Originally intended for Monica's third studio album All Eyez on Me (2002), it was eventually recorded for the soundtrack of the 2001 motion picture comedy Down to Earth after a different song by producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs was rejected as the film's title tack by Sony Music.

Released to positive reviews by contemporary music critics, who called it "sassy [and] crackling", the song was released as the soundtrack's only single in the United States, where it became a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 34 on the component Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

[2] Arrangements were handled by Great Dane Productions and Wake, while keyboards and programming was led by Lindberg, Svare, and Jones.

[1] Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic described the song as being "successive,"[3] while Elysa Gardner from Vibe magazine wrote that "Monica's sassy, crackling "Just Another Girl" is a winner.

[5] Stylistically, the visuals marked a departure from previous music videos: "I was really excited about being able to look different and come with different imaging, because I think I've grown a lot as a person," Monica stated, "I did moves that were comfortable for me.