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Additionally in late 1999, Mya began production on an album that would eventually become ''[[Fear of Flying (album)|Fear of Flying]]'', which involved a variety of producers, including [[Rodney Jerkins]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis]], and [[Wyclef Jean]]. The title was partially inspired by [[Erica Jong]]'s [[Fear of Flying (novel)|same-titled 1973 novel]], which shared a lot of similarities toward [[female sexuality]] and development of [[second-wave feminism]]. Mya, who did some writing on her debut album, was heavily involved in the production of ''Fear of Flying'', from writing and [[Sound recording and reproduction|recording]] to producing, [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], and [[Audio mastering|mastering]].<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=mya&pg=PA28|title=Mya Shares Her 'Fear Of Flying'|access-date=October 31, 2010|work=[[Google Books]]|date=March 18, 2000}}</ref> Released in April 2000 to mixed reviews, ''Fear of Flying'' debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 72,000 copies. Upon initial release, its first single "[[The Best of Me (Mya song)|The Best of Me]]" featuring [[Jay-Z|Jadakiss]] had underperformed on the charts and suffered from the dreaded [[sophomore slump]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Promis |first=Jose F. |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r509783|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Fear of Flying [Bonus Tracks&#93; > Overview ))) |website=allmusic |date=April 25, 2000 |access-date=August 31, 2010}}</ref> The album's second single, the confrontational "[[Case of the Ex]]", proved to be a different matter. "Case of the Ex" became Mya's international breakthrough hit, topping the [[Australian Singles Chart]] for two consecutive weeks,<ref name="australian-charts.com">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mya&titel=Case+Of+The+Ex&cat=s|title=australian-charts.com – Mya – Case Of The Ex|access-date=October 31, 2010|work=Australian Charts}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>