from the Block"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2002|certyear=2022|title=Jenny from the Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|access-date=February 7, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|access-date=January 10, 2015}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|title=Jenny from the Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=single|award=Gold|id=12226|access-date=March 16, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|title=Jenny from the Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=January 10, 2015}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Jennifer Lopez|title=Jenny from the Block|certyear=2023|relyear=2002|access-date=February 17, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Jennifer Lopez|title=Jenny from the Block|certyear=2023|relyear=2002|access-date=December 4, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Jenny from the Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|type=single|award=Gold|id=2002-07-05|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Jenny From The Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2021|note=Digital|source=radioscope|access-date=January 20, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|relyear=2002|relmonth=9|certyear=2003|title=Jenny from the Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=January 10, 2015}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|title=Jenny from the Block|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Jadakiss and Styles|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=January 10, 2015}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jennifer Lopez|title=Jenny from the Block|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|id=13843-1293-1|access-date=May 19, 2023|refname="bpi"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jennifer Lopez|title=Jenny from the Block|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2022|access-date=November 23, 2022}}

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Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for "Jenny from the Block"

scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| United States

| September 26, 2002

| Radio

| rowspan="7"| Epic

|

scope="row"| Germany

| November 11, 2002

| CD single

| {{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Jennifer-Lopez/dp/B000079BCA | title=Jenny from the Block | website=Amazon Germany }}

scope="row"| Japan

| November 13, 2002

| rowspan="2"| CD single

| {{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/JenniferLopez/index.html|title=ジェニファー・ロペス|trans-title=Jennifer Lopez|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421111250/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/JenniferLopez/index.html|archive-date=April 21, 2006|access-date=August 26, 2023}}

scope="row"| Australia

| rowspan="2"| November 18, 2002

| {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue664.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 18th November 2002|publisher=ARIA|page=26|date=November 18, 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030107-0000/Issue664.pdf|archive-date=January 6, 2003|access-date=May 6, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| {{hlist|12-inch single|CD single}}

| {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-11-16.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 18 November 2002: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=November 16, 2002|access-date=August 30, 2021}}

scope="row"| Canada

| November 26, 2002

| rowspan="2"| CD single

| {{cite web|url=http://www.cdplus.com/cdplus300/default.asp?isle=0&action=detail&code=377844|title='Jenny From The Block' (2 Mixes)|publisher=CDPlus.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804145831/http://www.cdplus.com/cdplus300/default.asp?isle=0&action=detail&code=377844|archive-date=August 4, 2004}}

scope="row"| France

| December 9, 2002

| {{cite web | url=https://www.fnac.com/a1387087/Jennifer-Lopez-Jenny-from-the-block-CD-maxi-single | title=Jenny from the block - Jennifer Lopez - CD maxi single - Achat & prix | fnac }}

References

{{Notelist}}https://getreleasenow.com/{{reflist}}

External links

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